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Cape Ann. Letter: Pro-fluoride flyer’s claims don’t check out
The pro-fluoridation pamphlet titled “Common Facts About the Advantages of Community Water Fluoridation” contains what I believe are many errors and omissions, only some of which can be addressed in this space. No name appears to take credit for the tract, but it seems to have been produced by the American Dental Association, and was […]
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Newburyport to discuss removing fluoride from water
The Newburyport Board of Health will host an open discussion about the use of fluoride at its regular meeting Thursday at the public library beginning at 7 p.m. The topic is listed as “Fluoride: City of Newburyport Drinking Water.” The session is expected to continue a public discussion introduced last spring, when numerous speakers appeared […]
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Amherst concludes Fall Town Meeting in 1 night, rejecting a fluoride petition…
Town Meeting concluded in one night, failing to pass an inclusionary zoning petition article by the required two-thirds majority and rejecting a request to test every shipment of fluoride the town receives… Health Director Julie Federman said the meeting overwhelmingly rejected the fluoride petition that was opposed by the Board of Health, Select Board, Finance […]
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Cape Cod: “barely a trickle of fluoridated water”
A report on health trends in Massachusetts released Tuesday takes Cape Cod to task for high youth rates of hepatitis C, opiate overdoses, a dearth of physicians for lower-income patients — and barely a trickle of fluoridated water… Fluoridation lacking The Massachusetts Health Council report also criticized the lack of fluoridated water in several communities, […]
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Amherst Select Board opposes fluoride testing
AMHERST — The Select Board on Monday voted to support an increase on the surcharge on residential tax bills, and opposed more rigorous testing of the fluoride that has been put in the town’s drinking water supply since 1987… Special Town Meeting Meanwhile, the Select Board also reviewed warrant articles for a special Town Meeting […]
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Oak Bluffs defers fluoride decision to voters
Following a tempestuous public meeting on September 25 and often acrimonious public debate, the Oak Bluffs board of health Tuesday voted to put the question of whether or not to continue the practice of adding fluoride to the town water supply, as it has since 1991, to voters at April annual town meeting in the […]
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Topsfield TM opts for further study of fluoride in water
Voters at the Topsfield Special Town Meeting on September 30 quickly approved a motion by the Finance Committee to authorize the Moderator to appoint a five-member study committee to report to the next duly convened Annual Town Meeting on the subject of fluoridation of the Topsfield public water supply. Mark Lyons, chairman of the Finance […]
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Oak Bluffs board of health hosts heated fluoride debate
Following a tempestuous public meeting last Thursday night at the Oak Bluffs Public Library, the board of health took no action on the question of whether to continue the practice of adding fluoride to the town water supply, as it has since 1991. The board agreed to take the issue under advisement and consider the […]
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Rockport sends measure to state legislature
The efforts by Cape Ann anti-fluoride proponents ascended another hurdle last week when the Rockport Board of Selectmen approved sending the question of discontinuing fluoride use in the town’s water to the state Legislature. But when it will eventually come up for an official vote is still uncertain, especially in terms of making the ballot […]
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Letter: ‘Come to Topsfield Town Meeting Sept. 30’
To the editor, On September 30, 2014, Topsfield citizens will have the opportunity to vote for continuing to fluoridate town water or to stop fluoridating. Since fluoridation started over 60 years ago, there have been on-going discussions as to its effectiveness. The American Dental Association (ADA) says it is the right thing to do. The […]
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