The municipality of Velsen incorrectly reported a phone outage of over 25 days instead of just three due to a calculation error in an Excel file. Telecom provider Vodafone flagged the mistake after noticing the discrepancy in the data.
Liza van As, lead singer of the pop group POM, has released the band's second album, 'Enlightened, baby', which uses upbeat music as a method of processing grief. Despite her initial expectations of writing a somber record, she found that creating joyful pop songs helped her regain a sense of happiness.
A KLM employee has been fired and denied severance pay after causing a leak of 1,000 liters of kerosene last year. A court in Haarlem ruled that the incident created a significant fire hazard and seriously endangered safety, justifying the dismissal.
On 'Strawberry Day,' schoolchildren in Beverwijk participated in strawberry picking to learn about the region's history as a fruit cultivation and auction hub. The event aimed to teach children about the agricultural origins of fruit, emphasizing that strawberries grow on land rather than in supermarkets.
Bakery van Vessem has restored its original shop in the Kleverpark neighborhood to its historic 1907 style. The renovation marks a return to the roots of the nearly 120-year-old family business where it first began.
A 55-year-old woman from Beverwijk received a reduced sentence on appeal for shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter. She claimed her actions were an attempt to establish contact with extraterrestrial life.