Avellino — The first "social taxi" has been launched in Alta Irpinia, designed for elderly people with mobility difficulties who need to reach healthcare facilities for regular care. The initiative, involving 25 municipalities in the province of Avellino, aims to fill a healthcare gap in an area characterized by significant geographic dispersion and a growing elderly population.
The service is primarily intended for people over 65 without family members, suffering from chronic conditions that require regular visits and treatment at hospitals and clinics. Operational management is entrusted to the Misericordia di Torella dei Lombardi, which will operate according to specific regulations approved by the City of Alta Irpinia.
A complex and ageing territory
"The reasons for the initiative are clear," explains Rosanna Repole, president of the Città dell'Alta Irpinia. "The number of people over 65 and the distance between municipalities and healthcare facilities make this type of intervention indispensable." The president emphasized that the goal is to provide concrete solutions to a mountainous area where access to healthcare services often poses a barrier for those who live alone.
The trial begins with the hope of transforming, if the results are positive, into a stable and structured service. The project represents a model of local welfare that could be replicated in other inland areas of Campania struggling with the same challenges of demographic aging and geographic isolation.
Maddaloni, a 14-year-old boy robbed by two peers armed with knives: the stolen goods were recovered.
MADDALONI – They threatened a peer with a knife and stole his wallet, smartphone, and electric bicycle. The two minors involved in the incident were both reported to the Juvenile Court for conspiracy to commit robbery after the intervention of the Carabinieri of the local station.
The incident occurred yesterday afternoon, around 16.30pm, near a bar in via Forche Caudine, in Maddaloni, in the province of Caserta. According to the military's reconstruction, the victim, a 14-year-old boy who was with a friend, was approached by two peers. After threatening him with a knife, the two men took his personal belongings and then quickly fled.
NAPLES – The child admitted to Monaldi Hospital in serious condition after receiving a damaged heart transplant has been placed first on the Italian transplant list. His mother, Patrizia, announced the news during a live broadcast on the program. Life live su Rai 1.
"They've put him first on the Italian transplant list," the woman explained, noting that she was informed directly by the ministry. This news represents a crucial step in the race against time to save the little boy, whose condition remains delicate but, according to the doctors, is compatible with another operation.
NAPLES – A kitchen knife hidden in a backpack, discovered during school hours, prompted police intervention at a school in the historic center. The incident involved a 17-year-old boy, who was charged with illegal possession of a weapon or offensive objects.
The alarm was raised by a report to the Operations Room. Officers from the Dante Police Station responded to the school building after receiving reports of a student with a weapon in his backpack. When patrols arrived, a teacher reported finding, during a search, a kitchen knife measuring approximately 32 centimeters in length.
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