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Fifth District AHEPA Cancer Research Foundation Awards $60,000 in Grants
EDISON, NJ – The journey of raising funds for cancer research grants began twenty-nine years ago with a single canister collection can. Since that time the grass roots efforts of the Fifth District...
View ArticleMarc Orfanos Talks to TNH about His Son, Telemachus, California Shooting Victim
NEW YORK – Telemachus Orfanos, 27, was a U.S. Navy veteran with a thick beard, an easy smile, and a gladiator helmet tattoo. His friends called him “Tel.” The Greek-American was one of the victims of...
View ArticleThe Athens Crossroad Medical Conference Promotes Greece-Diaspora Ties
ATHENS – The Athens Crossroad conference held November 8-10 on developments in the field of thoracic and cardiovascular medicine was also organized as an opportunity for Hellenes in the field to...
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New York City’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Goes Up
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is in place and will soon be strung with 50,000 lights as one of New York City’s star holiday attractions, a gift from a same-sex married couple....
View ArticleAmerican Jewish Committee CEO Interview: “We Will Not Be Cowed or Intimidated”
David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) since 1990, spoke to TNH about the recent mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. The interview follows: TNH: There have been three...
View ArticleUkraine Transfers Noted Church to Constantinople Patriarch
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine has turned over one of the most famous Orthodox churches in the capital for permanent use by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The law transferring the use of St....
View ArticleAHEPA Honors Veterans with Memorial Service at Archdiocesan Cathedral
NEW YORK – On November 11, while the world commemorated the centennial of the end of World War I, AHEPA held its Recognition of Veterans at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan....
View ArticleAussie Car Rammer James Gargasoulas Found Guilty on 6 Murder Counts
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man who drove a car through a crowd on a pedestrian-only Australian street last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more, was found guilty on Tuesday of all 33...
View ArticleAntetokounmpo, Marangos Among Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List
The “Greek Freak”, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, is 2nd in Forbes’ 2018 30 Under 30 Sports List. According to the Forbes, Antetokounmpo’s earnings are up nearly 500% this season over last year thanks...
View ArticleMetropolitan Evangelos Unveils Opioid Abuse Awareness Program
WESTFIELD, NJ – His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey has created an awareness program about opioid abuse, and a corresponding video: Metropolis Opioid Response Effort (MORE), in...
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The Ilias Lalaounis Gallery Presents the Studio Jewelry Exhibition in NYC...
NEW YORK – The Ilias Lalaounis Gallery as part of NYC Jewelry Week 2018 presents the Studio Jewelry Exhibition: History and Making Under the Light of the Acropolis by students and faculty from the...
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Socrates Academy Wins Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools Award
CHARLOTTE, NC – The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) each year awards schools in every state with the Exemplary High Performing National Blue Ribbon Schools Award. This year, among the winners in...
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Pan Gregorian of NJ Honors Consul General Konstantinos Koutras (Vid & Pics)
GARFIELD, NJ – Pan Gregorian of New Jersey’s P.G.E.I. of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. honored Consul General of Greece in New York Konstantinos Koutras at its 34th Anniversary Charity Ball on...
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St. Demetrios Astoria Community Celebrates 91st Anniversary (Vid)
NEW YORK – On November 11, the Greek Orthodox community of Saint Demetrios in Astoria celebrated its 91st Anniversary at Terrace on the Park in Flushing, in a moving gathering of believers who have...
View ArticlePhilanthropist and Patriot Leonidas Lois Passed Away at Age 93
ASTORIA – The Greek-American philanthropist Leonidas Lois passed away on November 13 at the age of 93. Lois, who spent the last few years at HANAC (Hellenic American Neighborhood Action Committee) in...
View ArticleAttackers Target Church in Ukraine amid Religious Split
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian Orthodox Church says unknown attackers hurled Molotov cocktails at the landmark St. Andrew’s Church in the capital Kiev and assaulted a priest. The attack followed a move by...
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Byzantium for Beginners at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Manhattan
NEW YORK – The Greek Literature Book Club presented a lecture, Byzantium for Beginners, at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan, on November 11. The presentation featured a...
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St. Philip Parish in Nashua New Hampshire Celebrated Its Patron Saint
NASHUA –N.H.- Saint Philip Greek Orthodox parish in Nashua New Hampshire celebrated its patron Saint with a Vesper Service and Artoklasia on Tuesday evening November 13. Fr. Grergorios Trakas presiding...
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Assumption Church in Michigan Hosts Bereavement Service for a K-9 Dog Killed
ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI – The Assumption Greek Orthodox parish of St. Claire, MI held a Bereavement Service on November 14 for Axe, a K-9 police dog killed in the line of duty on November 4, in his...
View ArticleGeorgiana Katsonopoulos, 27, Found Dead in Glen Cove Apartment
GLEN COVE, NY – Georgiana Katsonopoulos, 27, was found dead in her Glen Cove home on November 6 by law enforcement officers. Her building’s security manager notified the Glen Cove Police when he...
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