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.
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MV ‘Knights of Vartan’ Honor High School Graduates

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.—Class officers, athletes, honor students, musicians, and community volunteers. This year’s crop of high school graduates in Merrimack…

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Squirrel Invasion Is Driving Me Nuts

How’s my summer going, you may ask? Rather nutty at the moment, gasp! Thanks to the squirrel population at my…

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Bob Semonian Was the Ultimate Tipster!

People often ask me where I get my ideas for stories. Most of them are self-initiated and spontaneous. They come…

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A Child’s Understanding of Cancer

June 8, 2016 “What’s cancer, grandpa?” “An illness, buddy. It’s when you’re sick and trying to get better.” “Do you…

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Immigrants Bolster Our Communities

God bless the American dream! As you may know, America is a land of immigrants where refugees can build and…

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Outdated Cameras Find a New Home

A piece of my valued lifestyle has wound up in the best of hands. Remember my dilemma about what to…

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Team Ararat Displays its Historic Pride

Inside an arena of heartache and recovery, one team stood out during the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in…

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The Magnetic Appeal of Anna Yeshilian

Anna Yeshilian is one of those magnetic women who, upon first introduction, stays with you and refuses to leave. If…

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Chef’s Night Spirit Spills Over

Fate often works in strange ways. One night, I find myself hobnobbing with a crowd of 300 at a hotel,…

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Cellist Edvard Pogossian Enchants Boston Pops Crowd

BOSTON, Mass.—Edvard Pogossian is his father’s keeper—a chip off the same musical block. Twenty-six years after his dad debuted with…

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