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Boothbay. Letter: Discontinue fluoride
Dear Editor: We are strongly in favor of discontinuing the 18-year-old practice of adding fluoride to our drinking water for the following reasons: -While commonly available topical forms of fluoride are proven to be effective in reducing cavities, the risks of ingesting it in our water outweigh the benefits. -High levels of fluoride have been […]
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Boothbay: Group wants public vote on fluoridated drinking supply
A citizen’s group believes fluoridated water does more harm than good. On Dec. 8, Boothbay selectmen received a request to place an article on the May town meeting warrant seeking the removal of fluoride from the local water supply. Boothbay Region Water District began adding fluoride into the drinking water supply after Boothbay and […]
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Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta: Selectmen talk part-time planner and removing fluoride from drinking water
Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta are exploring sharing a part-time planner, Boothbay Harbor Town Manager Julia Latter told selectmen Nov. 22. Latter said she has discussed the idea with her Damariscotta counterpart Matt Lutkus several times and he has reported his board’s blessing to keep exploring it. Boothbay Harbor Selectmen’s Chair Mike Tomko said the idea […]
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Orono and Veazie revisit debate over adding fluoride to their water
Members of the Orono and Veazie town councils listen as representatives from the Maine Oral Health Coalition Judy Feinstein and Patrick Rowe, a dentist, give information about adding fluoride into the water supply that is shared between the two communities, Oct. 25, 2021. Credit: Sawyer Loftus / BDN Orono and Veazie are revisiting a pre-pandemic […]
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Orono and Veazie Town Councils to hold Referendum to end fluoridation on June 8th.
Information about Fluoride During the past year, the Orono and Veazie Town Councils have discussed and voted to hold a Municipal Referendum Election on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 for the purpose of allowing the voters to consider whether to cease fluoridating the public water supply. State Law vests all power regarding the decision to add […]
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Orono and Veazie voters will decide in June referendum whether to stop fluoridating public water
ORONO, Maine — Orono and Veazie residents will decide in June whether to stop fluoridating their public water supply — which could end a nearly 60-year practice. Fluoride is a mineral naturally found in water, soil and even in some foods and beverages. People can be exposed to it on a daily basis, most commonly […]
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UNE and partners collaborate on strategy for preventing oral disease in rural communities
The University of New England Dental Hygiene Program, Maine Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network, Partnership for Children’s Oral Health, and The Opportunity Alliance have partnered to provide opportunities for UNE health profession students to perform oral health screenings and fluoride varnishes to children in rural and underserved communities. Students will provide the services at […]
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Coming to Your Table, if Not Already There
PFAS in livestock, crops, gardens raising questions states struggle to answer Three farms shuttered but problem could be more widespread Third-generation dairy farmer Fred Stone lost his cows, his livelihood, and his plans for retirement after opening a letter on Nov. 3, 2016. The letter, from his local water district, said a well providing his […]
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Letter: Maybe it’s time for Maine to reconsider fluoridated water
Out of 130 Maine cities and towns that added fluoride to their public water supplies, the seven towns in the Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells Water District are the only towns that reconsidered the referendum, “Should fluoride be added to the public water for the intended purpose of preventing tooth decay?” The referendum was voted down […]
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Maine PFAS Tracker – Maine Standards and Proposed Act
Pierce Atwood LLP offers this summary of Maine Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) standards as a convenience in evaluating PFAS and tracking Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulatory and Maine legislative developments. Levels are provided below in parts per million (ppm), parts per billion (ppb), or parts per trillion (ppt), depending on the matrix […]
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