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Fluoridation efforts in Albany face little resistance thus far
City officials have so far managed to avoid the fluoride culture war in their push to add the mineral to Albany drinking water. ALBANY — City and county officials have so far avoided a fluoride culture war in their quest to add the tooth decay-fighting mineral to Albany drinking water. Few constituents attended a Nov. 16 […]
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Albion village accepts bid for $1.36 million to build new 750,000-gallon water tank
ALBION – The Albion Village Board is moving forward with replacing a water tank on Route 98, north of the village in Gaines. The current tank was built in 1962 and has a capacity for 1 million gallons. The board voted to accept a construction bid this evening for a new tank that will hold […]
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Albany could soon add fluoride to its drinking water
The city of Albany is on the path to adding fluoride to its drinking water. Common Councilor Tom Hoey of the 15th Ward, who chairs the public safety committee, says Albany has been behind the curve for decades. He’s introducing legislation to fluoridate the city water supply at tonight’s Common Council meeting. “In the old […]
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After seven decades, will Albany get fluoride in its water?
FAN NOTE: Article author Rachael Silberstein did not reach out to FAN for comment on this hit piece. Why does FAN post articles that praise fluoridation in its news section? The FAN news page serves as a historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. News stories often vanish from the internet after a […]
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City of Buffalo one step closer to restoring fluoride in water
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo residents have been without fluoride in their water for years now. Fluoride has not been included in Buffalo’s water since 2015. The Buffalo Water Board said this was due to system upgrades. SEE: Buffalo Water customers without fluoride for nearly a decade, report shows Robert Corp with Lipsitz Green Scime […]
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Families join fluoride lawsuit against city of Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Eight families with a total of 26 plaintiffs have now joined a class action lawsuit against the city of Buffalo for removing fluoride from the water in 2015. One plaintiff, Rahwa Ghirmatzion, has a 10-year-old son who she says is dealing with oral health complications due to a lack of fluoride over the […]
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Buffalo children needed ‘major dental surgery’ after drinking defluorinated water, lawsuit says
Children across Buffalo were hospitalized for “major dental surgery” after drinking the city’s tap water, which has not contained fluoride in eight years, according to a new lawsuit filed by a group of Buffalo parents. The son of Dana and Kenneth McWhite, who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in State Supreme Court this week, […]
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Demands that fluoride be added to the water continue as a new lawsuit replaces an old one against the City of Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Most people assume there’s fluoride in their public drinking water, but not in Buffalo, not since 2015. In January, three plaintiffs sued the city for failing to add fluoride to the drinking water over the last eight years. “Our belief is that everyone who has lived in the City of Buffalo at […]
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Massena to continue to add fluoride to water supply
MASSENA — The Village of Massena will continue to add fluoride to the village water supply following a special board meeting on June 6. The Village Board of Trustees approved the continuation of fluoridation for the 2023-24 fiscal year by a 5-1 vote. A need for the special meeting presented itself after hydrofluosilicic acid (HFS) […]
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Massena village trustees to discuss fluoridation of water during special meeting
MASSENA — Fluoridation of village water will be among the topics of discussion during a special Massena Village Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. today. The issue was raised during the board’s May meeting, with Trustee Kenneth J. McGowan saying he opposed adding fluoride to the village’s water supply and Mayor Gregory M. Paquin saying he […]
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