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Bethel board to decide on fluoride referendum question
BETHEL – The Board of Selectmen will decide Monday evening whether to approve a voter referendum on removing fluoride from the town’s water supply. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April 13, at the Town Office. The town has added fluoride to the water supply since 1970. Bethel business owner Sarah Lane, […]
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Fluoride in water? Bill would give Maine customers final say
Town boards would no longer be allowed to block petitioners from putting the question to water district voters. The debate over fluoridating public water could re-emerge in Maine in the coming years if a bill before the Legislature is approved. The bill would make it easier for residents to place measures on the ballot that […]
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Lewiston-Auburn water agencies to repair fluoride system
AUBURN — Twin Cities water should be free of fluoride for two months this spring as crews turn off the supply and rebuild the fluoride delivery system. Mike Broadbent, water treatment manager for the Lewiston Water Department and the Auburn Water District, said he plans to take the Twin Cities’ hydrofluosilic acid supply offline March […]
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Bethel selectmen offer to schedule informational session on fluoride water
Two weeks after a Bethel business owner requested 45 minutes of time during a May 11 public hearing to give information on fluoride in the town’s water, the Board of Selectmen said Monday they would schedule a separate informational session for her to present her data. The town has added fluoride to the water supply […]
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Bethel board considers public hearing on fluoride, heating system
The Board of Selectmen will hear a request Monday for an hour long public hearing on whether to remove fluoride from the town’s drinking water. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at the Town Office. The town has added fluoride to the water supply since 1970. Bethel business owner Sarah Lane, who […]
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Bethel postpones referendum on fluoride until 2015
BETHEL — After a lively discussion, Bethel selectmen voted to postpone a Sept. 8 special town meeting vote on whether to remove the fluoride from town drinking water. They instead scheduled the vote for June 9, 2015. “I’ve sat through a couple of special town meetings and had to eat humble pie when we did […]
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Dentist defends fluoride in Bethel’s water supply
About two dozen people turned out for Monday’s public hearing on fluoride in town drinking water. The issue was raised earlier in the summer by Sarah Lane. Fluoride is promoted as being effective in preventing tooth decay and particularly effective in youngsters, whose teeth are just forming. Lane said at the hearing that she is […]
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Bethel: Public hearing on fluoride in drinking water set for Aug. 25
A public hearing to discuss whether or not the town should remove fluoride from the town’s drinking water is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, during the regularly scheduled selectmen’s meeting. Although the town has added fluoride to the water supply since 1970, Bethel business owner Sarah Lane recently brought evidence of health […]
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Is fluoride in private wells causing an IQ decline?
Excess fluoride, which may damage both brain and bone, is leaching out of granite and into Maine’s drinking water—and potentially other New England states … Like the majority of the state, many of Dedham’s denizens rely on private wells for the water they drink, bathe in and perhaps use to make infant milk formula. … […]
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High fluoride levels found in some private wells in Maine
Tests done on private wells in one-quarter of Maine towns found pockets of dangerously high fluoride levels, particularly in Hancock County. While low levels of fluoride prevent tooth decay and promote oral hygiene, high fluoride levels, if unaddressed, have been found to cause pitted teeth and brittle bones. Some studies also have linked excessive fluoride […]
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