Armenian Flag Raised at North Andover Town Common, Methuen City Hall, Other Places in Merrimack Valley

The tri-color flag of the Republic of Armenia flies over North Andover Town Common

Members of the Armenian-American Veterans of Lowell, Sam Manoian Post #1, along with Armenian-American residents of Methuen, show honor to the Armenian flag as it is raised over Methuen City Hall

    On Friday, April 23, a flag raising ceremony in commemoration of Armenian Martyrs Day took place at the North Andover Town Common, with the participation of around 30 residents of North Andover, Andover and surrounding towns.
​    Just a short while later, a similar event took place at City Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts. This was also attended by a crowd of Armenians who reside in Methuen and surrounding towns. Fr. Stephan Baljian, pastor of Saint Gregory Armenian Apostolic church in North Andover, attended both events.
     Organized by the Armenian National Committee of Merrimack Valley, similar flag raising ceremonies took place in cities and towns throughout the Merrimack Valley (Massachusetts & New Hampshire) on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24.

Mr. Gregory Minasian, Saint Gregory Parishioner and representative of the Armenian National Committee of Merrimack Valley, makes some brief remarks at the ceremony

The Honorable Neil Perry, Mayor of the City of Methuen, addresses the crowd

A sizable number of Armenian-American residents of North Andover, Andover and surrounding towns came to witness the event; Andover resident Ralph Arabian is pictured front and center waving the Armenian flag with pride

Nishan Baljian, 9, practices his soccer kicks in the late afternoon hours of Friday, April 23rd, with the flag of the Republic of Armenia flying in the background