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Carnival of Love Foundation 10 Year Anniversary Fundraiser Raises $45,000
LONG ISLAND CITY – The Carnival of Love Foundation held its 10-year Anniversary Fundraiser on April 27 at Melrose Ballroom in Long Island City with over 300 guests in attendance. The event raised...
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AHI Welcomes Chief of the Hellenic Armed Forces Apostolakis to Hellenic House
WASHINGTON – Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis visited Hellenic House to meet with American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President Nick Larigakis and...
View ArticlePatriarch Bartholomew Hospitalized in Constantinople
BOSTON – His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was taken to the American Hospital in Constantinople on Sunday afternoon of May 6th, after he felt intense dizziness, possibly vertigo. He...
View ArticleHellenic Women’s Club of Bergen County Spring Charity Luncheon
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ – The Hellenic Women’s Club of Bergen County recently held their Spring Charity Luncheon at the Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, NJ. Guest speaker was Chef Maria Loi,...
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Cyprus- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Honors Nicole Petallides at Gala (Vid & Pics)
NEW YORK – The Cyprus- U.S. Chamber of Commerce honored Nicole Petallides- Fox Business anchor, with the Distinguished Merit Award at the 2018 Gala in Manhattan. Visibly moved by the honor and...
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St. Demetrios Students Shine in Greek Spelling Bee at TNH (Vid)
LONG ISLAND CITY – The students of St. Demetrios Greek Afternoon School in Astoria visited the offices of The National Herald to compete in the finals of their Greek Spelling Bee on May 4. The tense...
View ArticleHusband Convicted in Maria Kontonis’ Murder, Daughter’s Assault
NEW YORK – A Nassau County jury convicted Robert Crumb of fatally stabbing his wife, Maria Kontonis and wounding his daughter, Tiffany, in a 2016 attack before leading police on a high-speed chase in...
View ArticleSen. Mike Gianaris Could Replace Schneiderman as Attorney General
NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who held himself out as a champion of women and a liberal foil to President Donald Trump, resigned from office after four women accused him of...
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Lecture on Greeks and Philistines at University of Missouri-St. Louis
LOUIS, MO – The annual Catherine Pelican Memorial Lecture in Greek Culture was held at the University of Missouri-St.Louis with this year’s speaker Dr. Haskel J. Greenfield, University Distinguished...
View ArticleTourism Minister Kountoura Receives AHEPA Delegation
ATHENS – Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met on Wednesday with visiting officials of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA). Speaking to Athens-Macedonian News Agency, head...
View ArticleMetropolis of Chicago Forms New Council and Holds First Meeting
CHICAGO – The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago today announced the formation of its new Metropolis Council. The Metropolis Council is the advisory and consultative body to the Metropolitan and is...
View ArticleLawyer Andreas Akaras, Team Take on Turkey Over Erdogan Guards’ Washington...
Andreas Akaras, a Maryland lawyer who’s worked in Congress, helped recover unpaid wages for thousands of workers, and defended people seeking asylum and immigration privileges, doesn’t think it’s...
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Cuomo Appoints Greek-American Madeline Singas to Probe Schneiderman
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of abuse by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman . Cuomo late Tuesday said Greek-American...
View ArticleCould Singas Charge Schneiderman with a Crime?
NEW YORK (AP) — Detailed accusations that state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman abused women were enough to force him to resign, but are they enough to charge him with a crime? Investigators say...
View ArticleFantastic Opportunity for Greek-American Students
WASHINGTON – The Washington, DC chapter of the National Hellenic Society (NHS) is excited to announce the Third Annual NHS Heritage America Program in collaboration with Manatos & Manatos, a...
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Hundreds Attend Event in Honor and Support of Fr. Kastanas
ANDOVER, MA – Over 500 people of all ages and walks of life, from Arlington, MA, Lowell, and the Greater Boston area, attended a dinner held on April 29 at the Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover, MA,...
View ArticleSchneiderman Case Will Not Be Easy for Special Prosecutor Singas
NEW YORK – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Nassau County District Attorney and Greek-American Madeline Singas as the Special Prosecutor to investigate allegations against former Attorney...
View ArticleGreek Diaspora Professor to Join UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences
LONDON – A distinguished Greek diaspora scientist specialising in cardiovascular genomics, Professor Panayiotis Deloukas of the William Harvey Research Institute and Queen Mary University of Medicine,...
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Albany Sons of Pericles Honors Ahepan Chris Pappis
ALBANY, NY – The Albany Sons of Pericles, Ahepans from New York State, and an exceptionally large representation from the community, gathered on April 29 in the church social hall of St. Sophia Greek...
View ArticleNYC House Fire Leaves 11 Injured, 1 in Critical Condition
NEW YORK (AP) — The Fire Department says a blaze that broke through the roof of a house in Queens critically injured one person and seriously injured 10 others, including seven firefighters. More than...
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