The year 2026 is, above all, the Year of Nadia. It marks half a century since Nadia Comăneci became the first gymnast in history to score a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games. But it is also the year of Onești — the city that gave the world the “Goddess of Montreal” and which has now been awarded the...
A 10th-grade student from Colegiul Național Gheorghe Vrănceanu has achieved a rare academic performance, qualifying for three major international physics competitions after completing an intense series of national selection exams.
Alexandru-Ioan Jicu, known as Alex, undertook what educators described as an “intellectual marathon” on April 28, beginning in Sibiu with...
In the village of Negulești, part of Dealul Morii, an 800-hectare farm run by a father-and-son team is drawing attention after an exceptional agricultural season marked by record yields and ambitious expansion plans.
Farmer Marius Eugen Chiric reported rapeseed yields of 5,500 kilograms per hectare on 82 hectares of non-irrigated...
A new multi-functional sports complex, “Athletic Park,” was officially launched on Saturday, coinciding with World Youth Day, alongside the inauguration of a museum dedicated to the city’s sporting heritage.
The event, held in Bacău, drew a large audience, including local officials and prominent figures from Romanian sport. Speakers highlighted the...
Sixteen-year-old swimmer Pamfil Radu-Andrei, originally from Bacău and currently living in Dublin, won the bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2026 National Swimming Championships for Seniors, Youth and Juniors I and II.
The athlete, who holds dual Romanian-Irish citizenship, is the son of Bacău natives Irinel and Gabi...
Average salaries in Romania’s North-East region remained below the national level in January 2026, although notable differences persist between counties and economic sectors, according to data published by InfoSTAT.
The national average gross salary stood at about 9,220 lei, while all six counties in the region recorded lower levels. Iași...
Dozens of volunteers took part in a reforestation action on the hills near the town of Comănești, in the Trotuș Valley area, planting numerous saplings in an effort to restore forested land.
The initiative was organized with the participation of members and supporters of the Alliance for the Union of...
Firefighters from the Bacău County Inspectorate for Emergency Situations intervened on Saturday, April 18, to extinguish two house fires in the county, one of which resulted in a fatality.
The first fire was reported at around 02:45 a.m. in a single-story house in the village of Pârâul Boghii, Pârjărești commune....
A 75-year-old woman from Săucești commune who had gone missing from her home was found by police and safely returned to her family.
According to police, the woman left her residence on the evening of April 16, around 7:00 p.m., prompting relatives to report her disappearance.
Officers from the Săucești Police...
Police officers from the Air Transport Police Unit at Bacău Airport helped a 63-year-old woman recover her lost bag after she accidentally took another passenger’s backpack while disembarking from a flight.
The incident was reported on April 14, when the woman contacted police and explained that she had mistakenly taken...
A Romanian gendarme from Bacău has achieved remarkable success on the international stage after winning multiple medals at the Isshinryu Karate World Championship and Malta Open 2026, held between March 26 and 29 in Malta.
Sergeant Major Andrei Mazilu, a member of the Mobile Gendarmerie Group in Bacău, secured seven...
A large-scale search operation involving dozens of rescuers ended successfully after a missing man was found alive in a forest near the village of Lunca Dochiei, in Urechești commune.
The man, identified as Petrea Fănică Cruceanu, 56, had been reported missing after leaving for a nearby forest on April 12,...
A 49-year-old man was seriously injured during the Easter night service after a church bell detached and struck him in the head at the “Saints Archangels Michael and Gabriel” Church in the Izvoare district of Bacău.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight, during the Easter Resurrection service, when the bells...
Almost 2,000 years have passed… Have people changed in any meaningful way? If we look at buildings, scientific discoveries, and the many elements that “allow” us our daily comfort, we could confidently say that humanity and society have evolved. And since this word implies that people are on an...
The new Athletic Park in the city of Bacău will be officially inaugurated on May 2, Romania’s National Youth Day, in the presence of Olympic marathon champion Constantina Diță, Member of the European Parliament Dragoș Benea announced.
According to Benea, the athlete accepted the invitation during a meeting in Brussels,...
