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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.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – On September 7, the American Hellenic Institute (AHI) organized the 7th Annual Greek Heritage Night at Citizens Bank Park as the Philadelphia Phillies took on the Miami Marlins. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Greek Ambassador to the U.S. Alexandra Papadopoulou, accompanied by Jimmy Kokotas, Supreme President of AHEPA which is celebrating its centennial this year.
A short pregame video highlighting Greece was screened on the ballpark’s Jumbotron. The National Anthem was sung by the award-winning youth of Saint Luke Greek Orthodox Church of Broomall, PA. On-field Greek folk dances were performed by the Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Upper Darby, PA’s youth folk dancing group Pegasus. In the 5th inning, an on-field performance by the Phillie Phanatic, sporting a traditional Greek Evzone costume, and the award-winning youth folk dancing group Zephyros from Saint George Greek Orthodox Church of Media, PA, delighted the fans. About 700 Greeks were there to support the Phillies in their 4-3 win over the Marlins.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 13 people, authorities said.
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, even betting on the Raptors to lose.
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending crucial bipartisan support to the precarious effort to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders over a two-day summit of the special European Council will discuss economic and competitiveness issues in Ukraine, Türkiye, the Middle East and Lebanon, stated Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis upon his arrival in Brussels on Wednesday night.