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Fearless Females opens at the Exploration Museum

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 - by Sam Finley

The Exploration Museum has opened its newest exhibition for the summer, titled “Fearless Females”. This brand new exhibit has been under construction for the last few weeks, and had its …

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Small fire at PCC plant in the early morning hours

March 27, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Húsavík Observer - Leave a Comment

A small fire broke out in the PCC silicon plant at Bakki, north of Húsavík, in the early morning hours during the night shift. A swift response for the municipal …

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Sam Finley announced as new editor of Húsavík Observer

March 26, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Örlygur Hnefill - Leave a Comment

Sam Finley has been announced as the new editor of Húsavík Observer, the online English speaking news service from Húsavík and northern Iceland. “Husavik is a small quaint little town …

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Völsungur gets grant for two Beach volley­ball pitches in Húsa­vík

March 26, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Húsavík Observer - Leave a Comment

The local sports club Völsungur has received a grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture for their project to set up two beach volley­ball pitches in Húsavík. The two volleyball pitches were …

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Municipality hosts meeting to discuss drug abuse prevention tonight

March 26, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Húsavík Observer - Leave a Comment

Norðurþing municipality hosts a meeting for parents and guardians of youth in the municipality to discuss drug abuse and ways of prevention. The meeting takes place in FSH tonight at 7.30 …

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Norðurþing municipality granted 32.6 million króna for fiber-optic connections in rural areas

March 25, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Húsavík Observer - Leave a Comment

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, minister of Transportation and Local Government, Páll Jóhann Pálsson, chairman of the Telecommunications Fund of Iceland, and local representatives, today signed agreements on co-sponsorship from the Telecommunications …

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Population of Northeastern Region goes down by 4.3 percent since last year

March 23, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Húsavík Observer - Leave a Comment

Statistics Iceland has published the annual population number updates for January 1 of 2019. According to SI, the population of the northeastern region Þingeyjarsýsla has fallen from 5320 in 2018 …

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Rúnar Sigurpálsson appointed CEO of PCC as Jökull Gunnarsson leaves the company

March 23, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Húsavík Observer

Jökull Gunnarsson, who took over as CEO of the Bakki plant last fall, has announced that he will step down for personal reasons as CEO of PCC BakkiSilicon next month. …

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Culture / Local

Húsavík Theater Company premieres Two by Jim Cartwright

March 7, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Húsavík Observer

Taking place over the course of one evening in a typical English pub, Jim Cartwright’s play Two features fourteen diverse characters played by seven local actors, as various members of …

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60-room nursing home to be built in Húsavík

February 8, 2019April 23, 2019 - by Húsavík Observer - Leave a Comment

Plans to build a new 60-room nursing home in Húsavík have been announced. The project is a joint effort of the Icelandic government and four municipalities in the Northeastern region …

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