A man convicted of killing a boy from Maybrook in 1996 has been denied parole, according to the state Corrections Department.

Juan Miguel Peinado, 44, was convicted of killing 12-year-old Danny Meyer.

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Meyer was fatally stabbed soon after leaving his house for a Little League game.

It was Peinado's first time up for parole, and village officials and residents had come out against his release.

His next appearance is in two years.