Diamond Circle road opens
Next Saturday, August 22, the Diamond Ring will be formally opened. The banner will be symbolically cut at a resting place on the road between Vesturdalur and Dettifoss, but the …
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Film ‘Cosmic Birth’ to show a different side of Men who walked on Moon
A new Icelandic documentary about the Apollo lunar missions will premiere on July 20 this year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first step on the alien world. The …
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New smoothie and sandwich bar to open in Húsavík
The popular smoothie and sandwich bar Lemon has announced that they will open their newest location in Húsavík this summer. The new Húsavík franchise will be owned and operated by …
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Rafnar Performs Newest Album “Voda”
Local musician Rafnar Orri Gunnarsson performed his album “Voda” this past weekend at the Hof in Akureyri, and the Samkomuhúsinu in Husavik. This performance was accompanied by artwork created specifically …
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Fearless Females opens at the Exploration Museum
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
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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Völsungur gets grant for two Beach volleyball pitches in Húsavík
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
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
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
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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