Month: October 2013

Karakashian Presents Different View of Komitas’s Life

By Meghri Baronian RIDGEFIELD, N.J.—On Oct. 5, as part of the Month of Culture, the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society…

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The Road to Recovery Ventures on for Vartus Varadian

NEWTON, Mass.—With her cancer in remission, Vartus Varadian is turning her frightful experience into a goodwill mission for others with…

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Koutoujian Supporters Continue Pushing for Victory Hours Before Polls Close

WALTHAM, Mass. (A.W.)—Voters residing in Massachusetts’ Fifth District are going to the polls today for the Democratic primary of the…

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Akcam Awarded MESA’s Prestigious Hourani Book Prize

WORCESTER, Mass. (A.W.)—Historian Taner Akcam recently received the Middle East Studies Association’s (MESA) 2013 Hourani Book Prize for The Young Turks’…

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Every Vote Vital for Koutoujian Victory in Massachusetts Special Election

ANCA, Massachusetts Armenians Rally for Community Favorite Peter Koutoujian in Congressional Primary WATERTOWN, Mass.—With less than 24 hours to go…

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Soccer: Armenia Still Standing as It Enters Final Round

Special to the Armenian Weekly Much like a prize fighter in a bruising title bout, Armenia has taken its lumps…

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Last Stretch: Koutoujian Garners Key Endorsements as Election Day Nears

WALTHAM, Mass. (A.W.)—With only days remaining until the Democratic primary in the Fifth District Congressional race on Oct. 15, Middlesex…

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Prelacy, Diocese Parishioners Welcome Karanian in New Britain

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.—More than 75 people turned out to hear Matthew Karanian talk about Armenia and Artsakh at a jointly…

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The 25th Town: Armenian Americans Embrace Koutoujian Campaign

Waltham, Mass. (A.W.)–With less than a week to go until the special Democratic primary on Tues., Oct. 15, Peter Koutoujian’s…

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Diyarbakir Mayor Places Flowers at Genocide Memorial in Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (A.W.)—On Oct. 10, the mayor of the Diyarbakir Sur Municipality in Turkey, Abdullah Demirbaş, placed flowers at the…

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