Simotas Announces Passage of Her Bill for Newlyweds’ Name Change Freedom
ALBANY, NY – Legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Aravella Simotas would amend New York State domestic relations law to allow newlyweds to change their middle name as well as their last name...
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Four Greek-Americans Shine in Ice Hockey at Avon Old Farms
AVON, CT – Four young Greek-Americans are making a name for themselves playing ice hockey at their preparatory school, the 92-year-old Avon Old Farms. The all-boy boarding school, located 12 miles west...
View ArticleTNH Columnists Debate Immigration Issue, the Wall and Fiscal Sincerity
Ambassador Patrick N. Theros and attorney/law professor Constantinos E. Scaros, regular columnists for The National Herald, will engage in a debate this week about President Donald Trump’s efforts to...
View ArticleVallejo Gantner Appointed Artistic and Executive Director of Onassis USA
NEW YORK – The Onassis Foundation USA has appointed Vallejo Gantner as its new Artistic and Executive Director. Gantner led the internationally influential New York City cultural institution...
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The Safety of Women Panel on Greek Domestic Violence Law at UN (Vid & Pics)
NEW YORK – The Safety of Women: Penal Mediation in Greek Domestic Violence Legislation panel at the United Nations on March 12 traced the historical development of domestic violence legislation and...
View ArticleChris Alahouzos is Elected to Second Term as Mayor of Tarpon Springs, Florida
TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Three years ago, Chris (Chrysostomos) Alahouzos became the first Greek-born mayor of the Florida Gulf Coast city of Tarpon Springs, home to the highest percentage of Greeks per...
View ArticleThe 5th Annual Loukoumi Dance Party & Make A Difference Awards May 19
NEW YORK – The 5th Annual Loukoumi Dance Party & Make A Difference Awards take place on Sunday, May 19, 5-9 PM at Mulino’s at Lake Isle Country Club, 660 White Plains Road in Eastchester, NY. This...
View ArticleGreek-American Develops Algorithm Helping NYPD Spot Crime Patterns
NEW YORK (AP) — When a syringe-wielding drill thief tried sticking up a Home Depot near Yankee Stadium, police figured out quickly that it wasn’t a one-off. A man had also used a syringe a few weeks...
View ArticleGreek-American “Apprentice” Contestant’s Trump Defamation Suit Can Proceed
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump isn’t immune from a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who accused him of unwanted kissing...
View ArticleUniversity of Pennsylvania Receives $6 Million SNF Gift to Launch Paideia...
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The University of Pennsylvania announced on March 14 a $6 million gift to launch the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program (Paideia) for its undergraduate students. The Program...
View ArticleGreek-Canadian Community Drawn into Controversy over Far-Right Event
VANCOUVER, Canada – The Greek-Canadian community in Vancouver was drawn into controversy over an event featuring Canadian far-right speakers Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern which was scheduled for...
View ArticleGreek Independence Day Celebration at Rhode Island State House
BOSTON – The annual celebration of the war of Greek Independence that ended 400 years of Turkish occupation will be celebrated for the 27th year at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday, March 26....
View ArticleMaloney Joins House Democrats on Bill to Protect Dreamers, TPS and DED Holders
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) joined with House Democrats on March 12 to introduce the H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019. H.R. 6 will protect Dreamers, and those...
View Article“Axia – A Celebration of Extraordinary Greek American Women” in Philadelphia
The Greek American Heritage Society of Philadelphia’s annual Photo Tour will take place this Saturday, March 16, 2019, 5:30 pm, at the Stotesbury Mansion in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. “Be there...
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Dimitris Avramopoulos will be the Grand Marshal in Boston’s Parade
BOSTON – Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Union Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship and former Minister and Member of the Greek Parliament, will be the Grand Marshal at Boston’s...
View ArticleEnd of the Line for Michigan’s Ginopolis’ Restaurant
After 40 years in Farmington Hills, MI, brothers Peter and Johnny Ginopolis are closing their restaurant, getting an offer to sell the building so that it could be an assisted living center. “We feel...
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Celebrating The International Day of Greek Language and Culture in Astoria...
The International Day of Greek language and culture was celebrated on Sunday, March 10 at the Stathakion Center in Astoria, at an event hosted by the Federation of Hellenic American Teachers USA and...
View ArticleArchbishop Demetrio’s Message on Great Lent
NEW YORK – Archbishop Demetrios in his Great Lent encyclical to the entire membership of the Archdiocese of America calls for “intense prayer, fasting and service, so that we may draw closer to God,...
View ArticleHonor Due for the “Oxi” of Greek Merchant Seamen During WWII
NEW YORK – Alexander Billinis, inspired by his family history and by the endeavor of the Eastern Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance (EMBCA) to place a memorial in Manhattan in honor of the more...
View ArticleCatechetical Homily of Ecumenical Patriarch on Holy and Great Lent
CONSTANTINOPLE – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in his catechetical homily on the beginning of the Great Lent speaks about the ascetic experience of Orthodoxy. Specifically, he wrote that, “In a...
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