Off Year Election Day Still Finds Greek-Americans Running
NEW YORK – It is an “off year,” so few Greek-American office holders are up for re-election, but in places like New York’s Nassau County, the community is excited about candidacies of their own,...
View ArticleMadeline Singas Wins Big in Nassau DA Race – UPDATED
GARDEN CITY, NY – First-time candidate Madeline Singas won a stunning victory in the race for Nassau County District Attorney. The Greek-American named Acting DA in January defeated veteran politician...
View ArticleU.S. Friends of AFS Raise $280K for Scholarships, Help Build New Greece
NEW YORK – The American Farm School of Thessaloniki, the premier educational and research institution in Southeast Europe for agriculture, food systems, and the environment raised more than $280,000...
View ArticleZervos Tells TNH about His New Film
“Told through the eyes of a Detroit teenager, it is the story of the poet Ovid whose work has been cherished for over 2,000 years.” Those are the words describing the film Ovid and the Art of Love,...
View ArticleDr. John Katsetos Sentenced to 7 Years
HARTFORD, CT – Dr. John Katsetos was sentenced on November 4 by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford, CT to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release....
View ArticleBoston Celebrates OXI Day
BOSTON – OXI Day was honored in Boston three days early, on Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Maliotis Cultural Center. The event organized by the Federation of the Hellenic-American Societies of New England....
View ArticleFrom Brooklyn to PA, John Garbidakis is Mourned by Community
NEW YORK. – John Garbidakis breathed his last on November 4 at his home in Whitehall, PA in the presence of his wife Olga, and their children and grandchildren. He was 81 years old. The viewing will...
View ArticlePlays for Greek-American Libraries
By Eleni Sakellis Τhe remarkable impact of classical Greek tragedy on world culture continues to resonate to the present day. From the earliest surviving trilogy The Oresteia by Aeschylus to...
View Article9th NYC Greek Film Festival a Winner
NEW YORK – What makes a first-rate film festival? Innovative movies. Cinema artists on hand to discuss their art. Enthusiastic and critical audiences. The Ninth Annual New York City Greek Film...
View ArticleShakespeare’s 12th Night in N.Y.
NEW YORK – November 5 is opening night for Shakespeare’s gender-bender classic 12th Night at Manhattan’s famed SoHo Playhouse. It is the latest creation of Offline Productions and the team of producer...
View ArticleMarilu Henner (“Elaine” from Taxi) on Her Multidimensional Life
Of the thousands of sitcoms created since the dawn of television, few have been as memorable and as influential as Taxi, which aired from 1978-1981 on ABC and in its final year, the 1981-82 season, on...
View ArticleFr. Metropoulos Installed HCHC Pres
BOSTON, MA – Rev. Christopher Metropoulos was inaugurated as the 21st president of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) on October 29 an a prestigious ceremony at...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of the Mihos Family in Massachusetts
BOSTON, MA – The last act of the melodrama of the rise and the fall of a prominent Greek-American family in Massachusetts is underway, with the sale of their beach estate in West Yarmouth, Cape Cod....
View ArticlePapanikolas on Post-Civil War Era
By Dr. Leonidas Petrakis Papanikolas is a familiar and widely respected name in the Greek-American literary community. Helen Papanikolas greatly enriched the corpus of Greek-American writings. With her...
View ArticleMet. Gerasimos Seeks Bishop Apostolos’ Removal
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco wants his chancellor, Bishop Apostolos of Medeia to be removed. TNH has learned that Gerasimos is extremely disappointed with...
View ArticleA Miracle Cure After Years Fixes Life: “A Tumor Stole Every Memory I Had”
My brain tumor introduced itself to me on a grainy MRI, in the summer of 2009, when I was 28 years old. It had been with me from the day I was born. Tumors like mine develop in utero. They are usually...
View ArticleSymposium for Autistic Children
NEW YORK – With the motto “A person with autism is no different than any other person; He is just a person with special abilities,” began the first International Symposium for Children entitled...
View ArticleA Miracle Cure After Years Fixes Life: “A Tumor Stole Every Memory That I Had”
By Demetri Kofinas My brain tumor introduced itself to me on a grainy MRI, in the summer of 2009, when I was 28 years old. It had been with me from the day I was born. Tumors like mine develop in...
View ArticleMalliotakis Named Rubio N.Y. Chair
NEW YORK – Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis has been named chair of New York operations for the presidential campaign of Republican Marco Rubio. “Malliotakis (R-East Shore/Brooklyn) will coordinate...
View ArticleThe Sweet Scent of Angels
GREEKS AROUND THE U.S. By Jackie Morfesis CHARLESTON, SC – As Orthodox Christians, we believe in the afterlife. However, there is no handbook on how we are to travel and process being witness to a...
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