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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.
ATHENS – Greece’s museums and archaeological sites will also be suspending their operation until March 30 due to a shortage of staff, the culture ministry announced on Friday.
“Given that there are shortages of guards at archaeological sites and museums due to the special circumstances, based on figures sent to the culture ministry this morning, Culture and Sports Minister Lina Mendoni in consultation with the Panhellenic Federation of Culture Ministry Employees has decided to suspend their operation until March 30 for the safety of the staff but also of the museums and monuments,” the announcement said.
It also clarified that the required security personnel will be on hand to guard both museums and archaeological sites and instructions given for the thorough cleaning of facilities used by staff at the ministry, museums and sites.
The ministry had originally intended to continue the operation of museums and sites, based on an announcement on Thursday, though with restrictions on the maximum number of visitors each time.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Opposition supporters in Albania protested again Monday, demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker Cabinet before next year’s parliamentary election.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The esteemed Elios Charitable Foundation announced on October 8 that it will honor the careers and achievements of award-winning Greek-American luminaries from the national entertainment industry at this year’s black-tie Hellenic Charity Ball (HCB), scheduled for Saturday, November 9 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco.
NEW YORK – In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on September 26 in Florida's Big Bend region, the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society is providing crucial financial support for relief efforts.
NEW YORK – The National Philoptochos on October 8 shared a message of thanks they received from the Ecumenical Federation of Constantinopolitans which was founded in 2006 and supports the expatriate Greek minority community of Constantinople and its human rights.
WASHINGTON, DC – On the occasion of the grim 50th anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the moving event ‘Cyprus '74 - Songs of Anger and Pain’ featuring the work of composer Dimitris Papapostolou was held on October 5 in the hall of St.