Peter Kalkanis Charged with 4 Others for over $31.7 Million Insurance Fraud
NEW YORK – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of...
View ArticleMark Arey Asks Archbishop Demetrios to Resign
BOSTON – Mark Arey, Executive Director of the Hellenic Initiative Organization, posted an article on Facebook urging His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America to resign, noting that “his continuing...
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Bill Cosby Convicted of Drugging and Molesting a Greek American Woman
NORRISTOWN, PA (AP) — Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian...
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Annunciation Centennial Celebration on April 28-29 in York, PA
YORK, PA – The members of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church are hosting a once in a lifetime Centennial Celebration Weekend Event on April 28-29, proudly honoring their 100 years of representation...
View ArticleDr. Athienites, Prominent Nephrologist, among “The Leading Physicians of the...
BROCKTON, MA – The International Association of HealthCare Professionals welcomed Greek-American Dr. Nicolaos V. Athienites, MD, to their prestigious organization with his upcoming publication in The...
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The 23rd Greek Independence Day Parade in Boston a Success (Photos)
BOSTON, MA – Under a blue sky and sunny day, Boston’s 23rd annual Greek Independence Parade took place on April 22. It began at 1PM in front of the Prudential Tower near the Boston Public Library...
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Onassis Spring Festival Panel Discussion on Aristophanes and Political Satire
BROOKLYN – Nearly 2,500 years after Aristophanes wrote The Birds, political satire remains just as topical and divisive, prominent figures in the art world agreed at a panel discussion on April 25,...
View ArticleGreek-American Co-Authored Study on Melanoma Patients and Marriage
CHICAGO (AP) — There’s an extra bonus to marriage for melanoma patients: They tend to be diagnosed in earlier more treatable stages than patients who are unmarried, widowed or divorced, a new study...
View ArticleDimitrios of Sebasteia Elected Elder Metropolitan of Prince Islands
CONSTANTINOPLE – His Eminence Metropolitan Dimitrios of Sebasteia was elected unanimously as Metropolitan of the Prince Islands of Constantinople by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on...
View ArticlePolitical Flap after Greek-American Scientist Quits Hellenic Space Agency
ATHENS – Noted Greek-American scientists Stamatios Krimigis has taken some parting shots at ruling Radical Left SYRIZA officials after he quit the Hellenic Space Agency because of what he called...
View ArticleGreek-American Researchers Developed Cheap Nuclear Radiation Detecting Material
EVANSTON, IL – A research team from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory has developed a remarkable “next-generation” material for nuclear radiation detection that could...
View ArticleAHEPA Included in B’nai B’rith International’s 175th Anniversary Video (Vid)
NEW YORK – AHEPA has been included in B’nai B’rith International’s 175th commemorative anniversary video. “Check out AHEPA Executive Director Basil Mossaidis’ remarks and please join us in saluting...
View ArticleArchbishop Demetrios Appoints Nicholas Anton as Interim Director of the...
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America has appointed Nicholas Anton as the interim director of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek...
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Cosby Could Spend Rest of Life in Prison for Drugging, Molesting...
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — After decades of whispers, lawsuits, investigations and close calls, Bill Cosby could be headed to prison at age 80 for sexual assault for the rest of his life, vindicating a...
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HACF Event: Arapoglou Presents Charmed Lives: Ghika, Craxton, Leigh Fermor...
NEW YORK – The Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation (HACF), with the support of the Benaki Museum, welcomed a presentation by renowned art historian Evita Arapoglou on the exhibition currently at The...
View ArticleJourney from Tunisia Film Screening on April 29
NEW YORK – Kehila Kedosha Janina screens a fascinating new documentary, Journey from Tunisia, by Sephardic filmmaker Jonathan Maimon on Sunday, April 29 at 2 PM. In this film, Maimon examines the...
View Article“Pacman, The Movie”, a Greek-Spanish Production to be Released Later in 2018
A Greek-Spanish co-production completed its first filming in Greece in some of the most beautiful places in the country. It is a road movie, Vassilis Papatheocharis, co-director of ‘Pacman The Movie’...
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Dr. Kimon Bekelis Honored at 55th Annual L.I. Heart & Stroke Ball (Video)
GARDEN CITY, NY – The renowned Dr. Kimon Bekelis was honored by the American Heart Association (AHA) on April 26 at the Garden City Hotel at the Association’s Annual Heart & Stroke Ball. Dr....
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Bust of Cephalonian Juan de Fuca Unveiled at Museum of Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The unveiling of the bust of Kefalonian explorer Ioannis Apostolos Fokas, best known by the Spanish version of his name Juan de Fuca, was held on April 24 at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV),...
View ArticleObituaries in Greek-American Community
ALEXOPOULOS, CHRISTOS RANDOLPH, MA (from The Canton Journal, published on Apr. 20) –Christos V. Alexopoulos, of Randolph, formerly of Greece, passed away surrounded by his family on April 18, 2018 at...
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