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Mansfield faces votes on budget, fluoridation at town meeting
Excerpt MANSFIELD — Residents at Monday’s annual town meeting decide on spending for the fiscal year starting July 1, along with a host of other requests, including a proposal by a resident to stop fluoridation of local drinking water. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the parking area of the Xfinity […]
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Mansfield Board of Health stands behind town water fluoridation
MANSFIELD – The Mansfield Board of Health unanimously supports continuing fluoridation of the town’s water supply. The BOH voted its continued support for town fluoridation to prevent dental decay after a May 20 meeting during which members heard comments from state and local dentists and pediatricians, Water Division Operations Manager Kurt Gaffney, the public, and […]
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Mansfield: Resident’s petition asks: Do we still want fluoride in town water?
MANSFIELD – Thomas Yeransian said he believes it’s time to rethink adding fluoride to the town water supply. Yeransian has filed a citizens’ petition asking Town Meeting voters to discontinue adding sodium fluoride or any other fluoridation chemical “in order to protect vulnerable populations from over exposure to fluoride…” The article will go before Town […]
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School Dental Care Program Could Cut Cavities in Half: Study
TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — School-based dental care cut cavities in half among thousands of elementary students, a new study says. “The widespread implementation of oral health programs in schools could increase the reach of traditional dental practices and improve children’s oral health — all while reducing health disparities and the cost of […]
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Letter: It would be irresponsible of Worcester to mandate water fluoridation
Linda Young, professor of pediatrics at the UMass Medical School, published a commentary in the current issue of Worcester Medicine endorsing water fluoridation that is filled with half-truths, and misleading advice. Most distressing, are her errors of omission. The main reason to reject fluoridation in 2021 is because fluoride has been found to be a […]
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Rockport Town Meeting Saturday morning
ROCKPORT — Town Meeting will consider a 26-article warrant beginning Saturday at 8 a.m. The event will be held outdoors on the soccer field at Rockport High School on Jerden’s Lane. Registered voters will finally have the opportunity to confirm the town’s proposed $36.5 million budget for fiscal 2021, which began July 1. Selectmen previously approved one-twelfth of […]
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Are Fluorinated Ski Waxes Really the non plus ultra?
Last November, the International Ski Federation announced in a press release the banning of fluorinated waxes starting with the 2020-2021 race season. FIS states, “The use of fluorinated ski waxes, which have been shown to have a negative environmental and health impact were banned for all FIS disciplines from the 2020/2021 season.” Behind the scenes, […]
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LETTER: Questioning Democrats on fluoride issue
To the editor: In their first debate on Feb. 18, Congressman Joe Kennedy and Sen. Ed Markey seemed to agree that the number of baby boomers with Alzheimer’s disease will grow to 15 million by 2025. Markey mentioned a bill he sponsored to fund federal research of the disease. The research to date is already […]
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Fluoridated water case is going to federal court
As some Cape Ann residents and local Conservation Commissions continue to push for the removal of fluoride in drinking water, a California court is expected to rule on the issue. A fluoridated water case, originally filed in 2017, is slated for an eight-day hearing in federal court in Berkeley, California, starting April 20. In 2016, the Food & Water […]
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North Attleboro. Letter: Maybe North should hold a revote on fluoridation after all
To the editor: In reading Dan Donovan’s letter to the editor entitled “People must be held accountable for North Attleboro fluoride situation” (Nov. 19), I agree with Mr. Donovan’s assessment that “the real issue isn’t whether fluoride should be added to North’s water, that was decided by a majority of voters in 2000.” However, as […]
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