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US News: Residents, village spar over LED streetlights in Washington County

March 14, 2023 Filed Under: International Press, News

Woman cites health concern; village officials say they’ve made good faith effort to help but are increasingly skeptical of her claims

CAMBRIDGE — A historic village in rural Washington County would seem to be an idyllic place to live for those wanting to escape the sensory onslaught of city noise and lights.

But for the last three years, one Cambridge woman says she has been assaulted by LED lights installed on village streets, which she says trigger her photosensitive epilepsy and have caused her hundreds of seizures.

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Filed Under: International Press, News Tagged With: LED lights, LED streetlights, photosensitive epilepsy, seizures

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