Going for the gold
n BY AMBER RAMUNDO
When local Caldwell businesses and
restaurants see West Essex Local 81
members Rob Adams and Matthew
DeAngelo walk through the doors, they
know that the police department is up to
something good again. After four years
of participating in the Special Olympics
Snow Bowl, the Caldwell officers know
they can count on places like the Clo-
verleaf Tavern and Forte Pizzeria to help
them reach their fundraising goals.
“For a town like Caldwell that’s only
a mile long, we really hustle for Special
Olympics to try and raise as much mon-
ey as we can,” noted DeAngelo, one of
Caldwell’s faithful team captains.
The Local 81 team is used to gaining
some recognition at the Snow Bowl after
making it into the playoffs nearly every
year and even winning the division in
2016. This year, Caldwell was praised for
its practice of giving back. The team was
named the top fundraisers of the law en-
forcement tournament, making a nearly
$10,000 donation for Special Olympics
athletes.
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Knowing that their town supporters
had pulled through to help raise Cald-
well to the top of the fundraising charts,
DeAngelo and co-captain Adams were
ready to focus the rest of their efforts on
having a good time and reaching victory
on the field.
“We’ve played a lot with each other
over the past four years in this tourna-
ment,” DeAngelo stressed. “A lot of us go
to the gym together when we’re off from
work, so we see each other daily, and
we’re always talking about how we can
raise more money and hopefully win the
tournament.” d