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Louisa Kazandjian: ‘A Vision of Selflessness’

February 14, 2019 at 11:27 am Karine Vann 3

Louisa (Kalikian) Kazandjian was born in 1921 in Bucharest, Romania. She was the oldest child of Hagop and Haigui (Artinian) Kalikian. She died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, at the Armenian Nursing & Rehabilitation Center […]

Marriages That Thrive

February 12, 2019 at 1:29 pm Avedis Boynerian and Arpi Boynerian 0

We truly believe that a healthy marriage mirrors a vibrant community. Back when we were still engaged, we ran into a certain man at a market. As soon as he learned about our engagement, he […]

AYF-YOARF Council Weekend Sets the Tone for 2019

February 4, 2019 at 10:48 am AYF-YOARF 0

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Youth Federation-Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) has planned its initiatives for 2019. Recently on January 26, more than 50 AYF members from across the eastern United States headed to […]

Drowsy

January 23, 2019 at 10:45 am Sharisse Zeroonian 0

One afternoon, in a motel room on Cape Cod Bay, my older brother Armand and I wrapped our sleeping mother’s arms in toilet paper. A few months prior, she had developed a routine during which […]

Worcester Natives Create Booze-Infused Popsicles

January 16, 2019 at 10:40 am Karine Vann 1

WORCESTER, Mass.—Nassim Aoude and Michael Melkonian are the young founders of PunchPops, a new Worcester-based company breaking into the American alcohol industry with a 21-plus twist on a summertime favorite. The idea for marketing wine-infused […]

Camp Haiastan’s Director’s Quarters, Summer Office Ready For Summer 2019

January 7, 2019 at 11:25 am David Hamparian 0

Camp Haiastan’s brand new Director’s Quarters and Summer Office are ready for summer 2019. The “DQ,” as the Director’s Quarters is affectionately called, was originally built in 1966. The front portion of the building was […]

Finding the Moral Core of “Wild Apples”

November 20, 2018 at 2:41 pm Lilit Markosian 0

America’s favorite recluse, Henry David Thoreau, famously spent two years, two months, and two days in a home of his making by the shores of Walden Pond ― a gentle body of water at the […]

In Loving Memory of Jack DerAvedisian

November 20, 2018 at 10:39 am Weekly Staff 1

Jack DerAvedisian, owner of Omni Foods in Watertown, died on October 23, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Thelma (Melkonian) DerAvedisian of 68 years and a devoted father to Suren DerAvedisian and his wife […]

AYF Senior Seminar 2018

November 15, 2018 at 9:32 am AYF-YOARF 0

Late last month, over 40 AYFers gathered at Camp Haiastan in Franklin, Massachusetts for a weekend of lectures, discussions and ընկերութիւն (comradery). The theme for this year’s Senior Seminar was Վերածնունդ (Rebirth). When members arrived, […]

In Memory of Rose V. (Peligian) Derderian

November 1, 2018 at 4:24 pm Weekly Staff 1

Rose Vartanoush (Peligian) Derderian, 98, of Indian Orchard, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Giligia (Adana), Armenia on Sept. 15, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Sarkis & […]