By Ara Jeknavorian Armenians from throughout the Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire gathered together over the April 22-24 weekend to pray and honor the memory of 1.5 million martyrs, victims of the horrific first […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—On the eve of the Armenian Relief Society’s centennial, Jacky and Seta Guevrekian of Egypt established an endowment fund of $100,000 to be part of the ARS Endowment Fund. The annual proceeds of the […]
I have a fascination with borders. Movement, escape, freedom, confinement, walls, death, the Rio Grande River, and legal and illegal crossings, are just some of the realities that hover around and on borders. Generally, a […]
FRANKLIN, Mass.—With the 2008 camp season still a pleasant memory in our hearts and in our heads, we at AYF Camp Haiastan will soon embark on a new year and a new season for 2009. […]
Gagik Beglaryan Will Be Mayor YEREVAN (A.W.)—In the first-ever municipal elections that were held in Armenia’s capital, the Republican Party won the overwhelming majority of votes, it was revealed on June 1. The Republican Party, […]
GLENDALE, Calif.–At the conclusion of the six-hour ANCA Endowment Fund Telethon, $2,548,000 was raised from donations large and small from a wide cross-section of the community, demonstrating and bolstering the grassroots power and capability of […]
Winning Party to Appoint City’s Mayor YEREVAN (A.W.)—On May 31, Yerevan residents turned out at the polls to vote in the first-ever city municipal assembly elections. As of 11:25 p.m., approximately 53 percent of 771,477 […]
Four bright and intelligent Armenian young professionals have joined the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) as volunteers and are assisting the organization in many noteworthy ways. Robin Barone, Lucy Hayrabedian, Celine Kaladjian, and Talene Najarian […]
PARAMUS, N.J.—The Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) held the opening of its Evangelical Center on Baghramian Ave. in Yerevan on April 19. Numerous government officials, leaders of various churches and nonprofit organizations, and foreign […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Scholarship awards totaling $23,000 and benefiting 14 students for the upcoming academic year were announced on May 2 at the Armenian International Women’s Association’s (AIWA) Annual Meeting, held at the Burlington Marriott Hotel. Heading […]
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