Leeza Arakelian

Leeza Arakelian is the former assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly. She is a graduate of UCLA and Emerson College. Leeza has written and produced for local and network television news including Boston 25 and Al Jazeera America.
Diaspora

New Jersey legend Al Kachadurian turns 100

Albert Kachadurian loves people. “I love to hear what people got to say,” he says. “I’m just that kind of…

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Literary Corner

KaleJunkie founder Nicole Keshishian Modic publishes first cookbook

Nicole Keshishian Modic loves to eat and celebrates food every day. The founder of the popular Instagram account and blog…

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Youth

Friends, family and a forfeit define 2022 AYF Olympics basketball tournament

CLINTON, Mass. — Across the street from the softball fields on Saturday afternoon at Clinton High School, about a dozen…

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Literary Corner

FSU grad Nyrie Iskandarian publishes children’s book, Maya’s Shot

Nyrie Iskandarian has been speaking fluent sports since she was a little girl.  “Growing up, I was watching ESPN instead…

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Local Spotlight

Cindy Fitzgibbon becomes Boston’s first female broadcast chief meteorologist

Cindy Fitzgibbon has made history in the Boston television news market. After 27 years in the industry, she has been…

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Community News

Armenian Memorial Church bids farewell to longtime minister

WATERTOWN, Mass.—Armenian Memorial Church marked the end of an era on Sunday morning as congregants and members of the community…

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Local Spotlight

Local AYF member named Youth of the Year at Arlington Boys and Girls Club

ARLINGTON, Mass. — Nora Vartanian is celebrating an accomplishment in her local community: Youth of the Year at the Arlington…

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Youth

AYF Boston Chapter demands justice for the Genocide after 107 years

BOSTON, Mass. — Dozens of community members marched through the busy and historic streets of Boston on Friday afternoon to…

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Community News

Remembering Massachusetts State Police Trooper Tamar Anoush Bucci

The family of Massachusetts State Police Trooper Tamar Anoush Bucci is mourning her loss on the one-month anniversary of her…

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Literary Corner

Monica Paraghamian, Amy Kazandjian illuminating a path toward mindfulness for children

Monica Paraghamian and Amy Kazandjian are sparking an important conversation about mindfulness with the forthcoming second edition of the children’s…

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