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Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Well: Residents listen to pros and cons of fluoride
KENNEBUNK — When some of the municipalities in York County had the opportunity to get fluoride in their water more than a decade ago, there probably wasn’t a lot of opposition. The chance to have something that protects your teeth from cavities and decay, for free and just by drinking water, seemed like a no-brainer. […]
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Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells. On tap: Another round in fluoride figh
KENNEBUNK — The long fight over whether to add fluoride to the public water supply has entered a new phase, with word this week of a successful petition drive. According to Kennebunk resident Jan Hanson, her grass-roots group, “The Campaign to Reconsider Water Fluoridation,” received word last week that its petition was certified by Maine […]
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Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells: Vote on fluoride in water on November ballot
Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells Water District customers will vote Nov. 8 on whether the water district – which serves all or parts of seven communities – should continue to add fluoride to the water it sends to household taps. A group called the Campaign to Reconsider Water Fluoridation will host a forum on the issue […]
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Machias voters approve keeping fluoride in the water
Machias voters Wednesday night elected to continue adding fluoride to the water for the intended purpose of fighting tooth decay. The question was the last of 55 articles on the warrant at the annual town meeting and was the only question to elicit any discussion or opposition. Machias resident Vince Roberts, who had prompted selectmen […]
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Machias voters to decide whether to continue water fluoridation
Machias voters will decide next week whether to continue adding fluoride to the town water supply. “[Shall] fluoride be added to the public water supply for the intended purpose of reducing tooth decay?” reads Article 55 for the 2016 Machias town meeting, set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, in the Machias High School gymnasium. […]
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Machias to consider removing fluoride from water
After one man complained about the possible dangers of fluoride, selectmen here have decided to let residents choose at the annual town meeting in June whether to continue fluoridating the water supply. If residents vote to remove fluoride from the drinking water, Machias will be one of only four municipalities in Maine to discontinue using […]
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Norway first town in Maine to fluoridate its public water, and it shows
NORWAY — If longtime residents in Norway have “good” teeth, they can probably thank voters who, in 1951, agreed to become the state’s guinea pigs for fluoridation. “You can see it with patients who grew up with fluoridated water,” said Dr. Maurice Convoy, a Norway dentist and veteran advocate for the use of fluoride in public […]
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Bethel residents vote to continue fluoridation
BETHEL – Residents voted Tuesday to authorize the Bethel Water District to continue adding fluoride to the town’s water supply. The town has added fluoride since 1970. Bethel business owner Sarah Lane, who is not a resident of the town, asked selectmen to call a town vote on whether to stop using fluoride. She said […]
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Bethel: Fluoridation Vote on June 9
BETHEL — Residents will vote on a $3.7 million municipal budget at next week’s annual town meeting. The meeting begins at the polls Tuesday, June 9, at Crescent Park School and will continue at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, also at the school. One issue to be decided at the polls is whether the Bethel […]
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Bethel voters to decide June 9 whether to keep fluoride in water
BETHEL — Voters will decide by referendum vote June 9 whether to continue to fluoridate the town’s drinking water. Fluoride is promoted as a deterrent to tooth decay, particularly in children. Bethel has been adding it to the water since a town vote in 1970. But last year Sarah Lane asked for a revote saying […]
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