By Thomas C . Nash Mirror-Spectator Staff WATERTOWN — In anticipation of President Barack Obama’s April 24 statement on the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Watertown Town Council asked for him to go beyond his promise to use the term “genocide” and obtain the same acknowledgement from Turkey. Town Councilor and Governor’s Council member [...]

Congressional Resolution Continues to Build Momentum By Thomas C . Nash Mirror-Spectator Staff WASHINGTON — The statement issued by President Barack Obama on the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide stirred strong reaction among Armenian Americans for its failure to use the term “genocide,” a widelycirculated campaign promise that won him early support from the community. [...]

YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — On April 22, the governments of Armenia and Turkey, under the auspices of the Swiss government, announced that they had agreed on a “roadmap” for peace. The statement read: “With the mediation of Switzerland, Turkey and Armenia have worked intensively with a view of normalizing the bilateral relations and developing those [...]

By Thomas C . Nash Mirror-Spectator Staff BOSTON — Armenian Americans and Massachusetts politicians filled the Great Hall of theMassachusetts StateHouse April 17 for a commemoration of the Armenian Genocide that focused heavily on thememory of former House Speaker George Keverian. Keverian, who died in March, organized the first State House commemoration in 1985, a [...]

By Thomas C . Nash Mirror-Spectator Staff BOSTON — The second annual Armenian film series at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) will begin with a screening of “The Blue Hour” on May 1. “The Blue Hour,” released in 2007, uses the Los Angeles river as a backdrop for four loosely-connected stories among a multi-ethnic [...]