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Celebrating National Poetry Month & Cavafy’s Birthday
By Eleni Sakellis As National Poetry Month comes to a close, it is fitting that we also celebrate the birthday of one of Greece’s most famous poets, Constantine Cavafy. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt...
View ArticleAHEPA Delegation Meets with Tourism Min Kountoura
ATHENS (ANA) – Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with the chairman, the executive director and a delegation of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) that visited Greece....
View ArticleTranscript of AP interview with President Donald Trump
A transcript of an Oval Office interview Friday with President Donald Trump by AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace. Where the audio recording of the interview is unclear, ellipses or a notation...
View ArticleNYC House Fire Kills 5, Including 3 Children
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are scouring for clues about what sparked a deadly, fast-moving house fire that killed five people, including three children, on a sunny spring afternoon. The fire broke...
View ArticleGreek-American Magicians: 1850 to 1906
By Steve Frangos While entertainment forms may seem secondary (if even that) to the formation of American notions of persons and things said to Greek, they are in fact very often the only images the...
View ArticleResolution on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Adopted by Orthodox...
LAS VEGAS, NV – The Board of Directors of Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) adopted the following Resolution at its recently-concluded Board meeting in Las Vegas” “OCL respectfully calls upon Archbishop...
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AHEPA Supreme President Zachariades Talks to TNH about Phanar, Greece, and...
By Aris Papadopoulos ATHENS – Impressed by the welcome the AHEPA delegation received, Andrew Zachariades, spoke exclusively to The National Herald, on Saturday, said, just before his return trip to the...
View ArticleAttorney Thomas Demetrio: Too Late for American Airline’s CEO to Apologize
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on an attorney who is representing two people who have been involved in high-profile conflicts with airlines that included cellphone video of the incidents (all times local):...
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Greek Yogurt Giant Chobani Sues Right-Wing Radio host Alex Jones
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Greek yogurt giant Chobani filed a lawsuit Monday against right-wing radio host Alex Jones, accusing the conspiracy theorist of publishing false information about the company....
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Boston Marathon Wreath Ceremony at Massachusetts State House
By Theodore Kalmoukos BOSTON, MA – The Consulate General of Greece in Boston in cooperation with the Alpha Omega Council of Boston organized the thirty third Boston Marathon Wreath at the State House...
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Keep in touch daily with our community’s events in. Send us your story, we will be happy to post it. APRIL 30 BOSTON –Come join us on Sunday, Apr. 30, at 1PM for the annual Boston Greek Independence...
View ArticleA Gritty Glimpse into the Mind of the Neo-Nazi Next Door (Video)
By Stephanie Nikolopoulos “To fight someone, you need to know the way someone thinks,” states director Angélique Kourounis, who infiltrated Greek neo-Nazi meetings for her documentary Golden Dawn: A...
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Simotas and Maloney Honor Queens Women at Annual Luncheon
By Eleni Sakellis ASTORIA – On April 21, NYS Assemblymember Aravella Simotas and U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney hosted a luncheon to commemorate and celebrate Women’s History Month and to honor...
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Metropolitan Iakovos and Archons at Kansasville Retreat Center
KANSASVILLE, WI – Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago, spiritual leader of all Greek Orthodox parishioners within Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota as well as large portions of Missouri and Indiana,...
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Petros Sofikitis’ First Solo Overseas Exhibition Opens Friday in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN – Greek photographer Petros Sofikitis presents his first overseas solo exhibition, dedicated to all things that lead to one’s fall and rebirth opening on Friday, Apr. 28 at 8 PM at 147...
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St. Paraskevi Philoptochos in Greenlawn Helping Veterans
GREENLAWN, NY – The Ladies Philoptochos of St. Paraskevi held a “Shower of New Beginnings” to honor our veterans as they transition to permanent housing on Tuesday, Mar. 21 at St. Paraskevi Community...
View ArticleUnidentified Man Pulled from Water, Pronounced Dead in Long Island City
LONG ISLAND CITY – On Wednesday, April 26, at approximately 8:35 in the morning, police responded to a 911 call of a male in medical distress/injured in the water in the vicinity of 43-01 Berrian...
View ArticleJonathan Demme, “Silence of the Lambs” Director, Dead at 73
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” and whose Talking Heads documentary “Stop Making Sense” is considered one of the greatest...
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Exarhos Sourligas’ Popular Lukumades in West Melbourne
WEST MELBOURNE, Australia – When you walk through the orange doors of the tiny Lukumades Greek-doughnut shop opposite Queen Victoria Market, you’ll smell deep-fried dough, melted chocolate and freshly...
View ArticleEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Speaks of Reconciliation at Community of Taizé
(ANA) – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke about reconciliation and the need to promote Christian unity during his visit to the ecumenical monastic order of Taizé in central France on Tuesday, in a...
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