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.
THESSALONIKI – Central Macedonia governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas announced that the restrictive measures applied to Thessaloniki's waterfront promenade will be lifted as of Monday at 22:00, following his contact with Deputy Civil Protection and Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias.
Tzitzikostas stated that in consultation with the mayor of Thessaloniki, Konstantinos Zervas, it was decided that "it is not appropriate to extend the restriction of traffic in what is perhaps the most important open-air space of the city of Thessaloniki," and noted that, from tonight, movement within the 'Nea Paralia' will be free for all, but that the general restrictions on movement will continue to apply until May 4. In this context, he appealed to all citizens to show prudence and responsibility and called on them to adhere to social distancing and self-protection measures.
"We must all avoid the phenomenon of congestion on the Thessaloniki waterfront," he said, noting that this was the only way to avoid the risk of renewed restrictions.
Thessaloniki's waterfront promenade was fenced and cordoned off on March 31 after hundreds of residents flocked there, in violation of the social distancing rules imposed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CLOSTER, NJ – The well-attended Greek Independence Day Celebration in Closter, NJ, took place on March 25, beginning with the Flag Raising Ceremony at Ruckman Park in Closter.
ALBANY – New York State Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R, C-Staten Island/Brooklyn) on March 26 was joined in Albany by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to recognize Greek Independence Day and the 50th anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and continued occupation of Cyprus.
ATHENS - Historic member of PASOK and passionate advocate of the recognition of Pontian Greek genocide Michalis Charalambidis died on Wednesday aged 73.
ATHENS - While the New Democracy government denied audio files from the 2023 head-on train crash in Tempe which killed 57 had been tampered with, five managers at the state-run OSE railways agency reportedly had access to them.
FAIRVIEW, NJ – The Greek Cypriots of New Jersey under the auspices of the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations, the Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus in New York and Consul General of Cyprus Michalis Firillas will commemorate the 69th Anniversary of the EOKA Liberation Struggle of Cyprus from British Colonial Rule 1955-1959, with a memorial service at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension, 101 Anderson Avenue in Fairview, NJ, on Sunday, March 31.