Hudson Hop and Harvest celebrates the treasures of the Hudson Valley

Come celebrate the sustainable treasures of the Hudson Valley at the third annual Hudson Hop and Harvest, presented by the Peekskill Brewery and Hudson Valley Marketing Group. It takes place on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Peekskill Riverfront Green Park.

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Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder Of Peekskill Cab Driver

John Murray, a 62-year-old Newburgh man, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in connection with the murder of a Peekskill cab driver, according to a release by the Westchester County District attorney's office. Murray was charged with one count of murder in the first degree, a class A-1 felony, and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a class C felony, in connection with the murder of Terry Camper.

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John Murray, convicted in love-triangle killing of suburban New York...

... guilty in April of first-degree murder in the shooting of Terrance Camper. Camper was found dying in his taxi in Peekskill in 2012. Prosecutors said Murray had been having an affair with Camper's wife and killed Camper for his life insurance money. ...

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Man Who Conspired with Wife to Kill Husband Gets Life without Parole

John Murray, 62 of Newburgh, NY, was sentenced today to life in prison without parole for the murder of Peekskill gypsy cab driver Terry Camper-a crime Murray planned with Camper's wife Beatrice using the New York state prison phone system. His co-conspirator Beatrice Camper, 62, of 1101 Brown Street, Peekskill, NY, pleaded guilty Feb. 20 to one count of Murder in the Second Degree, a class "A-1" Felony.

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Westchester Native, Ex-Gov. Pataki Endorses Fracking

In a speech at a Putnam County Economic Development Corporation breakfast, former Republican Gov. George Pataki endorsed what he called an "intelligent authorizing" of fracking. Pataki, a Peekskill native who is a Garrison resident, also backed keeping fracking away from parks and New York City's watershed in the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley.

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Mysterious UFO Vexes Westchester Police Officer

... banked across the object in the sky." Soravilla stared, transfixed at the object and noticed it heading west to Peekskill and then flying over Putnam Valley. He contacted airports but they detecting nothing on their radar. Mike Samuels, who works ...

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Brewing Up Fun at Peekskill's Hudson Hop and Harvest

Craft beers, farm to table food and lots of live music will be on hand Saturday, Oct 4, from 2 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the 3rd Annual Hudson Hop and Harvest presented by the Peekskill Brewery and Hudson Valley Marketing Group. The free event takes place around the corner from the Peekskill Brewery at Peekskill's Riverfront Green Park.

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