Canton Ticino

Thirty Thousand people in Switzerland for treatments

The patients that are going to Canton Ticino come from, above all, North Italy. Also Russian, Arab and Chinese patients are increasing.

VARESE

The courage of being free

One year after Marino Bergamaschi passed away, the crafts association present the initiative in his memory. A book and a meeting with Stefano Zamagni about economics and the social responsibility of doing business

Saronno

Toxic waste in Saronno: “On its way to Germany”

Businessman, Bruno Bella, the owner of the firm that has stored the waste that came from the decontamination of the chemical plant in Pioltello, explains, “There is no danger.”

Malpensa

SEA: increase in passengers and profit

Malpensa Airport saw 18.7 million passengers go through its doors; it is now the third largest airport in Europe, and has the highest rate of growth. Earnings, too, are on the increase.

Gallarate

Alberto Giacometti, the soul of the twentieth century

Exceptional works that come from the artist’s private collection. Sculptures, drawings and paintings discovered in his studio in Paris, are being exhibited for the first time in Europe, at the Maga Museum.

Malpensa

Appeal to the thief: “My daughter’s salvation is in that computer.”

An inhabitant of Cardano has sent a message to the person who, last Friday, stole his portable computer from his suitcase, which was on a plane bound for Bari. “Please, just give me my hard disk back, it contains vital information for my daughter.”

GAVIRATE

Gavirate becomes a part of Australia

The building, which will first be used by the table tennis players, has been handed over to the Canberra authorities by the President of Varese Province, Dario Galli, during a formal ceremony.

Pedemontana

New start for Pedemontana

Cattaneo and Formigoni announce the news in a note, and express their satisfaction. Marantelli: ”Stop the celebrating.”

SOCIAL NETWORK

Even “Il Trota” lands on Twitter

Renzo Bossi has opened an account on the social network of the moment, where he makes shock revelations: from when he had been the victim of bullying to his relationship with girls.

UNIVERSITY

Graduates in the year of the crisis: only six out of ten find a job

60 per cent of the graduates from Varese who graduated in 2008 found a job within a year. Most of them in the social work or in the public health service

SARONNO

Toxic waste in Saronno: “We want an environmental check immediately”

Waste, from the former chemical plant in Pioltello, is being stored in a company in the town. The Mayor has asked for explanations: “Why did nobody warn us? Why all the hurry?”

Letter to the Editor

Graglia: “I’m also a former pupil of the ‘Cairoli’ High School”

The president of the Union of Industrialists of Varese Province intervenes in the discussion, started by Adriano Gallina, about the importance of having a school system that helps students to think.