Celebrating Greater Lowell’s Greek Heritage

Panayiotis Meltsakos of Andover carries the Greek flag, and Themistocles Pelekoudas of Tyngsboro, son of the Rev. Nikolaos Pelekoudas, carries the American flag down Merrimack Street in the parade to City Hall. (Melanie Gilbert/Lowell Sun)

Area residents, clergy and officials gathered for a parade and Greek flag-raising ceremony at Lowell City Hall to celebrate Greek Independence Day on March 25.