HALC Announces $1M SNF Grant to Endow Nikos Mouyiaris Fellowship Program
CHICAGO – The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) announced a $1 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). The grant will endow HALC’s Leadership 2030 Fellowship Program, in...
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Sen. Gianaris and Actress Edie Falco at Rally for Ban on Sale of Pet Mill Pets
NEW YORK – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and State Senator Michael Gianaris were joined by renowned award-winning actress and lifelong New Yorker Edie Falco at a press conference...
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A Conversation with Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta on Holy Week and Pascha
Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta offered an interview, or rather a theological and spiritual conversation, to The National Herald explaining and meditating on the sacred events of Holy Week and the...
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Sandals for Sale in Washington Greek Home Shop
With summer approaching, nothing beats walking in the heat with a pair of Greek sandals and Laiik – in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle – which specializes in them, has a display that makes you feel...
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Greek-Americans Michalopoulos, Leris Battle for Net Neutrality
Two of the leaders of the fight for net neutrality in the United States are Pantelis Michalopoulos, one of the country’s top telecommunications lawyers with the Washington law firm of Steptoe &...
View ArticleSNF: Hiatus Extension in Submitting New Grant Requests
“Thoughtful partnerships and conversations with current, past, and prospective grantees are the heart of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s work,” SNF says in press release. “The review of new grant...
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Every Generation Participated in the Resurrection of Christ at Historic St....
BOSTON – Parishioners of all ages participated by the hundreds in the Resurrection of Christ at the historic Church of St. George in Lynn, Massachusetts. On Holy Saturday night as early as 11 PM the...
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St. George Church in Piscataway Celebrates Its Namesake Saint
PISCATAWAY, NJ – His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey presided over the Divine Liturgy, assisted by the presiding priest of the community, Archimandrite Nektarios Cottros and other...
View ArticleHellenic University Club Spring Bash Benefits the Scholarship Fund
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Hellenic University Club (HUC) Spring Bash takes place on Friday, May 3 at the beautiful Arts Ballroom, 1324 Locust Street in Philadelphia. There will be live music by the...
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Dr. Peggy Agouris, New Provost at William & Mary, Talks to TNH
WILLIAMSBURG, VA – Recently selected as Provost of William & Mary University in Williamsburg on April 23, Dr. Peggy Agouris, an award-winning scholar and researcher and dean of the College of...
View ArticleTheodoro Griego, First Greek in U.S., Landed in Florida in 1528
On April 14 it was 491 years since Theodoros Griego, a sailor, landed on Florida. He is believed to be the first Greek to set foot on what would become America. He was part of the expedition of Spanish...
View ArticleErdogan Wants US-Made F-35’s for Turkish Pilots to Violate Greek Airspace
Having repeatedly sending F-16 fighter jets into Greek airspace, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pressing for the United States to allow his country to buy F-35’s while going ahead with plans...
View ArticleNew England Commission of Higher Education Issues Official Notation to...
BOSTON – The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) at its meeting April 12, 2019, issued an official Notation for Hellenic College asserting that “the College’s accreditation may be in...
View ArticleIOCC $25M Milestone in Microloans Boosts Business, Entrepreneurship in Balkans
BALTIMORE, MD – Marking a milestone in its long-running microloan program, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) announced on May 1 that it has surpassed $25 million in microcredit lending...
View ArticleGianaris Hails Deal to Save Court Square Library
LONG ISLAND CITY – On April 30, New York State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris heralded a deal reached with Queens Public Library and Citibank to extend the lease of the Court Square Library for...
View Article$11 Million Sexual Harassment Verdict against Greek-Cypriot Billionaire Alki...
LOS ANGELES – Alkiviades (Alki) David, the billionaire of Greek-Cypriot descent, was ordered by a jury to pay $11 million in the sexual harassment and battery verdict handed down on April 26, according...
View ArticleMetropolis of Chicago Appoints Vicki Pappas Karl as Executive Director
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced on April 30 the selection of Vicki Pappas Karl as its new Executive Director. Karl has more than 30 years of professional...
View ArticleRep. Maloney Releases Statement on Yom Hashoah
WASHINGTON, DC – On Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), sponsor of the bipartisan Never Again Education Act, released the following statement: “Today, on...
View ArticleCanadian Hellenic Congress Calls on PM Trudeau to Recognize Pontic Genocide
MONTREAL, CANADA – On April 30, the Canadian Hellenic Congress called upon Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government to issue a Proclamation to recognize the Genocide of the Hellenes of Pontus,...
View ArticleNick Manolis Speaks about Preparing the Easter Lamb and the Problems of the...
BOSTON – Businessman and philanthropist Nick Manolis from Dracut, Massachusetts spent much time preparing the Paschal lamb on Holy Saturday. The National Herald met with him at his restaurant, The...
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