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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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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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