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.
ASTORIA – Athens Square Park Inc. presents Greek Nights at Athens Square Park, 30th Avenue and 30th Street in Astoria every Tuesday, 7-9 PM, beginning August 6 and running through October 1.
This year’s schedule of performances follows:
August 6 Olga Panteli, Vocalist, Sponsor: Dr. George Gatzonis, DDS
August 13 Tasos Papaioannou and the Greek Folklore Society, Sponsors: George Kitsios and George Delis
August 20 Melodia & Noora Belly Dancers, Sponsor: Amorelli Realty
August 27 Queensboro Dance Festival and Nick Nikolaides, Sponsor: Terry Delis
September 3 Rebetiko, Sponsor: Greek American Homeowners Association and The Aldos Club
September 10 Sounds of Cyprus, Sponsor: Terry Delis
September 17 Kefalonian Night, Sponsor: Kefalos Society
September 24 Eleanna Finokalioti and Friends, and the Greek Folklore Society, Sponsor: Omega Brokerage
October 1 Eva and Band, Sponsor: Romano Law Firm
Free admission. Event canceled in case of rain.
Athens Square Park Committee: President George Delis, Vice President George Alexiou, Treasurer George Stamatiades, Art Director Chris Karastathis, Safety- George Malonoukos, Legal- Aggeliki Psoni.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip early Monday killed at least four people and triggered a fire that swept through a tent camp for people displaced by the war, leaving more than two dozen with severe burns, according to Palestinian medics.
NEW YORK – The Association of Greek-American Professional Women (AGAPW) hosts their signature annual Greek-American Woman of Distinction Award Gala honoring Dr.
NEW YORK – A tribute to the traditional music of Epirus through the work of the Philhellene ethnomusicologist, writer and Grammy-winning producer Christopher C.
NEW YORK – Greek-American Dimitrios Kalaitzidis, 26, of Astoria was killed after crashing his motorcycle near Citi Field on October 7, the Astoria Post reported.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 days or it could risk losing access to U.