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The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey held its annual memorial service at Holy Trinity Church of Christ the King Parish this past Sunday, May 7th 2023. The event, which has been held for decades, honors the deceased members of this historic organization. The Catholic mass, said in Italian, is followed by a memorial breakfast...

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The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch, New Jersey held its annual Saint Joseph's Dinner at the AVS facility on Sunday March 19th. The event was sold out with over 100 individuals and families. Saint Joseph's Day is a highly celebrated day in the Italian community and Christian faith. Several traditional dishes celebrating Saint Joseph's...

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The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS), located on Willow Avenue in Long Branch - New Jersey and incorporated in 1893, held its annual Tripe Dinner this past October 24th. The historic traditional dinner originally began over 60 years ago by the late Thomas Gagliano Sr., a stone mason who arrived from the small town of Miglierina which is located in th...

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The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey is celebrating Italian American Heritage and Culture month in as many ways as they can this year. Their current President, Joseph Sirianni, stated, "as the nations oldest Italian American Mutual Aid Society, the AVS wants to do as much as possible to celebrate and acknowledge the federall...

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Recently, the Executive Board of the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATO) New Jersey hosted the Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey's Executive Board for a dinner. The purpose of the invitation and gathering, according to IAATO President Mr. Lou Albruzzese was, "to break bread to thank the AVS board for...

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At a recent monthly meeting, the Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey awarded its annual academic scholarships. This year's recipients were Long Branch High School graduates Ava Calzone and Jacob Juliano. Both recipients have excelled academically. Ava will be attending Monmouth University in the Fall, pursuing law. Jacob will b...

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Recently, the Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey held a 129th Anniversary Dinner at the Breakers in Spring Lake New Jersey. Approximately one hundred and fifty people attended the event which celebrated the last history of the organization and honored one of its members, Mr. Joseph Mossa, as their Man-of-the-Year. The evening...

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The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey held its annual memorial service at Holy Trinity Church of Christ the King Parish this past Sunday. The event, which has been held for decades, honors the deceased members of this historic organization. The Catholic mass is followed by a memorial breakfast held at the AVS building on Will...

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The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey has announced the recipients of their annual academic scholarships. This year's scholarships, to be applied for the 2021 Fall semester, have been awarded to two New Jersey high school seniors. The first recipient, Peter Rescinio, is a recent graduate of Monmouth Regional High School in Ea...

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In December the Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey donated Christmas theme coloring books to two parochial schools. AVS board member Frank Devito funded the effort and noted, "Christmas is a special time of the year; we wanted to give the local children something creative to take their minds off of Covid." The project was a co...

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