Fear among the classrooms, false bomb alarms in forty schools
Morning of fear in around forty institutes in the Rimini area, reached by emails with false bomb alerts signed by an elusive Mikhail Andropov. Some schools were evacuated, while police, carabinieri and dog units carried out checks, without finding any explosives. Prefect Giuseppina Cassone speaks of a “strategy of tension” and announces strengthened controls. The postal police are investigating the matter, as reported the Resto del Carlino And Corriere Romagna.
Gas leak at the San Martino Fair, Piazza Ganganelli evacuated
Moments of apprehension in Santarcangelo during the last day of the San Martino Fair. A gas leak caused the temporary evacuation of part of Piazza Ganganelli. The alarm was raised after some bank employees noticed a strong odor. Firefighters, police forces and Adrigas technicians intervened on site and identified the leak in the cylinder of a food stand. Emergency resolved within an hour, with no injuries, as reported the Resto del Carlino.
Rimini, empty houses and workers without accommodation: Cna’s appeal
Almost 14 thousand vacant properties in Rimini, but finding accommodation for workers remains difficult. Cna, based on a Nomisma study, asks the Municipalities to survey and recover unused public buildings, including the former Astoria and the former Novelli. President Marco Polazzi also proposes incentives to put rent-controlled private homes back on the market. The objective is to transform abandoned properties into job opportunities, services and new housing availability, as the weekly highlights theBridge.
Tourism, five million more to promote Emilia-Romagna abroad
The Emilia-Romagna Region is putting another five million euros on the table to strengthen international tourism promotion in 2026. The resources, provided for in an amendment to the 2026-2028 budget, will be managed through Apt Servizi and will focus on air, rail and cruise connections. The airports of Bologna, Forlì, Parma and Rimini and the port of Ravenna are involved. «We want those who come to us to be able to discover our entire region», explain the president Michele de Pascale and the councilor Roberta Frisoni, as reported Corriere Romagna.
Rimini Hospice, one million euro restyling completed
New face for the Hospice of the Rimini hospital, in the Ovidio Pavilion, after a redevelopment project costing around one million euros. The structure, spread over two thousand square metres, strengthens the territorial palliative care network. The numbers for 2025 demonstrate the role of the service: 853 patients assisted, 422 hospitalizations and almost two thousand outpatient services. An investment dedicated to the quality of care and the welcoming of the most fragile patients, as they say the Resto del Carlino, Corriere Romagna And Good morning Rimini.
Offshore platforms, the new law opens up to reconversion
Offshore platforms in the Adriatic could become a resource for the territory rather than simply being dismantled. The new law on sea resources in fact opens up the conversion of inactive structures into renewable energy plants, research centers, aquaculture and destinations for underwater tourism. Among the affected platforms are Regina 1 and Azalea A. Technical and environmental checks are necessary, but the prospect is to also enhance the marine ecosystems that have developed around the pylons, as highlighted by the weekly theBridge.
Rimini, interventions in 18 underpasses to increase safety
More light and greater protection for the cycle-pedestrian underpasses in Rimini. The Municipality and the Emilia-Romagna Region are investing a total of 320 thousand euros to intervene on 18 structures, with new LED lighting and prevention initiatives. More street tutors are also planned in the nightlife areas, activities in schools and the involvement of Civivo volunteers. Mayor Jamil Sadegholvaad underlines the importance of addressing the issue of security through multiple tools and collaboration between institutions and citizens, as reported the Resto del Carlino And Corriere Romagna.
The weekly ilPonte celebrates fifty years of information
Half a century of information, ecclesial life and attention to the territory. The weekly theBridge celebrates its first fifty years, confirming a vocation summed up by the bishop of Rimini Nicolò Anselmi in three words: “communion, participation, mission”. Three values which, according to the prelate, describe the identity of the newspaper and its link with the community and the Church of Rimini. An anniversary that also becomes an opportunity to look at the future of the weekly and its role in the life of the city.
