Specialist conference “Ombudary representation in child and youth welfare MV (§ 9a SGB VIII)”

The focus of the conference is on the challenges and opportunities that arose from the introduction of Section 9a SGB VIII as part of the Child and Youth Strengthening Act (KJSG). This paragraph obliges all federal states to set up ombudsman offices to assist young people and their families in conflicts and when they need … Read more

A Neubrandenburg company celebrates its anniversary with a party and fundraising campaign

A Neubrandenburg company celebrates its anniversary with a party and fundraising campaign

The Neubrandenburg company IBM Haustechnik Manjah is supporting the fight against cancer on its 25th anniversary. After a self-deprecating speech about his company, which caused a few laughs, managing director Tony Manjah presented a donation check to the Neubrandenburg Tumor Center as part of the celebration. Among the guests was Frank Benischke, head of the … Read more

Drunk in a wheelchair: punishment for repeat offenders

Drunk in a wheelchair: punishment for repeat offenders

A pensioner who repeatedly drove a wheelchair and electric quad while drunk in Malchin (Mecklenburg Lake District) has been sentenced to a fine. Set off with residual alcohol in the blood Judge Iris Hagedorn found the 73-year-old guilty of “drunken driving in two cases”. The senior citizen, who was slightly handicapped when walking, had previously … Read more

Opening Night of Europe’s Premier Film Festival Shines Spotlight on Innovative Mental Health Treatment

Opening Night of Europe’s Premier Film Festival Shines Spotlight on Innovative Mental Health Treatment

With the winning film of the Berlinale 2023 – “Sur L’Adamant (On the Adamant)” the European film festival schriftArt 2023 begins this evening in Neubrandenburg. In the film, the French director Nicolas Philibert describes how people with mental illnesses in the day clinic on the Adamant be treated with very creative methods. The organizers said … Read more

Music festival: From New York to Usedom – the Philharmonie ends the Corona break

Music festival: From New York to Usedom – the Philharmonie ends the Corona break

Long before the first note of the Usedom Music Festival sounds this year, the hosts land a coup of a very special kind: the New York Philharmonic give their first European guest performance after a two-year abstinence abroad on the north-east German island of sunshine and culture, leaving the three big concerts in the Peenemünde … Read more

Corona numbers: 13 new deaths reported – Corona numbers in clinics are falling

Corona numbers: 13 new deaths reported – Corona numbers in clinics are falling

The seven-day incidence of new corona infections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is stagnating. The State Office for Health and Social Affairs in Rostock reported a value of 369.7 on Monday – on Friday it was 367.1. A week ago, the incidence was 486.4. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the nationwide average value on Monday … Read more

Junior tournament: Neubrandenburg football kids at FC Barcelona – a hit!

Junior tournament: Neubrandenburg football kids at FC Barcelona – a hit!

“They don’t stop talking about it,” grins Danilo Plate. “It’s been like this for days and weeks, and I think even if they retire in half a century, it will still be a nice memory for them.” Neubrandenburg, is happy about the successful coup: together with other organizers, he arranged for the junior team to … Read more

Corona numbers: No relaxation in the intensive care units in MV

Corona numbers: No relaxation in the intensive care units in MV

The seven-day incidence in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is also lower on Saturday than on the previous days. At the weekend, however, there are usually fewer reports than during the week. With 2,796 new infections detected, the State Office for Health and Social Affairs reported around 1,400 fewer cases than in the previous week. The corona incidence … Read more

Unknown number: Neubrandenburg senior cheated by Whatsapp by almost 4000 euros

Unknown number: Neubrandenburg senior cheated by Whatsapp by almost 4000 euros

Fraudsters have once again stolen money from senior citizens via WhatsApp, this time in Neubrandenburg. The police warn urgently. Neubrandenburg A 71-year-old woman from Neubrandenburg was cheated by criminals for almost 4,000 euros. The police headquarters in Neubrandenburg announced on Wednesday that she had received a WhatsApp message from her supposed daughter that her cell … Read more