Halloween Party Killer Sentenced | Hotel Chain Reports Data Breach | Uptick In Gift Card Scams Targeting Seniors

There was plenty of news across the Hudson Valley on Thursday, April 20. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of the top stories.

A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Maryland killing one soldier and seriously injuring a Hudson Valley man, and the man who murdered two women at a Halloween party was sentenced to prison.

The parent company of Holiday Inn reported a massive credit card data breach which included three Hudson Valley hotels, and New York established a capital fund to help animal shelters.

• Holiday Inn Parent Company Reports Massive Credit Card Data Breach
• Black Hawk Crash Injures Irvington Native In MD
• Traffic Stop Yields Drug Charges For Upstate Man
• Earth Day 2017: Shred and Hike in Cortlandt
• Uptick in Gift Card Scams Targeting Seniors: NY Attorney General
• Pulling Drunk Drivers off Rockland Roads: 19 Officers Honored at Annual Luncheon
• Service, Therapy Dogs Part of Unique New Health Care Curriculum at Pace
• $$ for Animal Shelters: NY Establishes Capital Fund
• Deter Mosquitos with Minnows and More: Westchester Helps Residents Prep their Property
• GoFundMe Page for Family of 2-Year-Old Who Drowned in Chappaqua Sunday
• Lewisboro Named Safest City In America For 2017
• Prison Sentence Handed Down To Halloween Party Murderer

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