In 16 communes and villages of Ungheni district, the heating was turned on by 24 October in kindergartens, at the mayoralty buildings and in other institutions of the mayoralties, as a rule 2 to 14 days later than last year. For the schools and the apartment blocks in Ungheni municipality there is, as of 24 October, no public start date.
FCM Ungheni won their home match against Vulturii Cutezători 6-1 on Saturday, 24 October, in round 11 of Liga 1, after losing 1-3 to the same side in round 1. Andrei Stratan scored three times. The town's team stays third in Group A with 18 points, four behind Vulturii Cutezători and FC Iskra. Four rounds remain in the first phase, and only the top two places lead to the group that decides the Liga 1 winner.
The State Hydrometeorological Authority issued an orange code on 23 October for the Prut on the Costești–Brânza stretch, which runs through Ungheni: on 24–30 October, the flow will be 20-30% of the long-term monthly average. In August, on the same stretch, it was 25-35%. The Authority writes that the rain will not significantly change the situation.
Seven of the 33 town halls in Ungheni district are led by women today. In the amalgamation map voted by local councils in July and August 2026, which leaves eight town halls, six of them merge into town halls with their centre in another locality: Mănoilești and Morenii Noi join the Ungheni municipality group, Hîrcești, Condrătești and Năpădeni the Boghenii Noi group, Negurenii Vechi the Bușila group. Only the town of Cornești, led by Angela Vatamaniuc, becomes the centre of a future town hall. Of the eight centres, seven have a male mayor today.
The veterinary service has confirmed cases of rabies in the village of Cetireni and in the village of Hristoforovca in Pîrlița commune, and on 22 October the district crisis-management commission approved a plan of 16 measures: a census and immunisation of animals within five days, a halt to the movement of animals and a ban on collecting and selling animals in the village for 30 days after the last case. It is the fifth outbreak plan approved in the district since the end of July, after Rezina, Măgurele, Costuleni and Sculeni; the commission's decisions now name six localities with confirmed rabies in three months. For the whole of 2025, ANSP reported four cases in animals in the district. After any bite, go to a doctor immediately; rabies vaccination is free.
The 24 September 2026 deadline on the construction site board of the Lake Delia promenade has passed, and the works are continuing. The tender documents, however, require 5 months of execution from the notice to proceed (start order), and the contract is valid until 31 December 2026. Counted from the start date on the board, 24 June, the 5 months would end on 24 November. According to the model agreement approved in Ungheni, the money from Cluj-Napoca is paid after the works are accepted.
Twelve weightlifters from the Ungheni Sports School for Children and Juniors, pupils at the Ion Creangă, Mihai Eminescu and Gheorghe Asachi lyceums, came back from the international cadet tournament „Bălți Mayor's Cup” (8–11 October 2026) with 3 first, 4 second and 3 third places, the school says.
In the Ungheni Deal neighbourhood, installation of a new street-lighting cable and 200 lamps is starting after RED-Nord replaced the electricity poles, Ungheni City Hall says. The work, carried out by Servicii Comunale Ungheni, will take 3–4 weeks, and the lights will come back in stages, street by street.
The yellow code for heavy rain issued by the Meteorology Authority for Friday, 23 October (10.00–21.00, 15–49 l/m²), has expired. According to the hydrological warning of 23 October, the rain will not significantly change the situation on the Prut: from 24 to 30 October, on the Costești – Brânza section, which includes Ungheni, the river is at 20–30% of the long-term average, orange code.
