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Potsdam receives legal advice on water source, fluoridation
POTSDAM — The issue of whether or not to continue adding fluoride to the village water has been discussed at length by both the public and trustees over the past several months. Now at least one of the issues may be put to rest — the issue of whether the village legally owns the Raquette […]
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Potsdam village board continues to research water fluoridation issue
POTSDAM — What was thought to be an impediment to making a decision about continuing water fluoridation might not be a consideration at all, the village attorney says. Village administrator Greg Thompson warned in July that the equipment the village has used to add fluoride – a popular tooth decay prevention measure in the U.S. […]
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Gouverneur resident honored with Community Health Hero award
Excerpts: GOUVERNEUR — Dr. Mark L. Franke of Gouverneur, a dentist with Community Health Center of the North Country (CHCNC), has been honored with a Community Health Hero award. The award was made by the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization (FDRHPO) and the North Country Health Compass Partners. Franke has worked in Canton at […]
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Walden votes to remove fluoride
The Walden Village Board passed a resolution to remove fluoride from the public water supply during its meeting on Oct. 17, and the preliminary decision marks a major development in the months-long debate over whether or not to remove the compound from residents’ drinking water. The council approved the resolution by a 4-2 vote, with […]
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Dentist Charges Yorktown Hurting Residents with No Fluoride in Water
Yorktown and Somers residents were notified earlier this month that the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (NWJWW) will no longer add fluoride to its drinking water produced at the Amawalk Water Treatment Facility. While nearly 100 percent of Somers’ daily supply comes from Amawalk, approximately 33% of Yorktown’s drinking water comes from that plant, with […]
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Walden: Public Notice to Discontinue Fluoridation of the Village Public Water Supply
PUBLIC NOTICE of the PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION of the VILLAGE OF WALDEN to DISCONTINUE THE FLUORIDATION of the VILLAGE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 17, 2017, the Village Board for the Village of Walden duly adopted a Resolution making a preliminary determination to discontinue the fluoridation of the Village Public Water Supply. […]
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Fluoridation in Somers Drinking Water Shut Off
SOMERS, N.Y.–A four-year-old mechanical issue has shut down Somers’ supply of fluoridated drinking water. Equipment problems halted water fluoridation last week and were expected to keep the cavity-fighting chemical out of the water supply until early 2019, the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works said in a statement. In the meantime, residents generally—and especially the parents […]
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Years Old Mechanical Issue Halts Fluoridation of Yorktown’s Water
AMAWALK, N.Y. – A four-year-old mechanical issue has shut down Yorktown’s supply of fluoridated drinking water. Equipment problems halted water fluoridation last week and were expected to keep the cavity-fighting chemical out of the water supply until early 2019, the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works said in a statement. In the meantime, residents generally—and especially […]
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Opinion: Potsdam should keep fluoridating its water
Three years ago, Jefferson County was selected as a state pilot project to enhance strategies that would measurably improve young children’s oral health status. The project was successful and has expanded to include health and human service agencies from Oswego, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. This four-county coalition, called Keep the North Country Smiling, is […]
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Walden moves closer to eliminating fluoride
The Walden Village Board took another step towards eliminating fluoride from the municipality’s water supply last week, but there are still numerous additional requirements the village must fulfill before the program could be ended. In recent weeks, the board received expert written testimony from a number of health care professionals on both sides of the […]
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