The first visible effects of the austerity measures introduced by the Romanian government last year are beginning to emerge in Bacău County, according to the latest statistical data for 2026.
While the local economy has not yet entered an industrial recession, several key indicators point to slower economic activity, weaker investment appetite and declining purchasing power.
Productive investment falls despite overall...
A four-year-old child was saved after being involved in a road accident on the DN11A national road in the town of Podu Turcului, thanks to the swift intervention of an off-duty police officer and a medical student.
According to preliminary information, at around 09:30 a.m., a 27-year-old woman driving a...
BACĂU, Romania – A ninth-grade student from the prestigious “Gheorghe Vrănceanu” National College in the eastern Romanian city of Bacău has achieved a rare academic performance, qualifying for five national-level academic competitions this year, school officials said.
The student, Luca Vartolomei, secured first place in the county rounds of several...
MOINEȘTI, Romania – Firefighters in eastern Romania rescued two beavers that had become trapped in a canal along the banks of the Tazlău River, authorities said on Saturday.
The intervention was carried out by a crew from the Moinești Firefighters Detachment, part of the military fire brigade operating in Bacău...
STRUNGA, Romania – An ambulance from Bacău County caught fire while driving on a national highway in eastern Romania on Thursday, but the medical crew managed to escape safely, authorities said.
The incident occurred on National Road DN28, near the town of Strunga in Iași County, while the ambulance was...
BUHOCI, Romania – Water management inspectors in eastern Romania have uncovered an illegal mineral extraction operation along the Siret River in Bacău County, authorities said.
Inspectors from the Siret River Basin Administration (ABA Siret) discovered the activity on March 24 during a field inspection in the rural outskirts of Buhoci,...
Romania’s Ramona Elena Verman delivered the best performance of her career on Sunday, finishing sixth in the women’s long jump at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Toruń, Poland, with a personal best of 6.72 meters.
The 22-year-old athlete, coached by Aura Balaban and representing CSM Bacău, achieved the mark...
Romanian anti-fraud inspectors have seized more than 32 kilograms of precious metals worth about 12.56 million lei ($2.7 million) following a series of inspections at jewelry traders in the eastern city of Bacău, the tax authority said.
Inspectors from the General Directorate for Fiscal Anti-Fraud (DGAF), part of the National...
Environmental inspectors in eastern Romania have fined a construction company after discovering illegal dumping of construction waste in the floodplain of the Siret River, authorities said.
Commissioners from the National Environmental Guard’s Bacău County unit launched an inspection following complaints from local residents about waste being deposited near the Narcisa...
A woman was found dead after a fire broke out in a residential building in the eastern Romanian city of Bacău on Thursday, emergency authorities said.
Military firefighters were dispatched to the scene on Mircea Eliade Street after receiving reports of a blaze inside an apartment building. Initial response teams...
Doctors at the Bacău County Emergency Hospital in eastern Romania have successfully performed two highly complex surgical interventions on patients with advanced oral cancers, offering both women a renewed chance at life, hospital officials said.
The procedures, described by hospital management as among the most challenging carried out locally, involved...
Hundreds of public administration employees in eastern Romania’s Bacău County could face layoffs in the coming months following a sharp reduction in the maximum number of positions അനുവദed to local authorities under new government measures.
Bacău Prefect Andreea Negru has issued Order No. 57 of March 16, 2026, implementing provisions...
A Romanian food engineering specialist has patented a new type of bread enriched with rosehip powder, offering a natural substitute for synthetic additives commonly used in the baking industry.
Prof. Dr. Eng. Nicoleta Vartolomei, a teacher at the Technological High School in Târgu Ocna, secured the patent—“Bread with added rosehip...
Captain Octavian Palferenț, a Romanian F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot who died after attempting to rescue a dog that had fallen into a water basin, will be laid to rest on Saturday, March 14, in his hometown of Agăș, Bacău County.
According to family members and close friends, the funeral...
On an ordinary morning in March, a special emotion could be felt in the corridors of the “Spiru Haret” Theoretical High School in Moinești. It was more than the nostalgia of a former student returning to the place where she once studied—it was the meeting point of two stages...
