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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 two façade-modernisation options for the Palace of Culture in Ungheni, shown side by side: on the left Option 1, in light tones of cream, grey and wood; on the right Option 2, with a contrasting anthracite grey.
LOCAL

Ungheni residents pick how the Palace of Culture will look: two options, voting until Wednesday morning

Ungheni City Hall has opened a public vote on the exterior look of the Palace of Culture, now undergoing an energy-efficiency overhaul. There are two façade options — one in light tones of cream, light grey and wood, the other with a contrasting anthracite grey — and residents can choose through an online form until Wednesday, 1 July, 8.00. The works are part of a cross-border project with Iași, funded through Interreg.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· News
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Illustration: a red-and-white life ring on a wooden post on a deserted bank of still water in evening light, a warning sign in the distance, with no people.
LOCAL

A 16-year-old from Ungheni district drowned in a forbidden spot, four days after the district ordered water patrols

The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations reports three drowning deaths in three days, two of them minors, all in unsupervised spots. The first case, on 26 June, is at Măcărești, in Ungheni district: a 16-year-old boy bathing with friends in a forbidden zone. The 2026 drowning toll has climbed to 31 people, 7 of them minors — up from 18 just ten days earlier. The tragedy came four days after the Ungheni Emergency Situations Commission ordered water patrols, but far from the municipality's two lifeguard-staffed beaches.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· News
The official coat of arms and flag of Sculeni village side by side on a white background: an azure shield with a silver stone bridge, a golden horse-drawn stagecoach, three red roses and two wheat ears; beside it, the blue-and-white flag with the same symbols.
LOCAL

What the new Sculeni coat of arms shows: a bridge over the Prut and a golden stagecoach

The village of Sculeni, in Ungheni district, has gained its own official symbols — a coat of arms and a flag, approved by the commune council, endorsed by the National Heraldry Commission and entered in the register by presidential decree in early 2026. On the azure shield, a stone bridge crossed by a horse-drawn stagecoach points directly to Sculeni’s history as a crossing point and customs post on the Prut. The authors are state heraldist Silviu Andrieș-Tabac and Andrei Gaidașenco.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· Explainer
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A modern radiotherapy machine — a medical linear accelerator — in an empty, clean clinical room with cold, bluish light; the treatment table in the centre, without patients or staff. Illustrative image.
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105 km to radiotherapy: a law on modern anti-cancer technologies passed its first reading, but for Ungheni the distance stays the same

On 26 June, Parliament voted in the first reading on a bill that, for the first time, defines the «particle accelerator» in law and extends its use beyond radiotherapy — towards the production of radiopharmaceuticals and research. It is a framework for authorisation and safety, not money for machines. Beyond the text, the stake for a person from Ungheni is a harsh geography: all radiotherapy in Moldova is carried out in a single place, at the Oncological Institute in Chișinău, some 105 km from Ungheni. The Ungheni District Hospital only detects and refers, and the recent wave of chemotherapy «closer to home» bypassed the district. Twenty kilometres across the Prut, Iași has radiotherapy — and free accommodation for patients.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· ExplainerWHAT'S AT STAKE
A decorative wheelbarrow painted purple, full of a large bunch of lavender, in a lavender field under a cloudy sky — at «Lavanda Story», the finish of the first «VeloVineri» stage.
LOCAL

Ungheni gets on its bike every Friday: «VeloVineri» becomes a weekly ride

The first stage of the second «VeloVineri» season drew dozens of Ungheni residents on Friday, 26 June 2026, who cycled from the city hall along the main streets to the «Lavanda Story» lavender field. And it is no longer a one-off: the city hall has announced that «VeloVineri» will continue every Friday at 4 p.m. in the coming months. Beyond the exercise and socialising, the stakes are real — a city with 311 cars per thousand residents and narrow bike lanes that wants to convince people to leave the car at home.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· News
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Illustration: a calm lake in northern Europe, surrounded by conifer and birch forests, at sunset — evoking Molėtai, Lithuania's «land of lakes».
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What Ungheni is looking for in Lithuania's «land of lakes»: the story of the district's partnership with Molėtai

A delegation from the Ungheni District Council attended the city festival of Molėtai, Lithuania — «Among the Lakes and Stars» — on 28 June 2026. Behind the festive trip lies a partnership agreement signed back in 2012 between Ungheni district and Molėtai district, revived this year. Who the Lithuanian partner really is, why the delegation included investment and cadastre officials, and what the link has delivered so far — an explainer on one of the district's quietest external bridges.

Ion Calmis·29 June 2026· Explainer
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Symbolic illustration: a SIM card and a generic identity card resting over a stylized map with a winding river-border, in cold light. No identifiable people.
NATIONAL

Prepaid SIM cards only with an ID pass first reading: at the Ungheni border, the stakes go beyond the pensioner scammed by phone

The measure that would allow prepaid SIM cards to be activated only on the basis of an identity document has moved a step further: on 26 June, Parliament voted it through in first reading. It is not yet law — a second reading and a one-year transition still lie ahead. Beyond the phone scams that hit the elderly, Parliament's statement invokes a second reason: anonymous cards used in cross-border smuggling. And Ungheni is the gateway district on the Prut, where real smuggling cases have already turned up seized phones and SIM cards.

Ion Calmis·28 June 2026· ExplainerWHAT'S AT STAKE
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Eight white footballs with a colourful pattern, lined up on the sideline of a grass pitch under bright sun, before the return-leg matches.
LOCAL

Haiduc Bumbăta wins the return leg 7-2 and will face FC Barsa in the «MAGIRUS» Cup

The opening round of the Ungheni district «MAGIRUS» Cup 2026 has its verdict: FC Haiduc Bumbăta beat FC Start Pîrlița 7-2 (11-5 on aggregate) and will face FC Barsa Ungheni in the second round — even though it played without a suspended player. Alongside Bumbăta, Zagarancea, Mănoilești and Regina Maria Ungheni also advanced, the last of them by a whisker, losing the return leg but holding on 5-4 on aggregate.

Ion Calmis·28 June 2026· News
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Symbolic illustration: a summer football pitch with a ball in the foreground and teenagers training in the background, seen from a distance, with no identifiable faces.
LOCAL

July 4, in France: children from Ungheni district play in the “Friendship Cup”, alongside Ukraine and Romania

FC Zagarancea, the team of a commune in Ungheni district, represents the Republic of Moldova on July 4 in Montmorillon, France, at the international youth tournament the “Friendship Cup” — alongside the French hosts, Romania and Ukraine. The boys, gathered by physical-education teacher Sebastian Andriuța, got there through a chain of town twinnings: Zagarancea twinned with Putna in January 2025, and Putna has been linked with Montmorillon since 2013. At the first edition, held last year in Putna itself, the team from Zagarancea won.

Ion Calmis·28 June 2026· News