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

An AYF Olympics Pre-Empted…By an Armenian Church Shutdown

HAVERHILL, Mass. (A.W.)—On a day when I would normally have been covering Sunday’s Armenian (AYF) Olympic Games, fate had taken me to…

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Coffee Houses Serve an Ideal Place

Have you had your coffee today? You can either escape to the comfort of your favorite coffee house or simply…

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News

Haverhill Church Celebrates its Last ‘Badarak’ For the Road Ahead

HAVERHILL, Mass.—Since 1945, St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church has remained a sacred cornerstone of this once bustling shoe…

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A Child’s First Day of School

As a doting grandparent, I know what makes a child happy. Take them on a shopping spree and open the…

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Autumn’s Bounty is Most Alluring

“The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold Since you went away the days…

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A Well-Deserved Olympic Tribute to Adam Krikorian

All but lost in this year’s world Olympic Games was the work of Armenian Coach Adam Krikorian. We celebrated a…

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Hachikian Score Enhances Netflix Series Marco Polo

  The guy who brought you the scintillating “Voyage to Amasia” as a tribute to his grandmother has taken a…

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Alex and Ani: An Armenian Jewel

We’re living in an Alex and Ani world. No matter where you may go, there seems to be a vision…

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Obituaries

Sosy Kadian Danced to Her Own Beat

CRESSKILL, N.J.—It was almost poetic really. Take a dance floor, introduce some Armenian music, and call Sosy Krikorian-Kadian to the…

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Culture

A Book that Initiates 100 Years of History

One never knows what the day’s mail will bring. One moment, it could be a solicitation from a worthy Armenian…

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