Nicos Nicolaides Opens this Year’s Greek Nights in Athens Square
ASTORIA – Greek Nights have returned to Athens Square Park in Astoria for the summer. Tuesday nights will once again feature the much-anticipated program of Greek music and dancing, organized by the...
View ArticleDiamataris Promises to Further Strengthen Relations Between Greece and Greeks...
ATHENS – Newly appointed Deputy Foreign Minister for Overseas Greeks Antonis Diamataris said he would do whatever possible to further strengthen relations between Greece and Greeks living abroad, whom...
View ArticleCapital Region AHEPA Donates to Ronald McDonald House Charities
DELMAR, NY – Troy AHEPA Chapter 306, Schenectady AHEPA Chapter 125, and Albany AHEPA Chapter 140 donated $4,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities on July 8. The funds were raised at the 1st Annual...
View ArticlePresident Trump Sent Congratulatory Letter to Archbishop Elpidophoros
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros received a letter of congratulations from President Donald Trump for his enthronement as Archbishop of America. The text of the President’s letter...
View ArticleIn Advance of ICE Raids, Gianaris Publishes Emergency Guide for Immigrants
NEW YORK – On July 12, Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris issued an emergency guide for New Yorkers facing deportation. The handout outlines for individuals and families how to handle potential...
View ArticleNewly AHEPA Supreme President George Horiates Speaks to TNH
BOSTON – The delegates of the 97th Convention of the Order of AHEPA in Chicago elected unanimously George G. Horiates, Esq., of Moorestown, N.J. to be their new Supreme President. Horiates, 52, ran...
View ArticleNia Vardalos, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson among the Celebs Vacationing in Greece
ATHENS – Greece is well-known as a top destination for tourists from every corner of the globe and, of course, celebrities also enjoy spending their summers in the Greek isles and on some of the best...
View ArticleGoing on in Our Community
JULY 12-13 PRICE, UT – Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 61 S. 2nd Street in Price, holds its annual Greek Festival July 12-13, 11 AM-11PM, both days. Enjoy Greek food and pastries,...
View ArticleObituaries in Greek-American Community
CORERIS, MANUEL SANTA ROSA, CA (from the Press Democrat, published on Jul. 3) – Manuel “Mike” Coreris June 30, 1948-June 27. Mike suffered from congestive heart failure for several years leading to...
View ArticleThousands Left in the Dark During NYC Power Outage
NEW YORK (AP) — On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that left most of New York City without power, a massive power outage on a hot Saturday night in Manhattan preemptively brought the curtain down on...
View ArticleGreek-American Yanna Darilis Talks to TNH about Health and Fitness Secrets
Author, nutritionist, health and fitness coach, and TV host and Producer Yanna Darilis spoke with The National Herald about what it takes to be healthy shared some health and fitness secrets with its...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros in Pastoral Visit to Chicago Metropolis, Speaks at...
CHICAGO – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was enthusiastically welcomed by the delegates of 97th Supreme Convention of the Order of AHEPA in Chicago. The Archbishop was the main speaker...
View ArticlePancretans Honor Andy Manatos with Venizelon Award
WASHINGTON, DC – Andy Manatos was honored with the Venizelon Award at the national convention of the Pancretan Association of America on July 2 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Venizelon Award “is...
View ArticleKachmarski Elected Grand President of Daughters of Penelope
CHICAGO – The delegates of the Supreme Convention of the Daughters of Penelope (DOP) elected Celia Kachmarski, Grand President for the 2019-2020 administrative year. Elections were held July 5, at the...
View ArticleMaria Menounos Wins on Celebrity Family Feud
LOS ANGELES – Greek-American TV personality Maria Menounos and members of her family appeared on Celebrity Family Feud on July 14. Celebrity Family Feud is a spin-off of the American game show Family...
View ArticleKimisis tis Theotokou Hamptons Greek Festival (Vid & Pics)
HAMPTONS, NY – The Kimisis tis Theotokou (Dormition of the Virgin Mary) Greek Festival once again brought a taste of Greece to the Hamptons. The four-day festival took place July 11-14 under perfect...
View ArticlePatriarch Bartholomew: Extreme Weather Phenomena Remind Us of the Reaction of...
CONSTANTINOPLE – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a statement on the extreme weather phenomena, which left seven people dead and many injured, in Halkidiki and northern Greece said...
View ArticleMemory Eternal Vasilios Tasiopoulos
LOWELL – Vasilios Tasiopoulos, 87, passed away Monday July 8 at the Wingate at Belvidere with his family by his side. Vasilios was born on July 15, 1931 in Rodia, Greece a son of the late Evangelos and...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros to Attend Young Adult Conference in California
SAN FRANCISCO – The Metropolis of San Francisco will welcome Archbishop Elpidophoros in early September. The text of its news release follows: “His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will...
View ArticleJohn Calamos Releases July Economic Outlook
NAPERVILLE, IL – In an environment characterized by slow growth but a low probability of near-term recession, the case remains strong for U.S. growth companies, according to Greek-American businessman...
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