Crime & Safety
Torres Faces Allegations; Town Faces Questions
Week in Review; May 6-12: The case involving the former Yankee dominated the news this week.
A major story broke this past week involving former Yankee Rusty Torres who, while employed as a youth baseball instructor by the Town of Oyster Bay, is accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl in Plainview.
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The former major leaguer was charged in
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As the week progressed, new facts emerged, notably that the 63-year-old North Massapequa man was by the town at a salary of . He has been on the town payroll for 10 years in that position, despite the fact that Torres earlier served 5-years probation for a 1985 felony drug conviction.
A two car collision Saturday ignited a fully involved car fire on Sunnyside Boulevard in Plainview.
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Plainview's water has been named tops in Nassau County.
Max Nelkens grew his hair long so it could be donated to a special Plainview teacher who died last year of cancer.
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