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Boothbay: Fluoride removal question heading to November ballot
Boothbay region residents will vote next November on whether fluoride should remain in the local drinking water. Boothbay selectmen followed Southport selectmen’s lead in agreeing to put the question to a public vote. Boothbay and Southport along with Boothbay Harbor are members of the Boothbay Region Water District. In 2021, the Flouride Opposition Committee was […]
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Boothbay. Letter: Unethical to fluoridate everyone
Dear Editor: The fluoride added to tap water is not pharmaceutical grade, unlike that added to toothpaste. It is hydrofluorosilic acid — toxic waste from phosphate fertilizer factory chimney scrubbers, which is contaminated with arsenic, mercury and lead, etc. Fluoridation is wasteful and expensive as only around 1% of tap water is drunk by children. […]
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Boothbay. Letter: The right to clean, un-medicated water
Dear Editor: A group of concerned citizens is working to put the question of water fluoridation before the voters of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport. Our website, FluorideOC.com, explains what sodium fluoride is and how it is best used to prevent tooth decay. Studies show similar declines in tooth decay in countries that have fluoridated […]
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Letter. Boothbay: Keep fluoride in water supply
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: The following comments need to corrected: …skeletal and cognitive issues… occur only at “high levels of fluoride.” Two studies funded by the U.S. Government reported cognitive defects (loss of IQ) in fluoridated communities that add 0.7 ppm fluoride into their drinking water. These studies revealed that in fluoridated communities […]
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Boothbay Fluoridation: It’s up to the voters
Recently a letter was published in the Boothbay Register advocating the removal of current fluoride levels in the Boothbay region’s public drinking water supply. The Boothbay Region Water District’s (BRWD) position concerning fluoridation is “neither for, nor against,” believing fluoridation of the public drinking water supply is a question that should be determined directly by […]
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Boothbay. Letter: Discontinue fluoride
Dear Editor: We are strongly in favor of discontinuing the 18-year-old practice of adding fluoride to our drinking water for the following reasons: -While commonly available topical forms of fluoride are proven to be effective in reducing cavities, the risks of ingesting it in our water outweigh the benefits. -High levels of fluoride have been […]
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Boothbay: Group wants public vote on fluoridated drinking supply
A citizen’s group believes fluoridated water does more harm than good. On Dec. 8, Boothbay selectmen received a request to place an article on the May town meeting warrant seeking the removal of fluoride from the local water supply. Boothbay Region Water District began adding fluoride into the drinking water supply after Boothbay and […]
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Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta: Selectmen talk part-time planner and removing fluoride from drinking water
Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta are exploring sharing a part-time planner, Boothbay Harbor Town Manager Julia Latter told selectmen Nov. 22. Latter said she has discussed the idea with her Damariscotta counterpart Matt Lutkus several times and he has reported his board’s blessing to keep exploring it. Boothbay Harbor Selectmen’s Chair Mike Tomko said the idea […]
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Orono and Veazie revisit debate over adding fluoride to their water
Members of the Orono and Veazie town councils listen as representatives from the Maine Oral Health Coalition Judy Feinstein and Patrick Rowe, a dentist, give information about adding fluoride into the water supply that is shared between the two communities, Oct. 25, 2021. Credit: Sawyer Loftus / BDN Orono and Veazie are revisiting a pre-pandemic […]
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Orono and Veazie Town Councils to hold Referendum to end fluoridation on June 8th.
Information about Fluoride During the past year, the Orono and Veazie Town Councils have discussed and voted to hold a Municipal Referendum Election on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 for the purpose of allowing the voters to consider whether to cease fluoridating the public water supply. State Law vests all power regarding the decision to add […]
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