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Editorial. Edgartown: Decayed trust
The real debate in Edgartown isn’t over whether or not to add fluoride to the town’s water supply. The real debate is over how the board of health went about its decision to add fluoride to the town’s water supply. Perhaps knowing there would be a public outcry similar to what happened in Oak Bluffs […]
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To fluoridate or not to fluoridate? Edgartown board of health leaves it up to voters.
The Edgartown board of health stood by its controversial decision to add fluoride to the municipal water system despite heated debate at a meeting Tuesday evening called to review the board’s earlier action. At Tuesday’s meeting, with 15 people in the audience, the board held firm knowing that enough signatures had been gathered by petition […]
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Fluoride Question Goes to Edgartown Voters
The decision about whether to add fluoride to Edgartown’s public water supply will now go before voters next April, following a successful petition effort by residents. The Edgartown town clerk’s office confirmed Wednesday that a petition had been certified with enough signatures to place the fluoridation question before voters at the annual town meeting next […]
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Fluoride Plan Continues to Draw Heat in Edgartown
Emotions ran high in Edgartown this week over a recent board of health decision to move forward with a plan to add fluoride to town water. At a meeting Tuesday, members of the water commission and some town residents continued to call for the board of health to rescind its vote, amid heated questions about […]
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Edgartown. Letter: Fluoridation should be a townwide decision
I have been reading some of the comments about the fluoridated water issue in Edgartown, and have taken some time to look at the research for myself. There are convincing arguments and good people on both sides. There are plenty of studies to cite as “proof” for either opinion. One person cited a “recent EPA […]
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Edgartown: Fluoride decision gets town’s attention
The Edgartown board of health’s decision to add fluoride to the town water supply has sparked outrage from the community. “It should have been brought before the voters, and not been done behind closed doors,” water commission superintendent Bill Chapman said in a phone conversation with The Times. During the regularly scheduled water commissioners meeting […]
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Edgartown: Board of Health Votes to Add Fluoride to Water, Causing Outcry
The Edgartown board of health’s decision to pursue adding fluoride to the town water supply has sparked outrage among some town residents and officials, who called this week for the board to rescind its vote. A petition initiative has begun to place the issue on an election ballot. The board of health and water department […]
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Edgartown voters have less than 90 days to petition against fluoride
The Edgartown board of health voted to act on a statue that will add fluoride to the water system by mid-January, unless 10 percent of voters petition to put the issue before voters at town meeting. During Tuesday’s board of health meeting, water commission superintendent Bill Chapman and board of selectmen chairman Arthur Smadbeck advised […]
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Letter: Fluoride may do more harm than good
To the Editor: No science exists to prove fluoridation is safe for everyone. For instance, babies routinely fed infant formula mixed with fluoridated water are at high risk for developing fluoride-damaged teeth — dental fluorosis (white-spotted, yellow, brown, and/or pitted teeth) without benefit of less tooth decay. Too many dentists publicly claim that mild dental […]
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Edgartown BOH Legal Notice: Fluoride level in drinking water to be raised
The Edgartown Board of Health in conjunction with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has determined the fluoride content of the public water supply for domestic use in the Town of Edgartown is not at optimal level for sound dental health and has so notified this Board of their findings. […]
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