S o C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A Weekly Greek-AmeriCAN PuBliCAtioN 1915-2016 VOL. 19, ISSUE 973 June 4-10, 2016 c v $1.50 Yancopoulos’ Regeneron Greek Treasure Found under an English Bed Is Hunting for Engineers TNH Staff SOMERSET, ENGLAND – An el - derly English man has discov - And Scientists of Future ered a piece of jewelry he in - herited from his grandfather and tucked under a bed is a TNH Staff fourth for his experiment on cel - 2300-year-old gold Ancient lular regeneration in a type of Greek wreath more than TARRYTOWN, NY – The world protozoa while a student at the 100,000 pounds, or about has the wrong heroes to George prestigious Bronx High School $111,380. D. Yancopoulos, Founding Sci - of Science. The man, who wasn’t identi - entist of the noted Regeneron The contest was begun dur - fied in a story by The Daily Mail, Pharmaceuticals: he wants them ing World War II and sponsored found a real rarity: the delicate to be scientists, technologists, by Westinghouse before it went myrtle wreath is believed to engineers and mathematicians. bust but Yancopoulos said the have been made around 300 To back it up, Yancopoulos’ lure of science made him BC. and was uncovered in a company on May 26 took over change his life. ratty cardboard box. from computer chip giant Intel “Much in life, where you go The man, not knowing sponsorship of the noted Sci - and what you do, is about what’d he found, had it ap - ence Talent Search with a 10- dreams and role models,” he praised and was stunned when year $100 million commitment said. “When I got to Bronx Sci - he was told of its lineage and to find the best and brightest in ence, I wanted to play football worth. Experts from the firm the four so-called STEM core for Notre Dame, but then in the Duke’s of Dorchester in Dorset subjects in American high hallways as a freshman I’d see came to his home to look at it schools. people pointing out somebody along with other items he had “This should be the best re - and whispering, ‘He’s a West - inherited from his grandfather, ality show in the world — we inghouse winner.’ My world the paper said. need these kinds of kids to save changed,” he told the Times in Guy Schwinge from the auc - the planet,” Yancopoulos told a piece written by Quentin tioneers, said he was flabber - the New York Times. “The world Hardy. gasted when he pulled aside the has challenges like cancer, the Regeneron is taking over the newspaper inside a worn box to Zika virus and global warming. contest because Intel gave up reveal the precious ancient We need to change who our he - sponsorship, for which it was piece. “When the owner pulled roes are.” paying $6 million a year. Regen - the gold wreath … my heart He knows something about eron is upping the allure and missed a beat. When I went to the contest. In 1976, he finished the financial rewards, increasing tNH/CoStAS BeJ the cottage the last thing I ex - the topo prize money to The Honorable Yiannis S. Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki, who received the Damaskinos Award on $250,000 from $150,000 and June 1, is shown here with Rabbi Martin A. Cohen, the spiritual leader of the American Friends of Continued on page 11 doubling awards to the top 300 the Jewish Museum of Greece. Related story on page 2. contestants and their schools to $2,000 each. Regeneron will spend $30 million in outreach to potential Mayor of Thessaloniki visits TNH Greek PAC contestants in underserved ar - eas, paying for mentoring and help with writing applications By Demetris Tsakas mataris on the purpose of his to individuals who have pro - Backs Kasich and participating in contests visit to New York and Washing - moted and defended tolerance and looking for budding scien - NEW YORK – Thessaloniki ton and explained that Deputy and cooperation among all reli - tists and other STEM proteges Mayor Yiannis Boutaris visited Mayor for Tourism and Interna - gions in Greece. The award was and Gatsas at schools which may not have TNH Headquarters on May 30, tional Relations, Spiros Pengas, to be bestowed on June 1 by the strong curricula but have bright where he met with Publisher- and Deputy Mayor in Urban Re - American Friends of the Jewish COLUMBUS, OH – “New students needing a chance. Editor Antonis H. Diamataris. silience and Development Plan - Museum of Greece. Hampshire has more Greek- The new sponsors were an - Boutaris congratulated Dia - ning, Lina Liakou, are members “We managed to highlight Americans, percentage-wise, nounced in New York at the mataris on the 101st anniver - of his delegation, and that the the 500-year presence of Ju - than any other state,” Bill American Museum of Natural sary of the newspaper’s found - promotion of Thessaloniki as daism in Thessaloniki, hence the Antonoplos began telling The History by Neil deGrasse Tyson, ing (April 2) and expressed the one of the most significant pil - reason why Thessaloniki is also National Herald, “and we be - the celebrity astrophysicist who joy he felt while looking at the lars of Greek tourism is one of referred to as the Jerusalem of came aware that the mayor of is director of the museum’s Hay - street sign in front of the TNH the priorities of their visit. the Balkans. After the holocaust Manchester, Ted Gatsas, was ColumBiA uNiv. den Planetarium – and a high offices “ Εθνικός Κήρυξ – Na - Asked about the purpose of of the Jewish community, which running for reelection” last year. George D. Yancopoulos, school classmate of Yancopou - tional Herald Way,” written in his visit, Boutaris told TNH that was once 50,000 individuals – Along with some of his fellow Founding Scientist of the noted both Greek and English. he came to receive the Damask - civic-minded Greek-Americans, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Continued on page 6 The mayor informed Dia - inos Award, which is awarded Continued on page 2 Antonoplos decided to establish the Greek American Political Ac - tion Committee (GAPAC) to help Hellenes and Philhellenes be elected to local, state, and Krinos Foods Rep. Maloney Meets with AHEPA on Capitol Hill national office. Gatsas, who won reelection as Manchester mayor last No - Private Grand TNH Staff vember, is now running for gov - ernor of New Hampshire, and WASHINGTON, DC – On May faces a tough battle against fel - Opening in 25, Congresswoman Carolyn B. low Republican Chris Sununu, Maloney (NY-12), co-Chair and a member of the state’s Execu - co-Founder of the Congressional tive Council, whose father, John, the Bronx Caucus on Hellenic Issues, met was the state’s governor and with the American Hellenic Ed - also Chief of Staff to President ucational Progressive Associa - George H.W. Bush. BRONX – Krinos Foods officially tion (AHEPA), the Daughters of “But we are fully behind opens the doors to its new Penelope and Sons of Pericles him,” Antonoplos told TNH, and 100,000-square-foot facility lo - for the AHEPA Family Annual hopes that GAPAC can mobilize cated at 1750 Bathgate Avenue Capitol Hill Day to address U.S. the state’s Greek-Americans to in the Bronx on June 15. relations with Greece and swing the momentum in Gatsas’ To assist with the private Cyprus and the efforts to sup - favor. grand opening celebration, Kri - port awarding Greek-American The gubernatorial primary nos Chairman Eric Moscahlaidis World War II veteran James and New York City Economic “Maggie” Megellas with the Continued on page 7 Development Corporation Medal of Honor. (NYCEDC) President Maria Tor - “Greece and Cyprus are crit - res-Springer will address guests ical strategic allies of the US and and will perform a ceremonial our cooperation is essential for ribbon-cutting. global security and economic Vlahos Makes Attendees and media will be growth. That is why I have so invited to tour the new facility, strongly advocated for US sup - take part in the grand opening port for Greece’s economic re - NY Debut in festivities, and learn more about covery and why I continue to Krinos Foods: the company, its push the United States to re - products and impact on the main actively engaged in nego - Mistero Buffo Bronx neighborhood. tiations to create a unified The new location and $20 Cyprus free of Turkish occupa - Bill PetroS million facility is the result of Daughters of Penelope Grand President Connie Pilallis, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, AHEPA Supreme By Eleni Sakellis Moscahlaidis’ loyalty to his New Continued on page 7 President John Galanis, and Sons of Pericles Supreme President Andreas Christou met on May 25. York City origins, when the need NEW YORK – On May 26, mul - for a more efficient state-of-the- titalented Greek actor Panos art facility arose. Vlahos made his American de - In addition to the new facility but in Mistero Buffo, a play by offering operational, green, and Silent: a Film Filopoulos’ Luxury Homes in Montauk Dario Fo based on the mystery production and distribution ben - plays of the Middle Ages. The efits, it fills what was a long-va - play, presented by the Orpheus cant lot within the Bronx after About Next TNH Staff to acquire the resort and hotel Foundation for Greek Music and nearly three decades. after its former owners were the Arts, and directed by Lyto The new facility’s exterior Maria Callas MONTAUK, NY – You can’t get forced to put it up for sale eight Triantafyllidou, runs in an ex - also features three murals to farther from New York City than years after the bought it and clusive three-day engagement provide additional beauty to the Montauk on Long Island’s East - then ran into the 2008 financial through Sunday at the Balcony neighborhood, created by Kenny By Penelope Karageorge ern tip and two developers, in - crisis and being accused by the Theater of West-Park Presbyter - Scharff, Misha Most, and Victor cluding George Filopoulos, bet government of using unrelated ian Church on Manhattan’s Up - Matthews.