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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.
NANUET, NY – AHEPA Chapter #455 held an honor Farewell Dinner at The New 304 Diner in Nanuet on October 3 for two brothers who will be relocating from Rockland County, NY to sunny Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, North Carolina. The honorees, Lazaros Laskos and Gus Drivas were presented with Defender of Hellenism awards from their local Chapter brotherhood at a dinner that was attended by Tom Dushas, Supreme Governor of Region 3 (NY, NJ and Delaware), and Vassilios Chrissochos, Director of Culture & Arts Empire District 6, and in the presence of family and friends. Master of Ceremonies was Chapter President George Hanos who recapped the contributions and accomplishments of the honorees during their years in AHEPA, the relocating brothers will truly be missed!
This event highlights the evolution happening at older New York Chapters of AHEPA that are facing challenges with members retiring from the metropolitan cities and going south to better climates. New York Chapters are putting forth collective efforts to increase membership now so that our traditions and cultural roots continue to remain relevant.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said.
NEW YORK – Mike Labatos, AHEPA District 6 Lt.
Cretans are known for loving their guns but the island has the dubious record of having the highest rates of suicide in Greece over the last 25 years, averaging 2.
ATHENS - Forgetting the 2010-18 economic and austerity crisis that saw people so desperate they were picking food out of rubbish and supermarket bins, Greeks are among the European countries with the ignominious title of food wasters.
PARIS (AP) — The second retractable roof at Roland Garros will be inaugurated on the opening day of the French Open next month, organizers said on Thursday about a project planned with the Paris Olympics in mind.