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Sea Cliff approves new trucks life is 10 years, so it now becomes a matter of do we want to put $100,000 into repairing this truck or get a new one The Sea Clif f Board of Trustees closed out 2024 by for $300,000.” Kennedy also provided the unanimously approving the board with details purchase of a new about the new garbage truck and tr uck and dump truck during explained how gartheir meeting on Dec. 30. bage collection T he decision, will continue in made during the the meantime. Dec. 30 meeting, “If we were to was made after order a truck one of the current today it would take trucks went down around 18-24 with a maintemonths to be delivnance issue and ered to us,” Kennecould no longer dy said. “We do function. Sea Cliff h ave a b a c k u p Village Administruck that’s about trator Bruce Ken25 years old, it’s nedy presented the got its issues but it issue to the board is still serviceable and discussed the for the time possible replacebeing.” ment options. Elena Villafane, “The minimum ElENA VIllAfANE the Mayor of Sea to order and fix the Sea Cliff mayor C l i f f, d i s c u s s e d broken par t is how the villa g e going to be $40,000 would finance the and it will take at least eight new truck and addressed new weeks to come, many people parking regulations that might are convinced it will end up need to be implemented. being a $100,000,” Kennedy “The question is whether we said. “We bought these trucks bond this or pay cash for it. I 14 years ago and their expected

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Exploring Jewish faith Opening night of the Aliyah; The Rebirth of Israel exhibit was held on Dec. 12 at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center. Story, additional photos, Page 10.

North Shore’s track dynasty Coach Neal Levy builds a Bill Belichick-type of legacy By BRIAN NoRMAN bnorman@liherald.com

Track and Field has been a staple of the North Shore school district for almost 20 years. With a dominant 223-0 record in league meets since 2007, the girls’ varsity track and field team has been nothing short of a dynasty. Neal Levy, head coach for the girls’ crosscountry and track and field teams, took over the coaching job at North Shore in 2002. When he took over the program, there was only one girl on the cross-country team and no track and field teams. Levy said his athletic director challenged him to try and develop the program, and they haven’t slowed down since. “I started at North Shore in fall of 2002 as the junior varsity soccer coach. When I started there was only one girl on the team, and they hadn’t

separated the programs yet. There was one team,” Levy said. “The athletic director said to me if I get enough kids to come out for the team, they’ll separate the programs. That spring and the following winter we won the county championship, and from then on, we had enough kids and support, and they split the program, and I became the girls’ cross-country and track coach.” Once the programs split, the dynasty began. The team struggled early but in 2006 the girls won their first county championship in crosscountry. Since then, they have dominated, winning 17 county championships in 19 seasons with one second place finish during that stretch. Levy said motivation has gotten them to where they are today. “Everyone always asks me what goes into practice and what we do here. The way I look at Continued on page 8

e were supposed to do the dump truck in 2022, but it got delayed, I would like to talk with Mark and James about the interest’s rates and have Bruce move forward with this.

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