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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.
WESTCHESTER, NY – Westchester AHEPA Chapter 51 held a pin ceremony event at the Eldorado III Diner in Scarsdale, NY, on December 10. It was well attended by AHEPA members, family and friends. In attendance were AHEPA Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas and AHEPA District 6 Secretary Mike Labatos.
Chapter Secretary Elias Tsekerides presented the AHEPA Pin for over 30 years of service to Dr. Thomas Bazdekis, Costas Boumis, Chris Drakopoulos, George Drakopoulos, Dr. George Florakis, Nicholas Gregoriades, Nicholas Kalyvas, Peter Katsaris, Michael Kontos, Nick Marinis, Anastasios Markopoulos, Dennis Mehiel, Harry Papanicolaou, Theodoros Papantoniou, and Nick Toumanios.
Jimmy Kyreakedes, John Kyreakedes, Anthony Lazarakis, George Mitrakos, Chapter President John Parlitsis, Chapter Treasurer Nick Sakalis, Former State Senator Nicholas Spano, Kyriakos Stratigakis, Ted Tsekerides, and Thomas Valedes received a pin for over 40 years of service.
Past District 6 Governor George Kalyvas was awarded a pin for over 50 years of service. AHEPA District 6 Secretary Mike Labatos presented the pin to Chapter Secretary Elias Tsekerides for his over 50 years of service.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ROME (AP) — Canadian and Italian dignitaries on Thursday marked the successful recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill known as “The Roaring Lion," stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search by police.
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the director overseeing New York City's office for asylum seekers, the latest sign of escalating federal scrutiny of Mayor Eric Adams' administration.
Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks.
PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Thousands of people turned up for the funeral of Italian World Cup hero Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci on Friday.