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Potsdam Village board hears professional and public comments on fluoridating the water
POTSDAM — First, there was one, then two more filed in. A family of them marched into the village board meeting room. In a matter of minutes, seats were filled with folks in light blue shirts. Extra chairs had to be brought in. In the hallway stood the elderly, the middle-aged, and the young — […]
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Letter: Potsdam needs to consider facts on fluoride
In contrast to the Aug. 9 editorial in the Watertown Daily Times titled “Chew on this: Potsdam should continue adding fluoride to its water supply”: The authors have regurgitated the standard pro-fluoridation mantra and is seemingly not interested in conducting their own research. Concerning adding sodium fluoride as a more expensive alternative option “or using […]
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Potsdam meeting draws out those in support of fluoridation
POTSDAM – Of the roughly 50 people who attended Monday’s village Board of Trustees meeting, most who came to talk about fluoridation of village water rose to speak in support of the effort. Many of those attending were medical professionals. About half of those there, including children, wore light blue “I (Heart) Fluoride” t-shirts. The […]
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Letter. Potsdam: Fluoridated water has proven health benefits
An article published in the Watertown Daily Times on July 29 noted the village of Potsdam continues to consider removing fluoride from its water supply. This is very concerning from public and oral health perspectives. Fluoride exists naturally in nearly all water supplies. Water is “fluoridated” when a public water system adjusts the fluoride to […]
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Chew on this: Potsdam should continue adding fluoride to its water supply
For the past year, officials in Potsdam have pondered whether to continue adding fluoride to the village’s water supply. Hydrofluosilicic acid vapors created through this process have eroded the equipment that makes up this system. As members of the village Board of Trustees have reviewed plans on how to proceed, they’ve heard from some residents […]
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Potsdam gets engineering report on fluoride
POTSDAM — A new engineering report, from Environmental Design and Research, finds that a new method of implementing fluoride into the village’s water, though more costly, will yield savings in repairs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends having 0.7 milligrams per liter of fluoride in water, which reduces demineralization of tooth enamel and […]
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Potsdam village board will vote on fluoridation before end of September
POTSDAM – The village board will vote on whether or not to continue fluoridating municipal water either at its August or September meeting. Village Administrator Greg Thompson said that after a meeting with officials from Walden, New York, which voted to drop its fluoridation program, and with a statement to the Board of Trustees from […]
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Potsdam forum focuses on choice about fluoridation
POTSDAM — More than 20 people gathered Thursday night in Potsdam’s Town Hall community room to listen to a man who had helped coordinate the removal of fluoride in Canton’s water supply. However Paul Connett, a former professor at St. Lawrence University, was preceded by two women who had taken the evidence he had shared […]
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Fluoridated water opponent to speak at Potsdam town meeting July 26
POTSDAM — One of the leading opponents of municipal water fluoridation will speak at the Potsdam Town Hall Community Room at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26. Dr. Paul Connett, formerly on the faculty at St. Lawrence University and now acting director of the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), will present “Fifty Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation.” His […]
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Ogdensburg considering changes to how it fluoridates drinking water
OGDENSBURG — City officials are considering changes to how the municipality fluoridates its drinking water to see if there are ways to save money and improve safety conditions when handling the chemicals and equipment needed for the task. The Development Authority of the North Country has completed a report that compares several options for fluoridating […]
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