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Letter from Aucoin: Unanswered questions about fluoride in Franklin
Note: This letter was originally received by the Board of Health on August 23, 2012 and has received no response: “In light of your decision last year to continue fluoridating Franklin inhabitants through the public water supply, medical best practice principles require that you provide Franklin parents with dosage information. “As you are aware, recent […]
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Synthetic pot: banned but found in Boston
FOX UNDERCOVER – Banned by the DEA and dubbed a dangerous substitute for the real thing, synthetic marijuana was easily found on Boston store shelves by a FOX Undercover hidden camera investigation. Inside an Allston head shop, the clerk retrieved a packet under the counter for a FOX Undercover photographer and intern. Twenty dollars later, […]
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South Shore: Health officials fear too much fluoride in public water is affecting children’s health
Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay. Water naturally contains fluoride but there are national and state guidelines that all suppliers need to conform to which requires adding more fluoride to public water. But now the U.S Department of Health and Human Services is thinking about lowering the required fluoride level in water […]
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Hingham Board of Health to hold fluoride discussion
The Hingham Board of Health will host a fluoride discussion with Aquarion Vice President of Operations John Walsh and the Hull and Cohasset boards of health Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. Hingham Executive Health Officer Bruce Capman said the agenda item is in response to the January 2011 U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
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Longmeadow: Possible changes to fluoride in water
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Fluoride is put into drinking water to promote dental health, but some recent studies show that too much fluoride can actually damage your teeth. While some naturally occurring fluoride is already in water, many communities, like Holyoke and Longmeadow, add more fluoride with the goal of strengthening your teeth and preventing […]
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Amesbury residents vote to end fluoridation of the city’s water
… The local elections, held in 21 area communities, also delivered voter verdicts on some notable ballot questions. In Amesbury, residents voted 1,677-1,352 to stop fluoridation of the city’s water supply. The Board of Health had suspended fluoridation last year due to concerns about the quality of the sodium fluoride being used – large chunks […]
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Templeton voters keep fluoride in water
Excerpt fromarticle titled: Templeton voters OK marijuana bylaw, keep fluoride in water TEMPLETON — After a series of complex motions, voters at the annual town meeting last night approved a town bylaw prohibiting the use of marijuana on town property and setting fines for those caught with the drug. And, after hearing from experts on […]
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Groveland residents vote to maintain fluoridation of their drinking water
… Voters backed continued use of fluoride in their water 724-584. That question was nonbinding… Print PDF
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Templeton: Board of Health meeting tonight: fluoride petition & presentation for fluoride in town water
Excerpt from: AGENDA BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING April 7, 2011 @ 7:00 PM BOS Conference Room 690 Patriots Road MEMBERS: Richard Trifilo, Donald Tourigny, and Edward Stacy HEALTH DIRECTOR: Joyce E. Crouse ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: Laurie Wiita OLD BUSINESS: 1. 7:15 – Barre Road Landfill – DCR 2. 7:30 – Citizen’s petition for ending fluoride in […]
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Bellingham will not add Fluoride to drinking water
BELLINGHAM — With changes to fluoride regulations in drinking water being in recent news reports, the Department of Public Works announced today fluoride has never and will never be added to the town’s drinking water system. During routine sampling of the town’s raw water, there is testing done for fluoride, and the results have shown […]
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