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Great Salt Bay Sanitary District: Twin village residents question fluoride use in water
A trio of local residents appeared before the Great Salt Bay Sanitary District Board of Trustees May 12 to express concerns over the Sanitary District’s practice of adding fluoride to the public water system that serves 1650 customers in Newcastle, Damariscotta and Damariscotta Mills. Amy Lalime of Damariscotta said she believed the added fluoride provides […]
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Gardiner, Hallowell attempt to forge water supply pact
As regionalization becomes a familiar word among municipal officials, water districts in Gardiner and Hallowell want to take the first step to more firmly connect their systems. “In the last few years, it became obvious that we’re serving the same area, so we’re saying, ‘Let’s look at this in the best interest of our customers,’” […]
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Island Falls voters OK water fluoridation
ISLAND FALLS, Maine — A slim number of voters decided by a wide margin on Wednesday evening to continue adding fluoride to the public water system. Voters cast ballots 34-9 in favor of continuing the practice, Betti Jo Michaud, an assistant at the town office, said Thursday. Many Maine communities add fluoride to their public […]
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Citizen initiative petition to prohibit fluoride in public water approved for 2010 ballot
TITLE: An Act to Prohibit Fluoride in Public Water Supplies Issued: August 8, 2008; 18-month deadline: February 8, 2010 Proponent Information: Jacqueline Sorenson Westbrook, ME 04092 Print PDF
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Island Falls to weigh future of fluoride in water
ISLAND FALLS, Maine — Many Maine communities add fluoride to their public water system to help residents enhance their oral health. But voters in Island Falls will decide next week whether they want to continue to pay to do so. Residents will go to the polls on Wednesday, Sept. 9, to vote on a referendum […]
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Vinalhaven rejects fluoride
Vinalhaven voters on Tuesday filled two selectman positions, two school board posts and one post on the Vinalhaven Water District. All the positions are for three years. … In addition to those elected positions, voters decided on fluoridation and the SAD 8 budget. This was the second time in less than a year that VInalhaven […]
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Portland: 2 restaurant owners want fluoride out of water
Restaurant owners Igor Rakuz, left, who owns GRO Cafe, and Oliver Outerbridge, who owns Bonobo, today kicked off a petition campaign to force a referendum in the towns served by the Portland Water District that would ask voters if they want to remove fluoride from the water system. The grassroots group they’re heading is called […]
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Vinalhaven to vote on one contested seat, fluoride question
EXCERPT: Vinalhaven voters will cast ballots on Tuesday, June 9 to fill two selectman positions, two school board posts, and one post on the Vinalhaven Water District. All the positions are for three years. In the only contested race, incumbents Patricia Lundholm and Dennis Warren will appear on the ballot with Jack Olson to see […]
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Vinalhaven votes for fluoride treatment
Vinalhaven voters backed a referendum to put fluoride in the town’s water supply to improve dental health. Residents voted 423 to 320 to treat the water supply. The water district serves approximately 400 customers on the island, according to Town Manager Marjorie Stratton. The cost to water customers for the fluoride treatment is $5 to […]
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Vinalhaven referendum seeks fluoride treatment
Vinalhaven voters will decide Tuesday, Nov. 4 on whether to add fluoride to the town’s water supply to improve dental health. Five reasons water fluoridation is recommended, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Maine Oral Health Program, are that it is safe and effective, natural, widely accepted, cost effective, and beneficial […]
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