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Ion Calmîș

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Founder and editor-in-chief of Triunghi.md. Ion (Nalyk) Calmîș has worked at the intersection of journalism and technology in the Republic of Moldova for over two decades — a road that began in Ungheni, as a reporter at the newspaper Unghiul. He is CTO of Studio Technologies, the company behind the platforms of some of the country's most-read newsrooms (unimedia.info, jurnal.md, jurnaltv.md, tvrmoldova.md), and Head of AI Ecosystem at Esempla Systems (Moldova's GovStack infrastructure); he co-founded the newsroom Replica Media. At Triunghi.md he puts that experience — and artificial intelligence, at scale — in the service of local journalism built on source triangulation (People, Documents, Data) and on impartiality.

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The construction site of the new agri-food market in Ungheni: the metal frames of the pavilions, one already roofed, with workers and a truck on the paved area.
LOCAL

Ungheni's new market rules could go to public debate: fees, schedule, spots for producers

On 21 August, at an ordinary session, the Ungheni Municipal Council has a proposal on its agenda: initiating a public consultation on the operating concept of the new agri-food market on Decebal Street. If the council adopts it, residents could intervene, under the law, in the market's rules — administration, tariffs, opening hours, priority for local producers — before they are set. We explain what the council is set to discuss and how a public consultation unfolds.

Ion Calmis·14 August 2026· Explainer
A new pavement of grey paving stones along the edge of an asphalt street in Ungheni, bordered by grass, leading towards a small bridge and a road, under a clear sky.
LOCAL

800 metres of new pavement on Ștefan cel Mare, almost ready for Ungheni's City Days

On Ștefan cel Mare street in Ungheni, the busy stretch between the former biochemical plant and Podurilor street is getting a pavement — the first on this section, according to City Hall: about 800 metres long, 2 metres wide. The work, done by the municipal company «Servicii Comunale Ungheni», has reached its final stretch and should be ready for the city's festival at the end of August; the road markings and the shaping of the shoulder still remain. The pavement is one item on a list of roads the city is paying for in 2026 with money borrowed through municipal bonds.

Ion Calmis·14 August 2026· News
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A freshly dug trench along the edge of a village street, with blue water pipes ready to be laid, a water tower and houses in the distance, in morning light.
NATIONAL

50 localities in Ungheni district have water, only 7 have sewerage too — what the 598-million programme brings

The government has approved a national water and sanitation programme for 2026–2030, with an estimated cost of around 598 million lei and European-style targets: safe water for at least 95% of the population and sewerage for 65%. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows exactly where Ungheni district stands: 816 kilometres of water network and only 119 of sewerage, and out of 50 localities with a water supply, only 7 also have a sewerage network.

Ion Calmis·13 August 2026· ExplainerWHAT'S AT STAKE
A suspended pedestrian bridge with a wooden deck stretching across the water toward a vegetation-covered island on a lake; in the foreground, two men look toward the bridge, while apartment blocks are visible in the background under a clear sky.
LOCAL

Bridge to Lake Delia island in Ungheni rebuilt after May flood

Less than three months after Lake Delia overflowed and destroyed the footbridge to Ungheni's leisure island, the Municipality has announced a new cable-stayed suspension bridge with an ash-wood deck and a resurfaced access road. Mayor Vitalie Vrabie inspected the site on 13 August; the aim is for the island to be ready in September. The announcement comes with a safety warning for parents: the bridge "is not a swing." What was rebuilt, how the work fits into the larger waterfront project, and the state of the lake's water.

Ion Calmis·13 August 2026· News
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Gabriel Mironiuc, an 11-year-old boy, with a bronze medal round his neck and a small Moldovan tricolour in his hand, holding an award, next to an organiser, in front of the banners of the “Open Bohumín” festival.
LOCAL

Gabriel Mironiuc, an 11-year-old from Ungheni, wins a prize at the international chess tournament in Bohumín

Gabriel Mironiuc, an 11-year-old pupil at the “Alexandr Pușkin” Lyceum in Ungheni, was the best-placed player from the Republic of Moldova in his section at the “Open Bohumín” international chess festival, held in July in the Czech Republic. The section — a classical FIDE-rated tournament — had 26 participants. Ungheni City Hall announced a bronze medal for him. He trains at the Ungheni Sports School — a town with a chess tradition that hosted, in 2021, a simultaneous exhibition with former world champion Anatoly Karpov.

Ion Calmis·12 August 2026· News
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Illustration: a village lane with a dirt road, a plank fence and the closed wooden gate of a homestead, against a backdrop of hills, in warm summer light.
LOCAL

Third rabies outbreak in Ungheni district in two weeks: restrictions in Costuleni

A case of rabies has been confirmed in the village of Costuleni, Ungheni district — the third outbreak in the district after Rezina and Măgurele, in less than two weeks. Decision No. 1/E of 11 August, the first of the newly established crisis-management commission, approved a plan of 14 anti-epizootic measures: a census of animals within five days, a halt to the movement of animals in the village for 30 days, emergency vaccination and stepped-up hunting of foxes and jackals. The restrictions lift 30 days after the last case. Rabies vaccination of dogs and cats remains compulsory across the district, and any bite means a trip to the doctor the same day — the prophylaxis is free.

Ion Calmis·12 August 2026· News
An empty classroom, with wooden desks and tables in rows and a green chalkboard — a symbolic image for the education system
EDUCATION & HEALTH

Ungheni education trade union joins national protest over salaries

The Executive Bureau of the district's education trade-union structure, led by Lilia Savin, decided on 10 August to back the protest calendar announced by the Federation of Education and Science Trade Unions — from picketing the Government on 19 August to a possible boycott of celebrations on 5 October. The reason: the salary increases promised to teachers for 1 September have become uncertain. What the trade union demands, what the Government answers, and what it means for the district's nearly 900 teachers.

Ion Calmis·11 August 2026· News
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A crowded beach on the shore of a lake: dozens of people, adults and children, on the sand and in the water, on a sunny summer day.
PUBLIC SERVICES

Lake Delia water is class V for the third summer running — the municipal beach stays open

After the fish die-off in early August, Ungheni City Hall requested a water sample from Lake Delia. The result, released by the Public Health Centre on August 11: water unfit for bathing — class V (the lowest) by chemical parameters. It is the third year in a row with class V results (2024, 2025, 2026), and the area has no sanitary authorization and is not on the monitoring calendar. The municipal beach stays open, with lifeguards. What this means for anyone who swims there — and where you can swim safely.

Ion Calmis·11 August 2026· News
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