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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.
NEW YORK – The New York Mets home opener on July 24 featured a special honor for two Greek doctors, Dr. Michael Zervos and Dr. Costas Bizekis, from NYU Langone hospital in New York, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
The Mets posted on Twitter: “Dr. Michael Zervos and Dr. Costas Bizekis from @nyulangone, who continue to risk their lives and work tirelessly to save others in the fight against COVID-19 threw out today’s ceremonial first pitch.”
Many Mets fans tweeted in response, including Patrick Durek who posted, “Some heroes wear capes. Some wear scrubs and Mets caps,” and Jenfrain who posted, “Thank you for honoring true heroes!”
Georgia Kaporis posted a response, too, commenting, “Awesome!!! How amazing and well deserved!”
Dr. Zervos and Dr. Bizekis both specialize in Thoracic Surgery. Their effort was lucky for the Mets who won the game 1-0 against their Eastern Division rivals the Atlanta Braves.
Dr. Michael Zervos and Dr. Costas Bizekis from @nyulangone, who continue to risk their lives and work tirelessly to save others in the fight against COVID-19 threw out today’s ceremonial first pitch. pic.twitter.com/aaNeKj4lcV
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 25, 2020
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
TORONTO (AP) — Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago.
LIVERPOOL - Liverpool failed to overcome a three-goal deficit and was eliminated from the Europa League on Thursday despite beating Atalanta 1-0 in the second leg of their quarterfinal matchup.
INSTABUL - Olympiacos FC outlasted Fenerbahçe in Istanbul to qualify for the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League tournament, pulling away 3-2 in a penalty shootout (3-3 aggregate score).
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Greek-American Maria Passalaris, 25, was tragically killed in a car accident on April 12 on Highway 1 near Princeton, NJ.
NEW YORK — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony.