For generations, some have questioned the safety of ingesting drinking water containing fluoride. They’ve been mocked, called tin foil hat-wearing conspiracy theorists and worse. Even Stanley Kubrick’s classic “Dr. Strangelove” could not resist having the deranged Gen. Jack D. Ripper expound “Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had […]
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For fourth time, Somerset votes on fluoride in their drinking water. How safe is it?
Another citizens petition to remove fluoride from Somerset’s drinking water was before Special Town Meeting on Saturday. The measure was defeated, 192-154 votes. The same or similar petitions have been before voters three other times in less than two years, and all have failed. This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. […]
Could Somerset get rid of the fluoride in its water? Controversial topic at Town Meeting
Somerset Special Town Meeting is Saturday, Feb. 8. There are 13 articles on the meeting warrant, including a new police cruiser, making the town clerk an appointed job, and removing fluoride from the water supply. Somerset has unsuccessfully attempted to remove fluoride from its water before, most recently at a 2023 Special Town Meeting. Somerset […]
Berkshire County towns never added fluoride to drinking water. Is this a good thing?
In 1988, 100 people packed the auditorium at Morris Elementary School in Lenox, but the audience wasn’t there for a school play. What was billed as a presentation about fluoridating the town’s tap water, according to Eagle archives, turned into a “face-off” over the pros and cons of tooth-hardening fluoride. “Children and adolescents in Berkshire County have […]
Most Massachusetts residents have fluoride in drinking water. Is it really good for us?
NEWBURYPORT – Linda Paulhus adds a substance to each glass of water, because she’s hyper conscious about what she drinks. “It alters the molecular structure of water,” the 81-year-old Newburyport resident tells WBZ. Would she ever drink a glass straight from the sink? “Never,” she says. Why? Paulhus has spent the last 39 years fighting […]
Spencer: The illusion of safety
When did it become okay to cheat in order to achieve an agenda and amass power? That certainly wasn’t what I was taught in parochial school. Perhaps the change in our values originated in the writings of George Orwell who coined the terms “DoubleThink” and “NewsSpeak” to describe a world where the “Ministry of Truth” […]
Letter: Fluoridation under review at State House
To the editor: Thanks to state Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, and thanks to the indefatigable Karen Spencer, the vital issue of fluoridation is again being considered at the State House. Last week, I submitted these three points to the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (LEG): Fluoride is poison. Safety measures are […]
Adamsdale Well being put back into operation in North Attleboro, complete with fluoridation
NORTH ATTLEBORO — The Adamsdale Well, which serves the west side of town and has been out of commission for roughly 2 1/2 years, is going back in use, with fluoride being added to its water. Town officials are calling it a “major milestone” for the local water supply system. “We began pushing chemicals through […]
Fluoride feed in Greater Boston drinking water has resumed after construction, officials say
The fluoride feed in drinking water in the Greater Boston area has resumed after a three-month pause for construction, officials said Tuesday. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority said water fluoridation restarted on Monday. “Fluoridated water will be arriving at customer’s homes throughout the next week or so depending on the distance from the water treatment […]
The hazards of fluoridated water
The Legislature should take action to prevent exposure to the inert perfluoroalkylated substances, (“Bill aims to slow spread of PFAS,” Gazette, Mar. 7), but it should also tackle the flip side of the fluoride coin — the reactive sodium fluoride and other fluoride products we deliberately add to drinking water supplies to reduce tooth decay. […]