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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Watertown church celebrates Christmas on January 6.
  • How Watertown’s Armenian roots shaped Arshile Gorky’s haunting artistic legacy
  • How Watertown’s wrestlers battled in a nail-biter against LNR

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📰 News we're reading

• What is Armenian Christmas? What to know about the Jan. 6 tradition (wickedlocal.com) — Watertown’s St. James Armenian Apostolic Church helps explain why many Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 6 instead of December 25. The church outlines the historical roots of the date, the week-long fast beforehand, and the special “Blessing of Water” ceremony that marks both Christ’s birth and baptism.
   

• Revelation of Vastanik Manough Adoian (Arshile Gorky) (armenianweekly.com) — Watertown’s Armenian community and the Armenian Museum of America are honored in this reflective narrative poem about artist Arshile Gorky, who once sheltered among Watertown’s diaspora. Written for the town’s centennial commemoration and the museum’s current exhibition, it weaves his genocide-survivor past, artistic legacy, and local connections into a deeply personal tribute.
   

• Barstow, Glynn, Kouyoumdjian lead the way for LNR (lynnfieldweeklynews.com) — A recent wrestling quad-meet in Watertown saw Lynnfield/North Reading edge the Raiders 43–35, with several dramatic pins deciding the outcome. The story recaps how standout wrestlers like Nathan Barstow, David Glynn, and Jason Kouyoumdjian led LNR through multiple matches, including wins over Watertown, Waltham, and Northeast Metro/Bishop Fenwick.
   

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