Fluoride Malfunction in Massachusetts Water Plant

The difference between Wakefield and Norfolk is roughly 30 miles. But in terms of notifying residents about problems with the water system, it’s about 24 hours. “They tried to poison us and they didn’t even bother to tell us,” said Linda Collins of Wakefield after an overdose of fluoride seeped into the town water supply […]

Brewster to discuss adding fluoride to water

BREWSTER – The opening round of what is sure to be a hot debate about the merits of adding fluoride to the town’s water system will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday in town hall. The informational meeting was scheduled by the Brewster Board of Health to review the town’s options on fluoride. Representatives from the […]

Mentally retarded children given fluoride before legal

The state Department of Public Health fluoridated the water at the Wrentham and Belchertown state schools for the mentally retarded in 1947 – four years before a US public health recommendation and a state law allowing local communities to fluoridate. In the wake of other experiments at the state schools that apparently were conducted without […]