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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 – New York State Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis “responded to the federal government changing its policy for retired individuals and those receiving Social Security Disability regarding the $1,200 Economic Impact Payment,” the Brooklyn Reporter (BR) posted on April 10.
“Social Security recipients who are not typically required to file a tax return now need to take no action to receive their $1,200, even if they did not file tax returns in 2018 or 2019” BR reported, adding that “recipients will receive these payments as a direct deposit or by paper check, just as they would normally receive their benefits” and “Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients are also part of the group who don’t need to take action.”
Assemblymember Malliotakis said, BR reported, “This removes a burden off older and disabled Americans who were originally told they needed to file a simple tax return to receive their $1,200 economic impact checks. By making this change, the administration has cut government bureaucracy and made it easier for millions of Americans to obtain their checks. It’s important we get this information and the following warnings about scams to every senior citizen in our community.”
Malliotakis also joined “the IRS and law enforcement officials warning citizens to be on the lookout for scam artists trying to use the economic impact payments as cover for schemes to steal personal information and money,” BR reported.
She said, “It is important to note that the IRS will not call, text, email or contact you on social media asking for personal or bank account information. Our community has experienced scams in the past during tax season from nefarious individuals claiming to be from the IRS, and this is no different. Unfortunately, there are those who will prey upon the vulnerable even during times of crisis. Everyone must stay vigilant and be familiar with how these checks are being issued and deposited,” BR reported.
Malliotakis also continued her efforts delivering face shields and gloves during the coronavirus pandemic on April 20 along with Michael Tannousis who is running for New York State Assembly.
Malliotakis posted on Twitter, “Delivering more gloves and face shields to nursing homes and group homes today! Thanks to volunteers @MikeTannousis, Hanane Djabat, & Tony Garcia for helping out!”
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 (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
ATHENS - The tragedy of the Tempi train collision is a much greater issue than an opportunity for parties to table a motion of censure against the government, but the opposition parties used it anyway "to turn society's pain into a tool to strike at the government and me personally," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday night in parliament.
ATHENS - PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, speaking at the Hellenic Parliament on Thursday, emphasized that there is "an established belief among the Greek people" that the government "operates as a well-oiled machine of corruption, cover-up, and propaganda.
ATHENS — Greece’s center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.