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Greece Sets E-Scooter Age at 17 as Rules Differ Across the U.S. and Europe
The minimum riding age will rise to 17, while insurance, registration and road-use requirements differ sharply from those in the Delaware Valley and other jurisdictions.
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Before Nolan, N.C. Wyeth Brought The Odyssey to the Brandywine
Nearly a century before Christopher Nolan brought Odysseus to IMAX, N.C. Wyeth illustrated Homer’s epic in Chadds Ford. One painting later resurfaced in a Philadelphia corporate hallway.
Mary Linda, Singer Who Helped Define Postwar Greek Music, Dies
Her career stretched from childhood performances in Athens to recordings with Manolis Chiotis, Greek cinema, the music of Mikis Theodorakis, and appearances before Greek-American audiences across the United States.
Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey Elected Archbishop of Canada
His election opens a leadership transition in the Greek Orthodox metropolis serving Greater Philadelphia and the mid-Atlantic.
Turkey Protests Eight Minority School Suspensions in Western Thrace
Greece cites enrollment data and includes 39 non-minority units in the same regional order. Turkey points to the shrinking minority-school network and has previously contrasted it with Greek schools kept open for a handful of…
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AHEPA to Honor Elias Iliadis, Carl Hollister and Nicholas Vamvakias in Philadelphia
Iliadis will receive the Hellenism Award near Independence Hall, while Hollister and Vamvakias will receive Military Service Awards aboard the Battleship New Jersey.
Greek Name Days This Week: July 19 to July 25, 2026
Late July brings name days for Elias, Magdalini, Markella, Christina, Anna, Eupraxia, Olympia, and others, with Prophet Elias and the Dormition of Saint Anna among the week’s major commemorations.
Hellenic Hearts Offers Up to Four $7,500 Filodoxia Scholarships, With Applications Due August 15
Hellenic Hearts is accepting applications for up to four $7,500 Filodoxia scholarships, which include mentorship and cultural opportunities.
Hellenic-American Chamber Elects 2026–2027 Board in New York
The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce elected its 2026–2027 board in New York, with Eftihia Pylarinou-Piper remaining president.
AHEPA Calls on New York City to Recognize Greek Astoria After Immigrant Map Omission
A New York City map highlights 30 immigrant enclaves, including Little Egypt in Astoria, but leaves out the neighborhood’s longstanding Greek-American identity. AHEPA is asking City Hall to correct the omission.
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ETS2 Explained: Why the EU Is Putting a Carbon Price on Fuel and Why Greece Objects
Greece is challenging a new EU carbon market (ETS2), which aims to cut emissions but may raise household costs and affect fuel taxes and state revenue.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Donates Firefighting Vehicle to Penteli Volunteers
The donation followed a post-wildfire assessment that found aging, frequently failing equipment at a volunteer unit that handles more than 270 emergency incidents each year.
NBG Warns Air Dependence Leaves Greek Tourism Exposed
Greek tourism is still growing, but the National Bank of Greece says its heavy reliance on flights makes the sector vulnerable to fuel spikes, air disruptions, and pressure from its main European markets.
Peloponnese Entrepreneurs Can Apply for THI-Backed Loans Up to €25,000
Entrepreneurs in Messinia, Laconia and Arcadia can apply through September 30 for fixed-rate financing, training and ongoing business guidance.
Greece Plans to Extend Navagio Beach to Protect Its Shipwreck
Greece plans to add 45,000 cubic meters of material at Navagio Beach to protect the Panagiotis shipwreck, but environmental questions remain.
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Maro Kontou, Star of Greek Cinema’s Golden Age, Passes Away at 92
The actress appeared in 61 films and more than 90 stage productions, becoming best known as Elenitsa Kokovikou in And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband.
Why Greek Families Opened Diners in America
From late-night coffee to college tuition, Greek-owned diners became a path from immigrant labor to family ownership across the Northeast and beyond.
Medieval Cypriot Medical Text Reveals How Everyday Medicine Was Made
A late 13th-century Cypriot medical handbook reveals how plants, minerals, shells, fire, wine, and vinegar shaped everyday healing in the Byzantine world.
AI Helps Read Herculaneum Scroll Closed Since Antiquity
Researchers used AI, X-ray imaging, and virtual unwrapping to read a closed Herculaneum scroll, recovering ancient Greek philosophical text without physically opening the fragile papyrus.
1453 Was Not Inevitable: Anthony Kaldellis Reopens the Fall of Constantinople
Anthony Kaldellis’s 1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople revisits the fall of the city not as an inevitable collapse, but as a human crisis shaped by strategy, delay, fear, resistance, and loss.
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Remembering members of our community
Christos “Chris” Katsifis
Christos C. Katsifis, a Greek-born engineer, restaurateur and longtime Central New Jersey resident, passed away at age 90.
George Panagiotis Kousoulis
George Panagiotis Kousoulis built a long career in South Jersey restaurants and supported church and scholarship efforts honoring his daughter Danielle, a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
Rev. Protopresbyter Andrew Eugenis
The Rev. Protopresbyter Andrew Eugenis, who served the Saint George Greek Orthodox community in Ocean Township for nearly 25 years, passed away at age 66.
Aphrodite “Afro” Nazirides
Aphrodite “Afro” Nazirides, 94, of Swarthmore, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2026. Born in Serres, Greece, she devoted her life to her family, church, and community.
Konstantinos Mavridis
Konstantinos Mavridis, a tailor from Xanthi, Greece, built a life with his wife and daughters in Upper Darby after immigrating to the United States.
Panayiotis Spartiatis
Panayiotis “Peter” Spartiatis, 72, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, passed away on July 6, 2026. Born in Poulithra, Greece, he built his life in the United States with his wife, Janice, and their family.