'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…
‘Dedicated And Beloved’ Roxbury HS Teacher Nicole Connolly Dies After Cancer Battle, 40
Longtime Roxbury High School teacher Nicole Barbato Connolly died Dec. 4 after a long battle with cancer. She was 40.
Born in Dover, Connolly grew up in Mount Olive and attended Rutgers University, where she studied history and graduated with honors in 2003, her obituary says.
Connolly then earned a Master’s degree at Rutgers and had worked as a social studies teacher at Roxbury High School for the past 15 years, her memorial says.
“A marvelous, passionate, and dedicated educator, Nicole touched the lives of thousands of students, parents and colleagues, as a classroom teacher, club and c…
