Gianaris, Rosenthal Announce First-in-the-Nation Cat Declawing Ban Enacted
NEW YORK – Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal announced on July 22 their first-in-the-nation cat declawing ban had been signed into law by the Governor. “Cat...
View ArticleGreek-Australian Charged with Shooting 16-Year-Old Brother
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – A 21-year-old Greek-Australian man, Dimitri Gatis, has been charged with the attempted murder of his 16-year-old brother Alex Gatis, following a shooting at the family home in...
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Archbishop Nikitas Speaks to TNH Shortly before his Enthronement
BOSTON – His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain will be enthroned on Saturday July 27 at the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral of London. Archbishop Nikitas was elected...
View ArticleFAITH Endowment Announces New Program
NEW YORK – FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism (FAITH) is pleased to announce the launch of a new leadership training program, the “Executive Education Program in Strategic Leadership and...
View ArticleBill Sponsors Announce Senate Passage of Bipartisan Never Forget The Heroes Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12), standing with U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and...
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Gold Coast AHEPA Chapter 456 Honors 18-Year President
MANHASSET, NY – AHEPA Gold Coast Chapter 456 held their year-end meeting and elections at the exclusive Swan Club in Roslyn, NY on June 12. The special meeting also celebrated Chapter President John G....
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Greek-American Kratsios Slated to become U.S. Chief Technology Officer
WASHINGTON, DC – On July 24, Greek-American Michael Kratsios – who was nominated by the President of the United States to serve as the United States’ Chief Technology officer – had his confirmation...
View ArticleRep. Sarbanes on His Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border
BALTIMORE, MD – Greek-American Congressman John Sarbanes, representing Maryland’s Third Congressional District, recently visited the U.S.-Mexico border to see the conditions at detention facilities...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros Announces Search Committee for New HCHC President
BOSTON – In a letter to the interim President, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios, the Board of Trustees, Faculty and Administration of Hellenic College Holy Cross, His Eminence Archbishop...
View ArticleFotis Dulos, Estranged Husband of Missing Mom, Wants Charges Dropped
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The estranged husband of a missing Connecticut mother of five wants two charges against him dropped. Attorney Norm Pattis on Wednesday filed a motion in Stamford Superior Court...
View ArticleRenewed Federal Executions Raise Death Penalty’s 2020 Stakes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The question to Michael Dukakis, the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988, was brutally personal. “If Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death...
View ArticleNancy Papaioannou Denounces Anti-Hellenic Behavior at Hotel in CT
NEW YORK – Faced with offensive behavior and discrimination by the staff of a well-known casino hotel in Connecticut, Atlantic Bank President Nancy Papaioannou spoke to The National Herald about her...
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St. Irene Chrysovalantou Festival in Astoria Runs July 25-28 (Video)
ASTORIA – The festival at St. Irene Chrysovalantou in Astoria began on Thursday, July 25 with a large crowd in attendance for the annual celebration, a highlight event of the summer for Queens’...
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The Hellenic Initiative Shares Update on Wildfire Relief Fund
NEW YORK – The Hellenic Initiative (THI), on July 26, released an update on its wildfire relief fund efforts. THI Executive Director Peter Poulos shared the following statement with the organization’s...
View ArticleAHEPA Donates $10,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
MEMPHIS, TN – This week, AHEPA Supreme President George G. Horiates was joined by AHEPA Cooley’s Anemia Foundation Chair and Past Supreme President (PSP) Ike Gulas in Memphis, Tennessee. It was...
View ArticleArchbishop Visits Greek-American Artist’s Exhibition in DC
WASHINGTON, DC – Greek-American mixed media fine artist Nia Tavlarides Stratos is the first United States artist to exhibit her work at the prestigious Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of...
View ArticleThe Enthronement of the New Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain Nikitas
LONDON – The Enthronement of the new Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, Nikitas, will take place at the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom, Bayswater, London on Saturday 27th July 2019 at 11am. Entry...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates the Feast of Saint Paraskevi (Video)
GREENLAWN, NY – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Feast of Saint Paraskevi, the Great-Martyr with the Divine Liturgy yesterday, July 26, 2019, at the Greek Orthodox Church...
View ArticleObituaries in Greek American Community
ANAGNOS, TONY FOND DU LAC, WI (from the Fond du Lac Reporter, published on Jul. 13) – Tony G. Agnos, 90, of Fond du Lac, died Friday, July 12 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. He was born...
View ArticleGianaris Announces His 30-Day Background Check Waiting Period Law Enacted
NEW YORK – Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris announced on July 29 that the Governor signed his 30-day background check waiting period into law. The bill, S.2374, passed the Senate as part of an...
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