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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 Greek Independence Parade in New York City, organized by the Parade Committee of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, took place on Sunday, April 14, along Manhattan’s 5th Avenue.
The Parade celebrates the 198th anniversary of Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Led by Grand Marshal George M. Marcus, this year’s Parade had over 40 floats and almost 100 different organizations showcasing their Greek pride as they made their way north from 64th Street to 79th Street.
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The evzones at the Greek restaurant Avra before the Greek Independence Parade in New York City.
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NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said.
NEW YORK – Mike Labatos, AHEPA District 6 Lt.
Cretans are known for loving their guns but the island has the dubious record of having the highest rates of suicide in Greece over the last 25 years, averaging 2.
ATHENS - Forgetting the 2010-18 economic and austerity crisis that saw people so desperate they were picking food out of rubbish and supermarket bins, Greeks are among the European countries with the ignominious title of food wasters.
PARIS (AP) — The second retractable roof at Roland Garros will be inaugurated on the opening day of the French Open next month, organizers said on Thursday about a project planned with the Paris Olympics in mind.