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'It Was Meant To Be': Atlantic Beach 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…
NJ Mom Pushes For New Law After Bus Monitor Charged In 6-Year-Old Daughter's Death
A New Jersey mother is pushing for a new law following the death of her 6-year-old special needs daughter, which led to the arrest of a bus monitor.
Fajr A. Williams was apparently strapped incorrectly when her bus went over a series of bumps on Monday, July 17, as Daily Voice previously reported citing the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.
Fajr, 6, died in July 2023 on the school bus.Najmah Nash
Fajr's bus monitor, Amanda Davila, 27, of New Brunswick, had fastened the harness of the girl's wheelchair too tight, blocking her airway, authorities said.
Davila was charged with manslau…
Longtime Springfield School District Employee, Catherine M. Jenkins Dies, 67
Catherine M. Jenkins of Springfield died on April 6. She was 67-years-old.
Born in Philadelphia, Jenkins worked with special needs children for 13 years as part of her employment with the Springfield School District in Delaware County, according to her obituary.
Jenkins' obituary remembered her as someone who "enjoyed gardening, singing, reading, summers at the beach, and spending time with her grandchildren."
Jenkins graduated from Wesley College in 1973 and Dickinson College in 1975, her obit says.
Jenkins is survived by her husband of 45 years, G. David Jenkins; two daughters…
