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Armenian Memorial Church members participating in preparations for the Annual Fair to be held on May 31 and June 1, are (back row, L-R) Roberta Vanderkeyl, Susan Parseghian, Carol Trio, Steve Sabounjian, Bette Ohanian, Wayne Parseghian, and (front row, L-R) Angel Parseghian, Pastor Rev. Dr. …

Peter J. Koutoujian (second from left) and other dignitaries at the Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day event in Athens On Sun., May 19, Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian was a featured speaker at the Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day gathering in Athens, Greece. He was invited …

The Board of Trustees of the Hovnanian School recently announced a rare and exclusive event to be held at the home of Andreas Roubian of Saddle River, N.J. Proceeds from the fundraiser, which will be held on June 1, will support the Hovnanian School Education …

SKOKIE, Ill.—The largest academic conference ever held focusing on the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides concluded on Sat., May 11, after two days of presentations by more than a dozen scholars from Armenia, Australia, England, and across North America. The event, titled “The Ottoman Turkish Genocides …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) hosted a delegation of young NGO professionals from Armenia this spring, sponsored by the Open World exchange program of the U.S. Congress. Five young women and a male facilitator took part in a whirlwind week of meetings and …

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—More than 300 supporters of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) are expected to attend the 2013 ANCA Eastern Region Banquet on Sat., October 12, at the Hilton Doubletree Philadelphia hotel. The ANCA Eastern Region will once again honor an individual with its …

WORCESTER, Mass.—On Monday evening, April 29, Vladimir Tshagharyan, the director of the Shengavit Historical and Archaeological Culture Preserve in Yerevan, was hosted at a joint dinner meeting of the Knights of Vartan Arshavir Lodge No.2 and the Daughters of Vartan Santoukht Otyag No. 5. About …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—On April 5, the American Cancer Society hosted its annual 24-hour “Relay for Life” event at Harvard University. Participants formed their own teams, which tried to raise $1,000 for cancer research. Throughout the night, the teams walked on the indoor track, and occasionally engaged …

BOSTON, Mass.—On April 25, the Boston University Armenian Students’ Association (ASA) hosted a discussion about what it means to be an Armenian in the diaspora. The panelists were Anita Postaljian, a 2012 Birthright Armenia volunteer; Stephen Kurkjian, a retired Boston Globe editor/reporter; and Judy Norsigian, …

The Armenian Church of the Holy Translators (ACHT) of Framingham, Mass., hosts its 13th Annual Golf Tournament at the Sandy Burr Country Club in Wayland on Mon., June 10, 2013. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., and tee-off is at 10 a.m. This year’s tournament …