Rep. Maloney Welcomes President Anastasiades to DC, Attend Cyprus Conference
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, co-chair and co-founder of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, released the following statement after attending the 33rd Annual Cyprus...
View ArticlePancyprian Dance Division’s 41st Annual “Cyprus Night”
ΝEW YORK – The 41st Annual Pancyprian Dance Division “Cyprus Night” took place on June 10 at Terrace on the Park in Flushing, Queens. The event drew hundreds to experience the delightful music and...
View ArticleGreek Division of Ronald McDonald House New York Annual Walk-A-Thon
NEW YORK – Under beautiful blue skies, the Greek Division of Ronald McDonald House New York held the 22nd Annual Niki Sideris Memorial Walk-A-Thon on June 10. The family event brought together...
View ArticleGraduation Ceremonies Highlight a Successful School Year for Community...
NEW YORK – Graduation season is upon us and this year was another successful school year for local students at community schools. The Stephen and Areti Cherpelis Greek Afternoon School of St. Nicholas...
View ArticleCarbon Monoxide Leak Sickens 32 People in New York City (Video)
NEW YORK (AP) — A carbon monoxide leak in a building three blocks from the World Trade Center sickened 32 people and raised alarm that shuttered several busy blocks in lower Manhattan at the start of...
View ArticleGreat Gift Ideas, Fascinating Books for Father’s Day
Books make a great gift option for Father’s Day for those looking for something other than a tie for Dad. Whether he enjoys sports, fitness, history, or mysteries and thrillers, there is a book for...
View ArticleGialamas Presents Book at SoCal Hellenic Library
LOS ANGELES, CA – In a well-attended lecture at the Hellenic Library and Center of Southern California, in Bellflower on May 28, Dr. Stefanos Gialamas talked about his new book Leadership Propositions...
View ArticleDr. Alemis’ Photo Reveals the Ancient Face of the Acropolis
By Steven J. Korbel CHICAGO – This amazing photograph clearly shows the face of a bearded man with a leaf crown or headband. Does this face resemble that of the old wise man of Greece? Zeus? Or...
View ArticleKalymnos Names Street for Former U.S. Congressman Mike Bilirakis
KALYMNOS, GREECE – The Municipality of Kalymnos will name the road to Therma in honor of former U.S. Congressman Michael Bilirakis. “We invite you to the honorable event and prize of our compatriot,...
View ArticleGreece’s Deputy Representative to the UN Visits 7th Grade Class in Brooklyn
NEW YORK – Deputy Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations Ambassador Dionyssios Kalamvrezos visits a 7th grade class from The Montauk (I.S. 223). The class is integrating the work of...
View ArticleGeorge Geraniotis, a Proud Cretan of Massachusetts, Passed Away
WINCHESTER, MA – Geraniotis, George of Winchester, died on June 12, 2017, after a brief illness. He was predeceased in 1973 by his beloved wife Paraskevi “Lola” Geraniotis of Winchester. He is survived...
View ArticleGreek Diaspora Digital Map Presented in Thessaloniki
THESSALONIKI (ANA) – The digital map on the Greek Diaspora presented on Wednesday in Thessaloniki at an event organised by the Foreign Ministry, the General Secretariat of Greek Abroad and the South...
View ArticleSimotas, Legislators, Families Call for Passage of IVF Insurance Coverage Bill
NEW YORK – Assemblymember Aravella Simotas, Senator Diane Savino, advocates and families called on the legislature to pass their bill (A2646a/S3148a), the Fair Access to Fertility Treatment Act, which...
View ArticleAlexander Payne Ηonored at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
LOS ANGELES – At the star studded closing night of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) Academy Award Screenwriter and Director Alexander Payne received the 2017 Honorary Orpheus Award....
View ArticleYvette Jarvis of Panathinaikos and Athens City Council, Speaks with TNH
ATHENS – Brooklyn-born Yvette Jarvis traveled to Greece in 1982 after graduating from the University of Massachusetts. An accomplished basketball player, she was recruited by Panathinaikos and became...
View ArticleGreece Featured in First European Literature Night in the US
NEW YORK – “What matters to these poets is what happens when we forget,” said Karen Van Dyck, editor of Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry, at the first European Literature Night, presented by...
View ArticleGoing On
Keep in touch daily with our community’s events in. Send us your story, we will be happy to post it. THRU JUNE 29 WESTON, MA – The Greek League Basketball Games presented by the Teddy Kariotis...
View ArticleFounding Day Ceremony for the 249th Anniversary of Greek Community in St....
ST AUGUSTINE, FL – The trustees of the St. Photios Foundation celebrates the 249th anniversary of Greek Landing Day on Monday, June 26 at St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine. Father John Hays of...
View ArticleAmbassador Kalamvrezos Visits Brooklyn School
NEW YORK – Ambassador Dionyssios Kalamvrezos, Deputy Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, met with New York City Junior Ambassadors at The Montauk (I.S. 223) in Brooklyn on June...
View ArticleDemetrios Blesses St. Michael’s New Facility
UNIONDALE, NY –His Eminence Archbishop Geron of America Demetrios officiated on June 10 at the Agiasmos Service of the new building in Uniondale, NY that will function as an extension of the St....
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