Cambridge finally learned yesterday that fluoride is no longer being added to its water.
A letter from William H. McGinnesa, Superintendent of the Water Department, read aloud to the City Council, revealed that the flow of fluoride had been stopped at 7 a.m. Feb. 6. Cambridge citizens voted to discontinue fluoridation last November, 16,202 to 15,363.
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