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Successful San Francisco Gala Benefits Expansion of AUA Campus
SAN FRANCISCO — On January 27, the San Francisco Bay Area community gathered at the Vision for the Future: Advancing Higher Education in Armenia gala in support of the American University of Armenia...
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Senators Markey, Cassidy Introduce Resolution Seeking Information on...
WASHINGTON — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced a bipartisan resolution on February 1 to require that the Secretary of State provide a report on Azerbaijan’s human...
View ArticleGovernor Healey Nominates Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle...
BOSTON – Governor Maura T. Healey today nominated Massachusetts Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. This is Governor...
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Los Angeles Celebrates TUMO Center’s Groundbreaking
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Westside Current) — Los Angeles city officials on Monday, February 12, celebrated the groundbreaking of the first TUMO Technology Learning Center in the United States. TUMO,...
View ArticlePortantino and Archuleta Urge Azerbaijan to Immediately Release Armenian POWs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Senate Joint Resolution 11, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) and Senator Bob Archuleta (D – Pico Rivera) was introduced on February 13, calling on President...
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Armenian Armed Forces Day Marked at US Embassy Reception in Washington
WASHINGTON (Public Radio of Armenia) — The Armenian Embassy in the US in January hosted a reception on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of formation of the Armenian Armed Forces. Deputy Secretary...
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Armenian Soldier’s Sight Saved With Help from AECP
SAN DIMAS, Calif. — When Azerbaijan began their attacks on Armenia in 2020, Vahe Poghosyan was one of many brave young men in Armenia who volunteered to join the Armenian army to protect their...
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Nelson’s Boston Miracle: A Call to Action for a Boy’s Recovery Following the...
WATERTOWN — In a heartrending call to action, a GoFundMe campaign was launched on February 11, to support Nelson, a 17-year-old survivor of a catastrophic explosion in Berkadzor, near Stepanakert,...
View ArticleKoutoujian Appointed Vice Chair of Council of State Governments Justice...
NEW YORK — The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center welcomed Cam Ward, director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, as the organization’s new Advisory Board Chair and Middlesex...
View ArticleObituary: Joy Renjilian-Burgy, Longtime Wellesley College Professor
BOULDER, Colo. — Joy Renjilian-Burgy, longtime Professor of Spanish Language and Literature at Wellesley College, author, editor, teacher-trainer, and social activist, passed away peacefully on January...
View ArticleObituary: Jirair Avanian Entrepreneur in Armenia and US, Opened Dolmama...
YEREVAN — Jirair Avanian passed away, surrounded his by family, on January 20, 2024. He was 71. Jirair was born December 8, 1952 in Yerevan. He attended Yegishe Charents school, gaining fluency in...
View ArticleObituary: Joyce Lynne Sulahian, Longtime UN Employee, Diocese Supporter
NEW YORK — Joyce Sulahian, a leader of the Armenian Church community, passed away on Saturday, February 10. She was 79. Joyce Lynne Sulahian was born and raised in Watertown and educated in the city’s...
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Armenia’s Diaspora Commissioner Makes First Visit to Australia
By Vahe Artinian Special to the Mirror-Spectator SYDNEY, Australia — Representatives of the government of the Republic of Armenia dealing with the Armenian diaspora are visiting Australia this...
View ArticleMaking Sense Of Armenia’s Quagmire
WATERTOWN — The stakes for Armenia seem to be high, less than four years after the disastrous second Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) war in 2020, this time waged unilaterally and with lightning speed by...
View ArticleMajor County Sheriffs of America Recognizes Sheriff Peter Koutoujian as...
WASHINGTON — Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian has been named the 2023 Sheriff of the Year by the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA). The award was presented to Sheriff Koutoujian during...
View ArticleKnights and Daughters of Vartan Announce Essay Contest in Conjunction with...
NEW YORK — The Knights and Daughters of Vartan are holding their annual essay contest in conjunction with the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and its subsequent commemoration in Times...
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Young Volunteers Learn Importance of Community Service at Diocese
NEW YORK — St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral rang with the excited voices of children, and was filled with their youthful spirit of compassion, during a special event on Saturday, February 3. “Children’s...
View ArticleDr. Bedross Der Matossian to Deliver Lecture on ‘Armenian Jerusalem: Past,...
FRESNO — Dr. Bedross Der Matossian will present a lecture titled “Armenian Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future” on Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m., in the Smittcamp Alumni House on the Fresno State campus....
View ArticleFr. Yeghishe Mandjikian, Former Catholicosal Vicar of the Armenian Prelature...
By Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra ANTELIAS, Lebanon — Ara Mandjikian was born in Karadouran, Kessab, Syria, on March 21, 1942. At a young age, he and his family moved to Bourj Hammoud, Beirut. After...
View ArticleMardanyan Makes Waves with Carnegie Hall’s Musical Armenia
BOSTON — Many stars have graced the stage of Carnegie Hall, including Armenians such as Charles Aznavour, Tigran Hamasyan, and the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Joining their ranks on March...
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