New Jersey law enforcement officials have accused Georgios Spyropoulos, the 45-year-old manager of Tick Tock diner in Clifton, with trying to hire a hit man to kill his uncle, Alexandros Sgourdos, the 57-year-old co-owner, and get rid of the body. Authorities said Spyropoulos’s motive was that he felt he did not get a fair share [...]
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Superstorm Sandy Tears House Apart
John Zois, 34, and his girlfriend Meredith Schwarzber watched their dream house turn into a magnet for photographers from various US media agencies showing off the devastating powers of Hurricane Sandy. The once called Princess Cottage of Union Beach, N.J., is now torn into half, with one side hanging on thin air and the bricks [...]
Greek-American Teenager and Friend Save Elderly Woman From Death
The Glen Rock Police of New Jersey named the 14-year-old Greek-American Luke Kyriazis and his friend Mark Misfud “heroes” for saving the 81-year-old Elizabeth DeFusco from drowning inside her trapped car. The two boys were on their way to visit a friend last Saturday in Glen Rock, when they saw a trapped Honda amidst rising [...]
Greeks of Tri-State Area Raise Money to Help a Child’s Battle Against Cancer
Greek communities abroad are always willing to contribute in every way when it comes to things concerning Greece as well as helping people in need. And when a child faces difficulties, then their strength becomes even larger and they try harder. Leonida Theodoridis is a boy fighting against cancer. The World Hellenic Society, always present [...]
Greek Couple Donate $1,150,000 to Richard Stockton College
Dean and Zoe Pappas donated a generous amount of money to the Richard Stockton College in Galloway, New Jersey to support Hellenic studies abroad and (mostly) in the USA. They intend to establish a reserve fund following the donation in order to contribute in the financing of the visiting scholars program at the College. This donation [...]
Lecture on Byzantium at the Westfield Greek Orthodox Church
Τhe Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 250 Gallows Hill Road in Westfield, New Jersey, will host a lecture on the Byzantine Empire and its contribution to preserving Western civilization on Friday, February 17, at 19:30 in the Bouras Centre. The main speaker at the event will be the author and broadcaster Lars Brownworth, who [...]
Greek Orthodox Church Hosts Recycled Art Programme
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption of Mary has been hosting for nine years now an Art Programme for children, in which garbage and recyclable materials are being used to create art sculptures. Susan Englisis, the director of the programme asks every year from her students, aged between 8 and 15, to go home [...]
Holmdel Greek Church to be Expanded
To keep pace with its growing church membership, the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church at 29 Hillcrest Road would like to construct a two-story addition to its church/community center complex for Sunday school, and lay down a second parking lot. “Our church started construction in 1986, and occupied the church in 1988. At that [...]
St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church Presents Christmas Concert
St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church will present its second annual Christmas concert titled, “Sing Gloria,” on Friday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Allerton United Methodist Church, Clinton Township, New Jersey. Under the direction of choir director Diana Grina, the concert and youth choirs will perform classical, traditional and Byzantine arrangements of sacred Christmas [...]
New Church Blessed In Roseland in New Jersey
The Church of Ss. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen was blessed in Roseland on Sunday morning. The Blessing Ceremony was presided by Metropolitan Evangelos with more than 200 parishioners attending. Worshipers entered the new church for the first time and Metropolitan Evangelos stressed the significance of the church to the individuals and families of the community. [...]
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