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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
Residents and visitors in the California town of San Luis Obispo annually look forward to a first-hand look – and taste – of Greek culture and food at the annual festival, now in its 12th year, drawing the curious and hungry.
The festival is hosted by Saint Andrew Greek Orthodox Church. “We hold festival this because we want to introduce people to our Greek culture and our Greek hospitality. We are so proud of it and we want to share it with everybody,” Jean Costopoulos Weeks, a Greek American resident told KSBY TV which reported on the event.
The family-friendly event featured authentic Greek cuisine, home pastries, live traditional music and lots of good dancing too. “If you’ve never been to a Greek restaurant, this is the place to be,” she said. Proceeds benefited the Noor Clinic providing free health care for the needy.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
NASHVILLE, ΤΝ – With a special event organized by the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy - U.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.
NICOSIA - A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel - George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen - led to an agreement that the countries would make an underwater electric cable link a top priority, linking them to Europe.
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.