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To the editor: There is a pending bill in the state Senate (S. 1226) that proposes to ban the fluoridation of drinking water in all of Massachusetts. To me this makes good sense for the following reasons: The first is the questionable effectiveness of public water fluoridation. Most European countries from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean […]

Excerpt: … The community was reminded that the board of selectmen will hold a public hearing on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. to further discuss Keno, giving residents another opportunity to ask questions and learn more about what Keno could mean for Plaistow. The public hearing will also discuss the creation of Cemetery Special Revenue. Keith […]

BOSTON — Activists are pressuring the state to ban the practice of adding fluoride compounds to public drinking water, saying it amounts to mass-medicating without public consent. A proposal that went before a legislative panel on Monday would outlaw the practice. Filed by Sen. Barbara L’Italien, D-Andover, on behalf of a constituent, it would end […]

To the Editor: Here are some facts about the fluoride order in Edgartown. The board of health voted and posted the order without consulting the town, water department or selectmen, despite the state Department of Public Health’s recommendations. See http://bit.ly/fluoridetool. Also see http://bit.ly/fluorideDPH. When the order posting was discovered in the back of the Vineyard […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]