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This week, Jelgava Municipal Police officers Māris Vēveris and Eduards Grīnbergs returned from an experience exchange visit to Jelgava’s twin city of Carmel, USA. They travelled to develop new skills and gain insight into the day-to-day work of the Carmel Police Department. The officers brought back valuable observations and vivid impressions of how daily operations, technology, and communication with the community are organised within the Carmel Police Department. The day-to-day work of law enforcement in the United States includes a continuous preventive presence, the use of modern technologies, and close cooperation with the local community.

Continuing the successful cooperation between Jelgava and its sister city Carmel (USA), two officers from the Jelgava Municipal Police have travelled to Indiana today for a week-long professional exchange. They will arrive in the United States tomorrow and, from September 21 to 27, will work alongside Carmel law enforcement officers, taking part in joint patrols and gaining insight into police work in the United States.

Symbolic initiatives have been implemented in Jelgava’s sister cities of Carmel (USA) and Rueil-Malmaison (France), highlighting the importance of international friendship and strengthening the connection with our city through the urban environment.

September marks a new beginning – the new school year has started, summer holidays are mostly behind us, and gardens and fields are now yielding their abundant autumn harvest. In Jelgava, autumn is traditionally unimaginable without the Autumn Harvest and Plant Fair, which will bring together local producers, craftspeople, plant growers and shoppers on 19 September from 10:00 to 15:00 at Duke Jacob’s Square and Krišjāņa Barona Street.

This year, Jelgava’s twin city Šiauliai (Lithuania) is celebrating its 790th anniversary, and on September 22, the city invites everyone to mark this special occasion actively – by running! Our neighbours from Lithuania are inviting Latvian runners, families, friends and sports enthusiasts to become part of the city’s biggest running celebration.

This week, on September 5, the Jelgava Night Half Marathon will take place. The event was postponed from August 22 due to unfavorable weather conditions. It is one of the largest road races in Latvia, and 3,856 participants have currently registered, with registration still open. This year, runners will follow a new route along the left bank of the Lielupe River. However, the running event will also bring significant traffic restrictions in the city, which everyone is encouraged to familiarize themselves with using the traffic scheme or the “Waze” navigation system.

Despite the changeable weather this summer, the sand sculptures on Pasta (Post) Island have been well preserved and will continue to delight visitors until 27 September. With the beginning of the autumn season, the park’s opening hours will change – from 1 September, it will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Taking into account the orange weather warning issued by the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LVĢMC) for August 22nd and prioritizing the safety of participants, a decision has been made to postpone the Jelgava Night Half Marathon to the 5th of September.

On August 22, one of the largest road races in Latvia—the Jelgava Night Half-Marathon—will take place in Jelgava. Traffic will be significantly restricted in the city during the race, six city bus routes will be altered, and a stopping and parking ban along the race route will be in effect starting from the afternoon of Friday, August 21. A traffic restriction map can be found at the end of the news article, and changes will also be integrated into the “Waze” navigation system.

The Jelgava Night Half-Marathon will take place on August 22. New routes have been created this year, and race participants already have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with them.

Admissions for vacant undergraduate and postgraduate study seats at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) continue starting August 3. As a result, becoming a student in Jelgava this autumn is still possible for anyone who did not manage to apply in July. So far, 868 undergraduate applicants and 238 master’s applicants have signed academic contracts at LBTU, meaning that at least 1,106 new students could begin their 1st-year studies this autumn.

One month remains until Jelgava’s largest sporting event of the year—on August 22, the Jelgava Night Half-Marathon will take place, which will simultaneously serve as the Latvian Championship. More than 500 Jelgava residents will have the opportunity to participate free of charge.