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  • Forsyth officials argue over fluoride

    Doing away with fluoride in the city water system was the topic of discussion during Monday’s Forsyth Board of Aldermen meeting. Mayor Karl Smith said the city is currently using the last of its supply to fluoridate the system. He told the board he would like the ordinance requiring water fluoridation to be repealed because […]

  • Fluoridation failed in forum

    Fluoridation took a blow to the teeth here last Thursday, but the Board of Health enlisted some assistance for another round which could feature a more positive outlook. With snow and freezing rain causing two members of a scheduled panel to cancel plans to drive to North Attleborough from Worcester, and a third opting not […]

  • Yarmouth residents voice concerns over fluoridation

    Fluoridation was a controversial topic 50 years ago and it’s a controversial topic today. In Yarmouth, the question of whether or not to add fluoride to the town’s water supply drew nearly 40 people to a recent public hearing of the board of health, which has been charged by Yarmouth selectmen to explore the issue. […]

  • The cost of no cavities

    Is fluoridated water good for you? Or is it a poison that causes young boys to die of bone cancer? For 60 years, U.S. cities and towns have been adding fluoride to tap water, and for 60 years pro-fluoride advocates have been unable to forge a scientific consensus in favor of the practice. Those who […]

  • New Bedford OKs fluoridation

    NEW BEDFORD — Voters approved fluoridation of the municipal water supply in yesterday’s election, giving proponents a victory they never expected after abject defeats of similar measures in Worcester and Springfield. The hotly debated ballot question passed 10,893 to 9,638. At the headquarters of the anti-poverty agency PACE Inc., about a dozen supporters who were […]

  • Yarmouth will hear more on fluoridation

    The Yarmouth Board of Health will gather more information from both sides as it decides whether or not to recommend fluoridation of town drinking water. At its Monday meeting, the board decided to postpone any recommendation until it had heard from an expert in the field who opposes fluoridation. It also will ask Dr. Myron […]

  • Fluoride Opponents Debate Videotape

    WORCESTER– Worcester Citizens for Total Health, the group that is fighting a proposal to fluoridate the city’s water, wanted a debate. Its members wanted a debate because they have been frustrated by the refusal of fluoride proponents to engage them. So out of a sense of frustration, the group videotaped a recent presentation by the […]

  • “Fluoridation better choice in Plainville”

    As we did in the year 2000 when North Attleboro voters faced the question of adding fluoride to the drinking water supply, The Sun Chronicle urges a Yes vote when Plainville voters face the same question on April 1. Adding a tiny amount of fluoride — at 1 part fluoride per 1 million parts of […]

  • Can the voters be trusted to decide on fluoridation?

    THE LEGISLATURE is requiring a revote on fluoridation in Manchester as well as a first-time vote in most of the surrounding towns. This vote will take place at the primary elections on Sept. 14. A simple majority of all voters will decide whether hydrofluorosilicic acid will continue to be added to the area’s drinking water. […]

  • Fluoridation: What’s new since the 1999 vote?

    ON SEPT. 14, Manchester, Bedford, Goffstown, Hooksett and Londonderry will decide whether to continue fluoridating the public’s water. Has anything new happened since the November 1999 vote, when a slim majority chose to fluoridate? Absolutely! Following, a sampling of significant developments: December 5, 1999: Dr. Hardy Limeback, head of preventive dentistry at the University of […]