Tom Vartabedian

Tom Vartabedian is a retired journalist with the Haverhill Gazette, where he spent 40 years as an award-winning writer and photographer. He has volunteered his services for the past 46 years as a columnist and correspondent with the Armenian Weekly, where his pet project was the publication of a special issue of the AYF Olympics each September.
Tom Vartabedian

Vartabedian: My Final Column

After a courageous battle with liver cancer, longtime Armenian Weekly columnist Tom Vartabedian passed away last night. Vartabedian’s name is…

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Tom Vartabedian

A Hat to Match Any Occasion

A man who loses his head at being angry or upset may be better off than most of us. He…

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Tom Vartabedian

More Smiles Keep the Frowns Away

The other day, I found myself shuffling along Faneuil Hall in Boston, side-stepping the crowd that converged around a clown…

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News

Lowell Veterans Distribute $200,000 in Scholarships

LOWELL, Mass.—In a true testament to education and ethnicity, Sam Manoian Post 1, Lowell Armenian-American Veterans, achieved a couple very…

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Richard Sarajian: New Jersey’s Man for All Seasons

Don’t go calling Richard Sarajian a community activist or anything of the sort…unless you want another point of view. To…

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Tom Vartabedian

Vartabedian: A 7-Month Overview of Cancer

Here we are, at the seven-month stage of my cancer treatments, and I’m happy to report that I’m still reporting…

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Vartabedian: Why We Love Our School Teachers

My favorite school teacher was not found in a gym, nor was it English, where I seemed to excel.  Suppose…

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Kushigian Still Getting Football Notice

The way Boston College football is going the past couple years, the Eagles could surely use a guy like Harry…

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Tom Vartabedian

Alashaians Keep AYF Olympic Name in the Forefront

What’s in a name? Plenty, especially if the name is Alashaian and you’re talking the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Olympics.…

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Youth

2016 AYF Olympics: North Andover Wins First Ever Softball Game

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (A.W.)—You can label this the classic David & Goliath story. On one side, you had a softball…

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