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.
FLUSHING, NY – Girl Scout Troop 4212 of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Flushing held a special Valentine’s Day-themed effort to help children and families.
For Valentine’s Day, the girls decorated 300 bags, packed them with waters, snacks, and a Valentine’s Day craft for the children of the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island and their families. The troop delivered them on February 3, in spite of the bitterly cold weather. The troop leaders, in alphabetical order, are: Konstantina Casabianca, Diamond Delagrammatikas, Stacy Pristouris, and Anastasia Theofanis.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.
VENTURA, CA – Greek-American George Christie was featured on Fox News Digital (FND) for his time in the Hells Angels, recounting the moment he decided to quit the motorcycle club he had formerly led.
NICOSIA - The suspending of asylum applications from Syrian refugees on Cyprus has now been followed by President Nikos Christodoulides saying the island country that’s a member of the European Union can’t take any more in.
WASHINGTON - Although human rights groups have chided Greece’s record in dealing with refugees and migrants, alleging pushbacks the government denied happened, the US State Department said Greece’s record is essentially status quo.
While Greece is hoping to lure more foreign companies - especially American - Greek companies are showing interest in investing in the United States to take advantage of aid for environmental and other projects being offered.