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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 – In a move benefiting the vaccinated, Greece's New Democracy government as of Oct. 9 will let restaurants, theaters and cinemas run with full capacity for those who can prove they are not infected with COVID-19.
That lifts health restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the Coronavirus even as the pandemic lingers, with some on the government's advisory panel of doctors and scientists said to be skeptical that's the right move, said Kathimerini.
For restaurants, that will apply only to those designated as COVID-Free, allowing only vaccinated customers and clarification coming about rules for restaurants with mixed spaces.
Despite trepidation as the Coronavirus is still spreading because of the contagious Delta Variant, the government will also stricter conditions for high-risk regions around the country, including bars and clubs, but only for the vaccinated.
That's part of a persuasion campaign that has failed to far to convince rabid anti-vaxxers who think the vaccines aren't safe or effective or are part of a world wide conspiracy to alter their DNA or control their minds that they are wrong.
Also ended are overnight curfews in areas that had mini-lockdowns because there were so many cases, and music will also be allowed in bars and restaurants after musicians and DJ's complained about being locked out.
But in those regions people will still allegedly have to wear masks and keep social distances, both widely ignored now and with no reports that police are trying to enforce the conditions now.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
CLOSTER, NJ – The well-attended Greek Independence Day Celebration in Closter, NJ, took place on March 25, beginning with the Flag Raising Ceremony at Ruckman Park in Closter.
ALBANY – New York State Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R, C-Staten Island/Brooklyn) on March 26 was joined in Albany by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to recognize Greek Independence Day and the 50th anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and continued occupation of Cyprus.
ATHENS - Historic member of PASOK and passionate advocate of the recognition of Pontian Greek genocide Michalis Charalambidis died on Wednesday aged 73.
ATHENS - While the New Democracy government denied audio files from the 2023 head-on train crash in Tempe which killed 57 had been tampered with, five managers at the state-run OSE railways agency reportedly had access to them.
FAIRVIEW, NJ – The Greek Cypriots of New Jersey under the auspices of the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations, the Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus in New York and Consul General of Cyprus Michalis Firillas will commemorate the 69th Anniversary of the EOKA Liberation Struggle of Cyprus from British Colonial Rule 1955-1959, with a memorial service at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension, 101 Anderson Avenue in Fairview, NJ, on Sunday, March 31.