MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Members of the Maplewood Police Department have been allowed to break the department’s rules and grow beards this month, all in the name of raising money for a local charity. The fundraising effort, led by Maplewood PBA Local 44 President and MPD Officer Carlos Baez and Superior Officers Association Vice President and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Tom Kerns witnessed the benefits of mindfulness in teenagers and wanted younger children to learn it. Looking for ways to prevent bullying, Mike Summersgill believed character development would build resilience in children. Both turned to the South Mountain YMCA to set their vision in motion. Kerns and Summersgill became the South Mountain […]
Mault family kicks off 2nd phase of ‘Sailing for a Solution’
By Michael Bonaccorso / Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ — Jack Ryan Mault and his cousin Kieran Norton, both 15 years old, never had the chance to meet their grandmother or uncle. As such, while the Maults are a tight-knit family that is never short on family stories, tradition and commitment, they are committed to helping […]
Mault’s commitment inspires family and friends in kind
WEST ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The West Orange resident who embarked on a 5,000-mile trans-Atlantic voyage aboard a 105-year-old tall ship to raise money for the American Brain Tumor Association has returned home after 45 days at sea. Michael Mault, a former Maplewood police lieutenant, said he is thrilled to be with his family […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Friday, Sept. 23, Golda Och Academy Lower School students and faculty bid bon voyage to Michael Mault, a member of the school’s security team, who is embarking on a 44-day transatlantic voyage to raise funds for glioblastoma, an illness that took the lives of his mother, brother and dear friend, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The GenWealth Group will host its fourth annual GenWealth Walks for Hope on Saturday, Oct. 1, to raise funds to support brain cancer research in honor of longtime Maplewood resident and businessman Angelo Vayas, who died from glioblastoma. Participants in GenWealth Walks for Hope are asked to make a voluntary donation; donations […]
Mault to sail the Atlantic in memory of those lost to cancer
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Michael Mault has always longed to set sail aboard an old tall ship. The West Orange resident practically grew up at sea, expertly skippering small sailboats during blissful family summers spent in Cape Cod. But he has never had the chance to feel the gentle rocking of a ship on miles […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On June 13, the AV Hero Fund, created to honor the memory of Angelo Vayas, held its inaugural golf outing at the Maplewood Country Club. A portion of the proceeds was recently presented to the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, a member of Hackensack Meridian Health. Vayas, a […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Mary Vayas of Maplewood invites the community to celebrate, remember and honor her husband, Angelo Vayas, with her on Monday, June 13, at the Maplewood Country Club. She’ll be hosting the first “AV Hero Fund Golf Outing,” an event designed to raise awareness for glioblastoma, help others who are stricken with this […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Rotary Club will honor the late Angelo Vayas with its 2016 Citizenship Award at its annual Affair of the Heart Dinner Dance on Friday, March 18. Vayas died in June 2015 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Jumping into the local pizzeria business at an early age, Vayas worked at […]