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Attorney General Maura Healey Runs for Governor, Condemns Azerbaijani Attacks...
WATERTOWN — According to a recent poll, Maura Healey is the favored candidate to win the November election for governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The 51-year-old Democratic two-term...
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California Governor Newsom Signs Bill Making April 24 Statewide Holiday
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on September 30, making April 24 a California statewide holiday. The measure was spearheaded by Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian. Adrin Nazarian On April 24,...
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ABMDR Hosts 11th Annual New England Walk of Life
WATERTOWN — On September 24, supporters from throughout New England converged on Watertown to take part in the 11th annual Walk of Life of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR). Every year,...
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Brockton Holds Flag-Raising Ceremony in Honor of Armenia’s Independence...
BROCKTON, Mass. — A small but vital group of New England Armenians, many old friends and activists, attended the 31st Anniversary of Armenia’s independence on September 21 at City Hall Plaza in the...
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2022 TCA Dr. Nubar Berberian Trust Fund Award Winners Announced
WATERTOWN — The management of Tekeyan Cultural Association’s “Dr. Nubar Berberian Trust Fund” this week announced the names of Armenian students awarded in 2022 for their academic studies. They are:...
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Pasadena Unified’s Armenian Academy First of Its Kind
PASADENA, Calif. (ColoradoBoulevard.net) —The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) is not only celebrating Armenian independence this week [third week of September], they are celebrating the...
View ArticleArmenia’s Champion in World Court, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Speaks in Massachusetts
BELMONT, Mass. — On Thursday, September 22, the National Association of Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) sponsored a talk by Dr. Yeghishe Kirakosyan about the current sustained attacks against...
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Knights of Vartan’s Back to the Homeland VI Mission Trip
YEREVAN — The Knights and Daughters of Vartan continued their “Back to the Homeland” Mission Trip for the sixth year. More than 20 Knights, Daughters, and friends joined the pilgrimage on September...
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Michael Goorjian’s ‘Amerikatsi’ Art Film Wryly Presents Message of Hope
WATERTOWN — A full-feature art film made in Armenia is a treat, as post-independence cinema suffered a decline from its status in the Soviet period. “Amerikatsi” (meaning “American” in Armenian) is a...
View ArticleHachigian Named to State Department Post
WASHINGTON — Ambassador Nina Hachigian is returning to the Department of State as the first Special Representative for Subnational Diplomacy. As Special Representative, Hachigian will also lead a...
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Mary Vartanian Continues to Inspire at 108 Years Old
By Raffi V. Arkun and Aram Arkun Special to the Mirror-Spectator JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. — While there may seem to be more and more people living to their 90s, and even 100, anything over that is still...
View ArticleMenendez Blasts Azerbaijan and Erdogan at Tekeyan NJ 75th Anniversary Gala
PARAMUS, N. J. — The Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) of Greater New York celebrated the 75th anniversary of the organization worldwide with a gala on October 15 with dignitaries and guests from...
View ArticleLos Angeles City Council Elects Paul Krekorian as New President in Wake of...
By Rob Hayes, Sid Garcia, and Tim Pulliam LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The Los Angeles City Council elected Councilman Paul Krekorian as its new leader Tuesday, October 18, to replace a president who was...
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Sayat Nova Dance Company Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Weekend of Events
WATERTOWN — On the weekend of October 7-8, the Sayat Nova Armenian Dance Company of Boston (SNDC) celebrated its 35th anniversary by a performance on Saturday night and a gala banquet on Sunday. Both...
View ArticleMeet Intern Mélanie Tuyssuzian
WATERTOWN — The newest intern for the Armenian Mirror-Spectator has come from across the ocean to experience life at an Armenian-American newspaper. Mélanie Tuyssuzian, 22, is from Paris, where she...
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Armenian Composers’ Union President Takes Measure of Group on 90th Anniversary
WATERTOWN — Composer Aram Satyan is reaching the end of the second term of his presidency of the Composers Union of Armenia. First elected in October 2013, and reelected in 2017 for a five-year term,...
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Recipe Corner: Elise Kazanjian’s Armenian Beet Leaves with Rice (Jaguntegh...
SAN FRANCISCO — Elise Kazanjian is a member of the Wednesday Women Writers in San Francisco, a group of writers who have been meeting for over a decade. From September through November, many Bay Area...
View ArticleFamily Honors Robert Semonian with Gift to ATP
WOBURN, Mass. — The Armenia Tree Project (ATP) announced recently the sponsorship of Ashtarak Park by the family of the late Robert “Bob” Semonian. This sponsorship is the realization of Bob Semonian’s...
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AHCP Announces New Residency for Armenian Artists
NEW YORK — Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice (AHCP) announces a unique residency program for Armenian artists. For the first iteration of the program, AHCP has chosen the Ashot Johannissyan...
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Vartanian in Race For U-Mich Board of Regents
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — On Election Day, November 8, among the many nationwide and local elections, is a race for the University of Michigan Board of Regents. Sevag Vartanian is running as a Republican on...
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