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Rockport Town Meeting Saturday morning
ROCKPORT — Town Meeting will consider a 26-article warrant beginning Saturday at 8 a.m. The event will be held outdoors on the soccer field at Rockport High School on Jerden’s Lane. Registered voters will finally have the opportunity to confirm the town’s proposed $36.5 million budget for fiscal 2021, which began July 1. Selectmen previously approved one-twelfth of […]
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Are Fluorinated Ski Waxes Really the non plus ultra?
Last November, the International Ski Federation announced in a press release the banning of fluorinated waxes starting with the 2020-2021 race season. FIS states, “The use of fluorinated ski waxes, which have been shown to have a negative environmental and health impact were banned for all FIS disciplines from the 2020/2021 season.” Behind the scenes, […]
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LETTER: Questioning Democrats on fluoride issue
To the editor: In their first debate on Feb. 18, Congressman Joe Kennedy and Sen. Ed Markey seemed to agree that the number of baby boomers with Alzheimer’s disease will grow to 15 million by 2025. Markey mentioned a bill he sponsored to fund federal research of the disease. The research to date is already […]
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Fluoridated water case is going to federal court
As some Cape Ann residents and local Conservation Commissions continue to push for the removal of fluoride in drinking water, a California court is expected to rule on the issue. A fluoridated water case, originally filed in 2017, is slated for an eight-day hearing in federal court in Berkeley, California, starting April 20. In 2016, the Food & Water […]
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North Attleboro. Letter: Maybe North should hold a revote on fluoridation after all
To the editor: In reading Dan Donovan’s letter to the editor entitled “People must be held accountable for North Attleboro fluoride situation” (Nov. 19), I agree with Mr. Donovan’s assessment that “the real issue isn’t whether fluoride should be added to North’s water, that was decided by a majority of voters in 2000.” However, as […]
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Letter: People must be held accountable for North Attleboro fluoride situation
On Tuesday Nov.19 the North Attleboro Board of Health will hold a meeting with the Department of Public Works. It will be the first public discussion on the fluoride situation since the story was first reported in The Sun Chronicle on Nov.2. It’s easy to be an armchair quarterback and criticize public employees for doing/not […]
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Fluoride meeting moved to Nov. 19 in North Attleboro
NORTH ATTLEBORO — The board of health has scheduled a Nov. 19 meeting with public works officials to talk about the recent revelation that the town water supply is not getting a full dose of fluoride treatment. The meeting was originally planned for Tuesday, but was rescheduled. Health Director Anne Marie Fleming said the board […]
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North Attleboro. Editorial: Our View: Arrogance at North’s DPW
Pretend that your boss ordered you to do something. Now, pretend you ignored that order — for eight years. And you not only ignored the order, but you kept it hidden from your boss that entire time. What would you expect? You would expect to be fired, of course. We expect nothing less should happen […]
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Half empty: Officials, others dread thought of another fluoride vote in North Attleboro
A 2000 referendum on whether to put fluoride into the public drinking water tore the town apart with frequent infighting and hard feelings, and now North Attleboro may have to relive that experience. The prospect of another fluoride referendum has many town officials and residents aghast as they remember the fight over the last referendum […]
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Gloucester. Letter: Councilor must listen to constituents
To the editor: Incumbent councilors at-large Melissa Cox and Jamie O’Hara do their homework. They also respectfully listen to their constituents, whether they agree with them or not. They deserve to be reelected. Candidates for councilors at large Chris DiMercurio Sicuranza, Peter Cannavo, John McCarthy and Joe Ciolino also seem to share those traits. Any […]
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