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Yarmouth Board of Health approves fluoridation plan
SOUTH YARMOUTH — Barring the success of a petition drive, Yarmouth will become the first town on the Cape to fluoridate its water supply. A small but vocal group of citizens was disappointed yesterday when members of the town’s board of health voted 3-2 in favor of the proposal. “You’re full of baloney,” Domenic Pacitto […]
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Yarmouth says ‘yes’ to fluoride
Yarmouth – It should have been a routine vote for the Yarmouth Board of Health. Instead, it turned into a job for the Yarmouth Police Department. Board members approved fluoridation of the town’s water with a vote of three-to-two Monday afternoon at Yarmouth Town Hall, making Yarmouth the first town on Cape Cod to move […]
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Yarmouth health board to vote today on fluoridation
SOUTH YARMOUTH — After a series of hearings on the widely debated issue, members of the board of health will vote on fluoridating the town’s water supply at their meeting at 3 p.m. today. “We have really bent over backward to be fair and let everyone have their opinion,” said Dr. Benjamin Gordon, the board’s […]
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Longmeadow: Voters hold on to fluoridation
LONGMEADOW – Ballot question two, which asked residents if they wanted to discontinue use of fluoride in town water, failed yesterday with 817 voters opposed and 427 in favor. The town’s annual election was held yesterday with only two questions on the ballot and openings on the Select Board, School Committee, Planning Board and Housing […]
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Longmeadow: Anti-fluoride move on ballot
LONGMEADOW – When residents head to the polls on Tuesday, they will vote on an issue that has beset the town since 1989 – whether to stop fluoridating the drinking water. Resident Eleanor M. Stolar, a fluoridation opponent, has used a clause in the town charter to place a nonbinding question on the ballot asking […]
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SECOND OPINION: Toothpaste trouble
A written warning on most tubes of toothpaste states, “Keep out of the reach of children under 6 years of age.” The reason for the warning relates to the presence of fluoride in toothpaste that is used to prevent tooth decay. There is not enough fluoride in a tube of toothpaste to cause a fatality, […]
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Fluoridate? Angry Yarmouth residents say ‘No!’
SOUTH YARMOUTH — In sometimes heated testimony last night, residents gave the Yarmouth Board of Health angry opposition to consider before making a decision on fluoridating town water. “I would like to know who is going to prescribe this drug to me,” said Alan Amirault of Yarmouthport. “I’m absolutely outraged,” he said, adding that he […]
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Anti-fluoridation camp opens wide in Yarmouth
SOUTH YARMOUTH — Two years ago the Yarmouth Board of Health bowed to public pressure and voted not to recommend fluoridation of the town’s water supply. Now the debate is on again and last night at a hearing on the topic the pressure in the room was palpable. “Why with anything so questionable, so possibly […]
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North fluoride battle at stake
NORTH ATTLEBORO – The battleground on fluoridation has been squarely laid on the race for a single three-year seat on the board of health. Incumbent Diane Battistello, a fluoride opponent is facing a challenge from John Donohue Jr., a fluoride proponent. In fact, the only thing the pair agree on when it comes to fluoridation […]
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North Attleboro won’t vote on fluoride
NORTH ATTLEBORO – It appears fluoride will not be placed on the ballot as a referendum question, but town officials say they expect voters will weigh in on the issue when picking a candidate in the board of health race. A majority of selectmen said Thursday they do not favor putting a non-binding referendum on […]
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