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Catholic school dad offers home to save school

Originally published: November 29, 2012 6:48 PM
Updated: November 30, 2012 4:29 PM
By MEGHAN E. MURPHY  meghan.murphy@cablevision.com

St. Augustine School in New City is among

Photo credit: Faye Murman | St. Augustine School in New City is among 12 area Catholic schools that might close at the end of the school year. (Nov. 27, 2012)

Over the din of parents sliding out of their chairs and putting on their coats to get ready to leave, Nrec Lleshaj took the microphone Wednesday at St. Augustine School in New City. He told a story from Scripture and said that, like the woman who gave of her last piece of bread, he would offer the proceeds from his bankruptcy proceedings, including his home, to save his daughters' education.

"They're...

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