Author: Roma Hadzewycz

HUNTER, N.Y. – The Carpathian Ski Club (known by its Ukrainian-based acronym KLK) began its centennial year celebration on March 2 by conducting its annual ski races at Hunter Mountain. Sixty-five skiers and a lone snowboarder competed that day, and nearly 200 people attended the awards ceremony and anniversary banquet in the evening. Opening ceremonies...

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WHIPPANY, N.J. – U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) addressed a community meeting and press briefing here at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey (UACCNJ) on February 27 to underscore the importance of allocating funds to aid Ukraine in its existential struggle against Russia. “We are at an inflection point right now – a...

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WHIPPANY, N.J. – The Bethlehem Peace Light was shared on Saturday, December 9, during a special ceremony at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Whippany, N.J., that was organized by Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. Partici­pating were members of the local Plast branch, as well as parishioners and community members. The Peace Light had...

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HUNTER, N.Y. – Fifty-eight skiers and a lone snowboarder raced down a NASTAR course during the 69th annual races of the Carpathian Ski Club, known by its Ukrainian acronym KLK, that were held at Hunter Mountain on March 11. Opening ceremonies were held in the morning on the ski slopes, and the awards ceremony was...

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WHIPPANY, N.J. – An international panel of experts discussed the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and parallels between that genocide of 90 years ago and the genocidal war on Ukraine now being waged by Russia. The presentation took place on Novem­ber 6 at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey (UACCNJ) under the sponsorship of Ukrainian...

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PARSIPPANY, N.J. – As the Ukrainian National Association’s (UNA’s) 40th Regular Convention approaches, the Credentials Committee appointed by the UNA’s Executive Committee has conducted the mandated review of credentials forms submitted by the organization’s branches. Having held their pre-convention meetings to elect delegates and alternates to represent them at the quadrennial convention, UNA branches submitted the required forms for each representative to the organization’s Home Office. Meeting there on March 31, the Credentials Committee comprising Dr. Andrew Hrechak (chair), Maria Drich (vice-chair) and Roma Hadzewycz (secretary) conducted its work in accordance with the UNA By-Laws. The Credentials Committee approved the…

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WHIPPANY, N.J. – In mid-March, the call went out to members of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization’s branch in Newark, N.J., to become involved in a major project to send much-needed medical supplies to soldiers defending Ukraine against Russia’s brutal war. “The Newark ‘stanytsia’ [branch] stands with Ukraine in these unprecedented times,” wrote Roman Shyprykevych, leader...

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HUNTER, N.Y. – Thirty-eight hardy skiers and a lone snowboarder competed in the 68th annual races of the Carpathian Ski Club, known by its Ukrainian acronym KLK, that were held at Hunter Mountain on March 12. They did so despite a bomb cyclone – a winter storm that challenged racers with heavy snow, strong winds...

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KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Ukrainian Journalists of North America gathered at Soyuzivka Heritage Center on Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, for their fifth conference, whose theme was “The Future of News.” Among the media outlets represented were New Pathway – Ukrainian News, Kontakt Ukrainian TV Network, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly; also in attendance were independent journalists and media professionals from across the U.S. and Canada.

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WHIPPANY, N.J. – A new book featuring scholarly essays by Dr. Taras Hunczak, professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University, was presented here at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey on Sunday, March 24.

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NEW YORK – Ukrainian Americans and their supporters came together at the landmark St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, November 17, for a solemn remembrance of the 85th anniversary of Ukraine’s genocide, the Holodomor of 1932-1933.

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