General News
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.
MIDDLETOWN, NY – Hudson Odysseus Chapter 545 in Middletown, NY hosted their annual vasilopita cutting and supported the Greek School Glendi. For the third consecutive year, the chapter is making plans to send a large delegation to the New York Greek Independence Parade on March 29.
They are also hosting the AHEPA District 6 Hudson Valley meeting on April 11. Several District 6 Lodge members will be in attendance including Supreme Governor Tom Dushas. The chapter’s membership continues to grow. They now have twenty-four members and expectations are high for additional growth.
AHEPA’s 100th Anniversary is only two years away and Odysseus wants to play a major role in the development of membership and in the celebration of Hellenism in the Hudson Valley. All of Middletown is excited about the progress of Hudson Odysseus AHEPA and for lifting the fraternal spirit in their community, “Go Middletown!”
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.
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.
ATHENS - The European Union needs to get involved in the case of the two-year jail sentence given ethnic Greek Fredi Beleri who was elected Mayor of the seaside town of Himare and said the trial was a farce to get him and protect Prime Minister Edi Rama’s business friends.
Brace yourself for what could be another scorching summer in Greece as scientists are anxious that a warm winter - the warmest January recorded - and climate change will continue to bring weather anomalies.