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'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…
Newly Minted Millionaire: $2M Lottery Jackpot Claimed By Huntington Station Woman
Lady Luck handed a Long Island woman a multi-million dollar jackpot.
Rosario Mejia, of Huntington Station, claimed a top prize on the “$2,000,000 Cashword" scratch-off game, New York Lottery said.
She walked away with a lump sum totaling $846,300 after paying Uncle Sam his cut.
Mejia snagged the lucky ticket in Huntington, at the Park Stationary store located at 764 Park Avenue.
There were still two of the $2 million top prizes remaining on the “$2,000,000 Cashword” ticket as of Wednesday, Feb. 12, lottery officials said.
Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery webs…
