Peter Belegronos, who is 29-year-old, has been wanted by American authorites and Interpol since 2005. He has finally been arrested in Holland and faces charges of sexual abuse on a 9-year-old girl. According to district attorney Richard Brown, Peter Belegkrinos, who lived with his parents and siblings at 20-64 24th Street in Astoria, has been [...]
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FBI Honors 11 Greek Officers at U.S. Embassy, Athens
Eleven Greek officers, both men and women, received cooperation awards by the FBI during a ceremony taking place in the house of the American ambassador. The American embassy in Athens honored today eleven members of the Hellenic police. The police took part in a mission searching for three kidnapped children by their own fathers in [...]
Hellenic Medical Society of NY’s New Priorities
An increase in the number of members of the organization, the intensification of the offering towards the Diaspora and support towards Greece during this difficult period, will be the main priorities of the new Board of Directors of the Hellenic Medical Society of New York. This was pointed out in the “National Herald” by its [...]
Greek Lawyer Papanickolas Places in Top 10 Lawyers in Massachussetts
Greek expatriate, Emmanuel Papanickolas managed to persuade the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to abolish the “natural accumulation” rule. The so-called “natural accumulation” rule held that Massachusetts property owners were not liable for injuries resulting from the natural accumulation of snow and ice on their properties. For example, if a snowstorm dropped a foot of ice [...]
Greek Schools in USA
In New York operated the following types of schools: i. Bilingual classes integrated into the American system: 12 schools with Greek daily program (8-10 hours per week) operating mainly in New York. Most have Kindergarten, Primary and High School (Middle School), and one of them with high school (High School). Students pay tuition ii. Non-integrated departments [...]
Greek-American Investor Finalizes Property Deal with Emporiki Bank
Emporiki bank announced the signing of an agreement with a Greek-American investor for the sale and lease-back of a portfolio of fourteen of the bank’s real estate properties around Greece. The propertie’s value are estimated at 45 million euros. According to the bank’s official announcement, this is one of the greatest deals concluded in the local real estate market. It was signed during a very [...]
Harvard Greek – American Scientist Conducts Study on Genes & Friendship
Dr. Nikolas Christakis of the University of Harvard, in collaboration with James Fowler, conducted a research study examining the role of genes in the creation or not of a friendship. Dr. Christakis, writer of the book “Connected”, and Dr. Fowler, political scientist at the University of California, discovered that groups of friends and social networks present genetic similarities. The two scientists [...]
Hellenic Quest is a Hoax and Apple doesn’t know about it
Hellenic Quest is not an e-learning program of ancient Greek distributed throughout the whole world by CNN as it has been written around the web. The author of an article that was spread around the internet had described the project as “a program destined for Spanish and English speaking people that want to learn Greek.” The [...]
UN Schedules Athens & Skopje Meeting Regarding FYROM, NYC
The United Nations special mediator for the name issue between Athens and Skopje, Ambassador Matthew Nimetz, will convene a meeting with the two sides. It will take plac in New York City on Feb. 9th, according to an announcement by the United Nations Secretariat on Thursday.
Remains of Bouzouki Virtuoso Stelios Kazantzidis Unclaimed, N.J.
Giannakis Agelou, the best bouzouki player accompanying Kazantzidis over years, died recently. His dead body has remained unclaimed for days in a mourge in New Jersey. Giannakis, as his friends used to call him, is a gifted artist as his bouzouki playing thrilled audiences. He died in a most tragic way, alone with no family and friends. The bouzouki virtuoso, Giannakis [...]
AHEPA Sends Letter to Hillary Clinton Denouncing Turkish Cypriot Authorities Regarding Orthodox Services
AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association), reacted sharply to information reporting that Turkish Cypriot authorities forced Orthodox churches in northern Cyprus to cancel Christmas church services. The President of AHEPA, Nicholas Karakostas (photo), condemned the alleged incident in his letter, dated December 28, 2010, to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Karakostas has also stressed [...]
Obama Honors Dr. Manolis Kellis with PECASE Award
Greek expatriate Dr. Manolis Kellis is one out of 85 scientists to receive the PECASE (Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers) Award for 2010. He recently visited the White House, accompanied by his parents and his wife, to receive his Award personally by President Obama. This award is the highest honor that can [...]
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