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'It Was Meant To Be': LI Teacher's Selfless Act Gives Colleague New Lease On Life 'It Was Meant To Be': LI Teacher's Selfless Act Gives Colleague New Lease On Life
'It Was Meant To Be': LI Teacher's Selfless Act Gives Colleague New Lease On Life A simple Facebook post turned two educators from colleagues into lifelong friends. When Maggie Goodman, 34, a sixth-grade special needs teacher from East Atlantic Beach, saw a plea for a kidney donor on social media, she didn’t just scroll past. The post was from the mother of her colleague, Thomas Coveney, 47, an eighth-grade social studies teacher from Rego Park, who had been suffering from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) for over a decade. His condition had worsened, and no one in his family was a match. Without hesitation, Goodman got tested—and to everyone’s surprise, she w…

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by Michael Mashburn
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School Aide Accused Of Falsifying Payroll Records In Uniondale School Aide Accused Of Falsifying Payroll Records In Uniondale
School Aide Accused Of Falsifying Payroll Records In Uniondale A Long Island school aide has been accused of falsifying payroll records claiming to work with a special needs student. Keenya Lessey, age 48, of Baldwin, allegedly submitted 19 falsified timesheets claiming to have worked with the fourth-grader with special needs in the Hempstead Union Free School District when she was not, and wrongfully collected more than $10,000 in pay, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said. Timesheets claimed Lessey worked full-time with the student at the Academy Charter School in Uniondale during winter break and other d…

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by Joe Lombardi