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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.
ASTORIA – Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens hosted a Back to School Festival on September 10, sponsored by Hydro Quebec, Champlain Hudson Power Express, Mega Contracting, Heroes Basketball, JetBlue, Queens Together, and Chip City. Over 800 backpacks and numerous school supplies generously donated by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., New York State Senator Jessica Ramos, New York City Councilmember Tiffany Caban, Apartment 3R, Staples store #841, Disney, Queens Center Mall, New York Cares, and the New York Mets, were given away to students.
Over 1,000 participants came through the event enjoying the inflatable slide, bounce house, face painting, tie dye station, and more. BioBus conducted science experiments with kids throughout the day. Chip City gave away 300 free cookies at the event. Other local vendors present were Ample Hills Creamery and Astoria Bookshop. Among the organizations in attendance were NYS of Health, FDNY, MetroPlus Health, and Girls Scouts of America.
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 DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Firefighters in Copenhagen plan to start taking down scaffolding that is left dangling dangerously Friday outside the ruins of the Danish capital's historic Old Stock Exchange building after a fire tore through it and collapsed much of its structure.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.