FAITH Farewell Concert for Bishop Sevastianos on November 30th
NEW YORK – Cyprus New York Productions presents the unique concert FAITH with exceptional tenor and cantor Demetris Michael at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, 319 East 74th Street in...
View ArticleArchdiocese Exec. Committee Discusses St. Nicholas Nave, Shrine
BOSTON – The special teleconference of the Executive Committee of the Archdiocesan Council called by Archbishop Demetrios of America on Monday afternoon November 26, limited its discussion to the...
View ArticleAssemblymember Aravella Simotas Issues Statement on Amazon
NEW YORK – New York State Assemblymember Aravella Simotas released a statement in support of the report “What’s Wrong with Amazon” issued on November 28 by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store...
View ArticleGianaris to be Highest Ranking Member of State Senate from NYC
New York State Senator Michael Gianaris. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) NEW YORK – Greek-American Senator Michael Gianaris was appointed by Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to serve as the next Deputy...
View ArticleChicago’s Holy Trinity Church Receives Judgment of Foreclosure
CHICAGO – As a result of burdensome economic and legal pressures, Chicago’s historic 121-year-old Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church has received a judgment of foreclosure. The Church released a...
View ArticleN.J. Mystery: A Greek Mother, 2 Brothers, 2 Fires, Family Slain, No Suspects,...
More than a week after two pre-Thanksgiving fires at the New Jersey homes of two brothers – with a family of four slain before their house was set ablaze – investigators hadn’t been able to uncover why...
View ArticleGreek-American Indicted in Connection with Fraudulent Online Car Sales
MIAMI, FL – Merkourios Alexopoulos, 46, and Sabrina Schnekker, 32, of Miami Beach, were arrested on an indictment charging them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in connection with a...
View ArticleAustralian Dr. Con Kyriacou Accused by Patients of Sexual Assault
A Greek-Australian woman and two others who were patients of a Greek-Australian physician, Dr. Con Kyriacou, have independently lodged complaints against him for sexual assault, claiming they had been...
View ArticleThe Alexandrion Foundation Hosts First Ever Event in U.S.
NEW YORK – The Alexandrion Foundation made quite the impression hosting its first event in the United States at the renowned New York Public Library on November 27. The event honored immigrants from...
View ArticleBartholomew Gives New Extension to Demetrios
BOSTON – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew notified the Holy Synod of the Phanar on Tuesday, November 27 that he has accepted the request of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America for an extension...
View ArticleSNF’s Andreas Dracopoulos Addresses Greek Surgeons
From Tuesday, November 27th through December 1st, the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will hold a seminar for Greek surgeons, supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Since 2014, the...
View ArticleGeorge Behrakis Saves Greek Youth from Smoking
ATHENS – Eight years ago, prominent Lowell, MA businessman George Behrakis launched the antismoking campaign “Smoke Free Greece,” geared toward Greece’s youth. His goal was to reduce smoking among...
View ArticleGreek Woman’s Brother-in-Law Charged with Killing Family in NJ
NEW YORK – 51-year-old Ocean Township Paul Caneiro was charged Thursday morning in the slaying of his younger brother, sister-in-law and his niece and nephew, all of whom were found dead after a fire...
View ArticleGreek-American News Anchor Kalodimas Suing for Discrimination against NBC...
NASHVILLE, TENN. (BUSINESS WIRE) – The national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein announces the filing of a gender and age discrimination employment lawsuit in federal...
View ArticleCourt Hearing in New Jersey Greek Woman’s Family Murder, Arson Case
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man charged with killing his brother and the brother’s wife and two children will make a court appearance Friday morning. Paul Caneiro (kah-NEH’-roh) faces four...
View ArticleThe Greek-American Startup Workable Raised $50M in Additional Funds
BOSTON – Workable, the Greek-American startup, continues to succeed, as evidenced by a new round of funding amounting to $50 million dollars from various international investors. Considered the largest...
View ArticleMarathon Memories Continuously Born, in Greece and Worldwide
ATHENS – Most of the record 18,750 runners from 100 countries who participated in the 2018 Athens Marathon are home by now and sharing memories that will last a lifetime about their trek along...
View ArticleNew Jersey’s Katina’s Kosmos Offers Greek, Mexican Food
You won’t whether to shout Opa! Or Ole! Take your pick when you eat at Katina’s Kosmos Restaurant and Pub in Galloway, New Jersey, near Atlantic City. Owner Jim Kafkalas, who sold his Katina’s...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek Greek: Words you Already Know: Geometry and Shapes
Not only the word geometry is a Greek one, but the names of the geometrical shapes are Greek too. Therefore, they are familiar to you. Greek words you already know. Additionally, from the English names...
View ArticleCracks in the Nave of Holy Transfiguration in Anchorage, But No One Was Injured
Metropolitan of San Francisco, Gerasimos issued a statement after the earthquake that struck near Anchorage, Alaska on Friday. “I have been in direct contact with Rev. Father Vasilios Hillhouse, pastor...
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