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WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 35, No 21 3 WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
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Walden revisits fluoride issue Amthor
By TED REMSNYDER
Four years ago, the Walden Village
Board dipped into the fiercely contested
issue of fluoridated water only to keep
up its water treatment program. The
council began discussing the topic again
at its meeting last Tuesday. In 2013, the
board voted to halt the practice of putting
fluoride in its water supply, and then
quickly reversed course after strong
public opposition to the idea.
New board members Faith Moore
and Lynn Thompson were inundated with
questions and concerns about fluoride
when the pair were out in the village
collecting signatures to get on the ballot
earlier this spring, and the new trustees
spearheaded a discussion on the issue at
the board’s May 16 session. “There are a
number of residents that do not agree with
the fluoride being in our water,” Moore
told the board. “After doing research of
my own, I was able to determine that we
are, according to the FDA (Food and Drug
Administration), putting a drug into our
water system.”
While the state suggests the use of
fluoride in water to prevent tooth decay,
it’s not required by New York law. And
some are concerned about the effect
the hydrofluoric acid could have on
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Protection for the mind
Members of the Pine Bush Odyssey of the Mind were selling protective foil hats as a fundraiser Saturday, during the annual Pine Bush UFO
Fair. Pictured: (l. - r.) Kelly Green, Sam Cerone, Madison Conklin and Kaylee Torres. More photos in the centerspread.
released
from the
hospital
Maybrook Police Chief Butch Amthor
has been released from the hospital and is
home recovering from the gunshot wound
he sustained while on duty last Tuesday.
The incident, in which Amthor was
wounded, and Anthony Bostick, 28, of
Maybrook, died of an apparent gunshot
wound, will be
investigated
by the Orange
County
District
Attorney’s Office,
with the assistance
of the New York
State Police. The
investig ation,
confirmed Friday
by Orange County
District Attorney
David M. Hoovler, is within the protocol
established for the investigation of
incidents that involve police officers’ use
of deadly force against citizens.
On May 16, police officers from the both
the Town of Montgomery and Village of
Maybrook Police Departments responded
to third floor apartment of 812 Abbey
Avenue, in the Village of Maybrook, the
residence of Anthony Bostick. Police
said Bostick was wanted on misdemeanor
charges related to a domestic incident
that had been reported by his girlfriend
earlier that morning.
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