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Middletown to fluoridate water
MIDDLETOWN — After a decade of wrangling and more than $20 million spent on construction and engineering, the City of Middletown’s new water treatment plant is on the verge of its grand unveiling. The system went online in late March; the city is still doing a little final tinkering. Why does Middletown need to filter […]
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NY Health Commissioner says there is “decisive evidence that fluoride is safe”
Excerpt: WATERLOO — State Health Commissioner Richard Daines Wednesday visited one of the state’s smallest counties and one of its largest landfills. Daines is visiting 15 mostly rural, upstate county Health Departments during Public Health Week. … Before leaving for Dundee, Daines also voiced support for the county’s efforts to fluoridate municipal drinking water supplies. […]
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Cobleskill sticks with fluoride
Cobleskill will finally start putting fluoride back in its water, likely by May. The decision followed an hour-long public hearing on fluoridation last Tuesday with proponents—most of them local doctors and dentists—outnumbering opponents four to one. In August 2007, the Village of Cobleskill decided to stop fluoridating its water after water Superintendent Jeff Pangman provided […]
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Cobleskill: Fluoride to be on agenda at March 16 meeting
EXCERPT: “The issue of whether to fluoridate the village of Cobleskill’s drinking water has come up again. …” – NOTES – • The full article is available by subscription only. The meeting is set for March 16 and the agenda may be available by March 11. • See August 11, 2007, article: Cobleskill village in […]
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Seneca County: Health board looks at adding fluoride to water
WATERLOO — The Seneca County Board of Health is exploring the cost of fluoridating the county’s municipal water supplies. “It’s very preliminary at this point,” said Vickie Swinehart, county public health director. “We’ve asked the county’s grant writer, Peter Brown, to see if there are grants out there for equipment and other startup costs and […]
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Halfmoon: Town taps own water again
HALFMOON — A month after the first phase of Hudson River dredging ended, the town of Halfmoon has turned on its own water supply again. During the seven months PCBs were being removed from the Hudson River, the town switched its source of H20 to the city of Troy. During that period, testing of the […]
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Beacon City Council authorizes mayor to say NO to fluoridation
Resolution 169 of 2009 – Authorize Mayor to Oppose the Proposed D. C. Sanitary Code Making it Mandatory for All Public Water Suppliers to Add ?Fluoride to their Potable Water supply. WHEREAS, the City of Beacon City Council authorizes the Mayor to oppose proposed Dutchess County Sanitary Code making it mandatory for all public water […]
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Plattsburgh: Is fluoride a choice?
“I don’t want the government putting anything into my water, unless its scotch,” said a concerned community resident at the Plattsburgh City Common Council meeting last Thursday in regards to whether or not the city should continue to have fluoride in their water. The decision to fluoridate public water rests with the city, although it […]
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Plattsburgh: City councilors vote to keep fluoride
City of Plattsburgh councilors voted in favor of keeping fluoride in the city’s drinking water. Councilors Timothy Carpenter (D-Ward 1), George Rabideau (R-Ward 3), James Calnon (I-Ward 4) and Chris Jackson (D-Ward 6) voted against a measure to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply while Michael Kelly (D-Ward 2) and Amy Valentine (D-Ward 5) […]
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Plattsburgh: City council to vote on fluoride use
PLATTSBURGH — The much-anticipated vote on whether to continue adding fluoride to the City of Plattsburgh’s drinking water will be held tonight. The debate over fluoride has been raging in the city for nearly a year. Opponents of the chemical believe it threatens harmful side effects that can cause numerous health issues. Supporters believe it […]
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