Monthly Archives: June 2011

Graduation Ceremonies Held at St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School

WATERTOWN, Mass. — In June, St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (SSAES) concluded its 27th academic year.

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Bike-a-thon Raises Money For Children In Armenia

By Nancy Kalajian Special to the Mirror-Spectator QUINCY, Mass. — On Memorial Day weekend, Isabella Boyajian, 3, sat in a borrowed trailer attached to her dad’s bike and rode from Cambridge to Lexington on the Minuteman Bike Path, all to … Continue reading

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Garden Creates Special Connection between Nursing Home Residents, Holy Trinity Kids

JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. — There is a rose garden at the Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (ANRC) and the Sunday School and Armenian School children at the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church in Cambridge are primarily responsible for this gift … Continue reading

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Khachaturian Trio Perform Outstanding Concerts in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia — From their first performance as guest artists during the April 24 commemoration to two sell-out concerts at The Independent Theatre, the Khachaturian Trio captivated audiences with their mesmerizing performances of International and Armenian masterpieces.

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Time to Contain Georgian Arrogance

By Edmond Y. Azadian His Holiness Karekin II had been planning to visit Georgian Armenian communities for a long time.

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Inspirational Vergin Mazmanian, 103, Dies

ARLINGTON, Mass. — Vergin (Virginia) Mazmanian, 103, a Genocide survivor who never shied away from telling her tale even when well past her century mark, died on June 14, at the Lexington Health Care Center after a lengthy illness.

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Bipartisan Genocide Resolution Introduced In House

WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff (DCA) last week introduced a bipartisan House Resolution with Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL) recognizing and commemorating the Armenian Genocide in the House of Representatives. The resolution calls on the president and the US government to … Continue reading

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Elena Bonner, Widow of Sakharov, Dies At 88

By Alessandra Stanley and Michael Schwirtz BOSTON (New York Times) — Elena G. Bonner, the Soviet dissident and human-rights campaigner who endured banishment and exile along with her husband, the dissident nuclear physicist Andrei D. Sakharov, died here on Saturday. … Continue reading

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