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Why there is gnashing of teeth in Brockton over fluoride
BROCKTON – Another road block is stopping the Brockton Board of Health from putting fluoride into the city’s drinking water, in a saga that has stretched back nearly 45 years. City Board of Health member Craig Andrade seemed shocked that the cost of establishing a fluoridation system for Brockton’s drinking water had increased tenfold from […]
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Amid drought, there’s a debate in Ashland about fluoride in water
ASHLAND — The town has been drawing water from Southborough since late September, and since, a concern has trickled to the surface several times: water in Southborough has fluoride, and Ashland doesn’t, per a decade-old Town Meeting vote. The town has drawn 200,000 gallons or less on a handful of days to replenish drying wells […]
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Greenfield Board of Health to hear proposal to add fluoride to water supply
GREENFIELD — The Community Health Center of Franklin County has suggested that the town consider adding fluoride to its public water supply after a dental hygienist found a significant amount of tooth decay and oral health problems in young children while visiting local schools. Edward Sayer, CEO of the Community Health Center, will speak before […]
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Shrewsbury: Special Town Meeting votes down two petition-generated articles
Shrewsbury – The first and second articles on the warrant for the Sept. 26 Shrewsbury Special Town Meeting (STM) were brought by citizen petition. Speaking for the petitioners of the first article, John Lukach asked the TM to vote on the procedure for setting water rates. Under the petition, water rates could not be set […]
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Shrewsbury town meeting rejects effort to stop water fluoridation
SHREWSBURY – Town meeting rejected an article that would have discontinued the town’s 63-year practice of putting fluoride in the drinking water. Town meeting last year also turned down an attempt by Bryan Moss, Precinct 9 member, to stop fluoridation of the town’s drinking water. Mr. Moss and two other proponents pointed out that people […]
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Duxbury: Fluoride Petition Shot Down…
The town of Duxbury held its special town meeting Monday night and residents voted no to removing fluoride from the town water. Article 8 was a citizens’ petition to remove fluoride from the drinking water. Duxbury town manager Rene Read says the water in Duxbury will stay the same for now. “The fluoride question was an interesting question. […]
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Shrewsbury: Environmentalist continues fight against fluoride in water
SHREWSBURY – A local environmentalist who unsuccessfully tried to persuade the town to stop putting fluoride, the cavity-fighting naturally occurring chemical, in drinking water went before selectmen Tuesday night to explain his latest attempt. Town meeting in October 2015 soundly defeated an article petitioned by Bryan R. Moss, of 16 Ruthen Circle, that would have […]
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Should Duxbury continue to add fluoride to its drinking water?
YES Dr. Andrew Wiemeyer Duxbury resident, local dentist Fluoridation of community water supplies has been proclaimed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. According to the best available scientific evidence, fluoridation is safe, effective, and economical in preventing tooth decay. Today, three […]
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Duxbury: Voter Petition to Ask Whether or Not to Fluoridate Water Supply
Fluoride in the town’s public water supply for drinking took center stage at Monday night’s Duxbury Selectmen’s meeting. Currently, there is fluoride in the drinking water in Duxbury. “The board held an interesting discussion on what is going to be Article 8 for our special town meeting on Monday, September 19th. It’s a petition by […]
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Duxbury: Fluoride in Public Water Supply
Fluoride in the town’s public water supply for drinking will be up for discussion at tonight’s Duxbury Selectmen’s meeting. Currently, there is fluoride in the water. “There are those who are concerned about health risks and those who find great health benefits to the proposal,” Town Manager Rene Read told WATD. “So it’s something we’ve been […]
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