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Parallel Products and the City of New Bedford have reached a deal that should make everyone happy.

City officials announced Friday that Parallel Products, the company that owns a recycling processing facility in the New Bedford Business Park, has abandoned plans to include sewage processing at its facility expansion project.

New Bedford's Crapo Hill landfill is getting filled more and more each day, and eventually the city will have to move to a 'pay as you throw' system for trash.

Local officials say the Final Environmental Impact Report for the project is fatally flawed and should not be certified.

It is election season in many Massachusetts cities and towns. The smart candidates have started early because COVID-19 is making retail politics more difficult.

The legal and political battle between New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and Parallel Products is about to take another twist and become more complicated.

Step aside COVID-19, New Bedford has a more political health issue to decide. The expansion of Parallel Products in the North End of the city is coming up.

The proposed New Bedford recycling facility would process trash, construction waste, sewage solids, and glass and plastic.

Mayor Jon Mitchell said the project "would pose risks to the health of nearby residents" and undermine the quality of life.

Craig Dixon, the embattled chairman of the New Bedford Conservation Commission, is resigning and he is leaving town for greener pastures.