Photos by GVK Images PROVIDENCE, R.I.—On a cold and rainy Saturday morning on November 23, nearly 80 years after a fatal injury took the life of a promising young Armenian boy from Bridgeport, Connecticut, the […]
I was granted the opportunity to serve as a mentor, advisor and coach with the Providence AYF “Varantian” Chapter over 40 years ago. One would think that it’s a long time, but only if you […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Armenian tricolor proudly flew over the Rhode Island State House on April 24 and 25, as well as in the RI Senate on Tuesday, as the Armenian Genocide resolution (No. 937) was introduced […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Rhode Island House of Representatives unanimously passed the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Resolution on Tuesday at the RI State House. Rev. Fr. Kapriel Nazarian of Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church offered the opening blessing […]
Another Labor Day weekend is in the history books. The huge AYF Olympic trophy that sat in Fermanian Fellowship Hall at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church in Providence, RI will now sit in a similar […]
BROCKTON, Mass.—The City of Champions raised the Armenian flag at Brockton City Hall on September 21, the 31st anniversary of Armenia’s independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Mayor Robert Sullivan addressed the gathering […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) held its annual Khanasor picnic on Sunday at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church. A large crowd of supporters was entertained by Mike Gregian (clarinet), Hagop Garabedian […]
The following remarks were delivered during the AYF Olympics Opening Ceremonies on September 5, 2021 by Steve Elmasian as a representative of the Providence community’s family of organizations. Your Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan, Der Kapriel, Der […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Armenian Heritage Park in Providence is located at the intersection of Douglas and Chalkstone Avenues where the surrounding neighborhood, known as “Smith Hill,” was home to many survivors of the Armenian […]
This was part of a series of articles published in the September 5 Special Edition of the Armenian Weekly honoring the AYF Olympics. When the call was received to share my thoughts from a coach’s […]
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