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Anti-fluoride speakers attend Cassadaga Village Board meeting
Excerpt: Those opposed to fluoridation of the Cassadaga water system used the public comment section of the village board meeting to voice their displeasure with the idea. … Trustee Ron Dechard and Deputy Mayor Rodney Waite suggested that a postcard could be sent to all water customers asking for their anonymous input so that the […]
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NYC Councilmember Vallone proposes legislation to warn against using fluoridated water in infant formula
A warning about mixing New York City’s drinking water with baby formula could end up on residents’ future water bills. Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. proposed the legislation last month to include the message to caution parents and caregivers about using the city’s tap water, which contains fluoride, with baby formula. The notice would suggest […]
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Cassadaga: Fighting tooth decay. Fluoride hearing draws crowd
Thirty-one members of the public attended a public meeting meant to provide information about fluoridation of water to customers of the Cassadaga water system. … Emmy Chetkin objected to the speakers that were present. “This is lopsided and biased,” she said. She loudly objected that the board should have gotten an expert who was opposed to […]
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Utica man wants fluoride removed from city’s drinking water
28 year old Ross Quinn is a lifelong resident of Utica. He wasn’t born yet when Utica residents voted in favor of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water back in the 1960’s but now wants to try and get it removed. Quinn says he has seen numerous studies on the internet, along with a […]
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Cassadaga: Questions raised about fluoridation
Excerpt: The question of whether fluoridation is safe came before the Cassadaga Village Board at a recent meeting. During the public comment section of the meeting, Almet Josephson addressed the board. Josephson, who has kidney disease, said, “My doctor said I should not drink fluoridated water.” … The decision to fluoridate has not been made. […]
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Cassadaga: Well site building to be made of concrete blocks
The Cassadaga Village Board held a special meeting about the water project on Wednesday… One aspect about the building provoked debate between Waite and Lehnen. The design of the building will need to be different if the village decides to fluoridate the water. Fluoride needs to have a separate place in the building with a […]
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NY Officals Request $20 Million from Medicare for Water Fluoridation
State officials formally submitted a request to keep $10 billion that recent changes to the Medicaid program have saved the federal government, saying investing that money over the next five years will further “bend the Medicaid cost curve.” The entire waiver request is below. Changes to the ballooning Medicaid system — which is jointly funded […]
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What Are They Drinking in New York City?
New York is known for its food niche stores: The Hummus Place. The Doughnut Plant. The Dumpling Man. Even a spot dedicated solely to rice pudding. But this week, a store in the East Village went a step further: It sells New York City tap water. Not just any tap water, insist the owners of […]
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Middletown: Adding fluoride to city water supply delayed, debated
Fluoridation of the city’s water will be delayed for a couple of months so notifications can be put into customers’ new water bills in September. At least two aldermen say they have concerns about health effects. The law allowing fluoridation was passed in 2003, but implementation was delayed until the new water treatment plant could […]
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Middletown gets ready to add fluoride to its water system
MIDDLETOWN — Nine years after the city passed a law authorizing the fluoridation of its water, it’s finally going to happen. The Common Council voted for fluoridation in 2003, and the new water treatment plant, which opened in 2010, was designed with fluoridation in mind, said Public Works Commissioner Jacob Tawil. He said they wanted […]
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