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Paul Milo

Content Producer

pmilo@dailyvoice.com

Paul Milo has worked as a reporter in northern New Jersey for more than 20 years, first for North Jersey Media Group / NorthJersey.com, then at Patch.com and at NJ.com / The Star-Ledger. He has written about a 106-year-old World War I veteran, the Sept. 11 attacks and a 15-year-old stock manipulator who was the youngest person ever civilly charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission, among many other stories. He has interviewed governors, presidential candidates and celebrities including Ryan Seacrest and comedian Kevin Hart.

In addition to his work for New Jersey-based outlets, he has also written for BeliefNet, Editor and Publisher, The Huffington Post, The Boston Globe and other publications, as well as freelance assignments for global chemical company BASF.

His first book, Your Flying Car Awaits, was published by HarperCollins in 2010. As part of the book’s promotional efforts he was interviewed by The New York Times and on WNYC radio’s The Brian Lehrer Show.

Paul was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Paul Milo's Contributions

Police & Fire

Paramus Man Who Owned WNY Pharmacy Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Bribery A Paramus man who owned a now-closed pharmacy in West New York admitted bribing a psychiatrist and defrauding public and private insurers in a scheme involving high-priced medications, the U.S. Attorney said Monday. Eduard Shtindler, 36, carried out the bribery scheme for five years beginning in 2012. Schtindler, the owner of the shuttered Empire Pharmacy, sent employees to deliver the payments -- sometimes in the form of $100 bills stuffed into pill bottles -- to the Hudson County psychiatrist in exchange for steering patients to Empire. Schintdler was heard on a recording refe…

11/25/2019

Police & Fire

Update: 79-Year-Old Hoboken Woman Killed On Bike Identified UPDATE, Sunday, Dec. 1: The woman's name was released. She was an award-winning quilter who owned a shop in Hudson County. Click here for more. Original story: A woman died Monday morning when she was hit by a truck while riding a bicycle near the border between Union City and Jersey City, a spokeswoman for the Jersey City Police Department confirmed. The woman, a 79-year-old Hoboken resident, was struck around 10:17 a.m. as the truck was turning right onto Paterson Plank Road from Palisade Avenue. The driver remained at the scene. No summonses were issued an…

11/25/2019

Lifestyle

Winning $344K Lottery Ticket Sold In Newark A lucky Jersey Cash 5 player is $344,993 richer after purchasing a ticket for the Sunday drawing at a Newark business. The winning ticket was sold at Home Wines and Liquor, 465 Orange St. The ticket matched all five winning numbers, which are: 06, 19, 25, 40 and 43 and the XTRA number was: 03. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.

11/25/2019

Neighbors

Fundraiser Started On Behalf Of Elizabeth Teen Killed While Riding Scooter A GoFundMe page has been started on behalf of the 16-year-old Elizabeth boy who was hit by a tow truck while riding an electric scooter in the city last week. Money from the fundraiser will help with funeral expenses for Nelson Miranda Gomez, who was killed as he rode the Lime e-scooter at Elizabeth Avenue and Spring Street around 8 p.m. Wednesday night. "Our beloved son, brother and friend Nelson was called home way too soon as a result of a tragic accident. The Miranda-Gomez family will greatly appreciate any donations regardless of the size to help offset the cost of any…

11/25/2019

Schools

Livingston Public Schools Hit With Ransomware Attack The Livingston Public School district announced a late start to classes Monday due to a ransomware attack which has left the district's computers unusable. The district's servers went down Friday and an assessment by an outside security company determined the cause to be a ransomware attack. The party responsible is not believed to be associated with the Livingston community or its public schools. Livingston officials said data, such as transcripts, is not typically stolen or altered in such attacks. Instead, the computers are rendered inoperable. The party responsible for the a…

11/25/2019

Police & Fire

Several Rescued From Apartment Building Fire In Montclair Firefighters from Montclair and neighboring departments responded to a blaze at an apartment building that displaced several tenants, officials said. There were no reports of injuries. A passerby reported smoke in the area of Claremont and North Fullerton avenues around 12:36 a.m. Sunday. Responding firefighters found the fire at the building on North Fullerton, where several people were standing on fire escapes. They were rescued with ground ladders, officials said. Flames were seen in the balcony areas on four floors. Mutual aid came in from Bloomfield, Orange, East Ora…

11/24/2019

Police & Fire

Jeep Crashes Through Guardrail In Mahwah, Lands In Creek A Jeep traveling south on Rt. 17 in Mahwah Sunday afternoon left the roadway and toppled down an embankment into a creek, witnesses at the scene said. It happened around 2:30 p.m. in the 300 block of the highway, where the Jeep crashed through a guardrail. Firefighters from the Mahwah Fire Department freed the victim and carried him to a waiting Mahwah EMS ambulance. Police closed the right lane as crews worked. The victim's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Police at the scene declined to comment on the cause of the crash.

11/24/2019

News

23 NY Waterway Ferries Suspended For Safety Reasons: Report Nearly two dozen ferries out of NY Waterway's fleet of 32 that travel between New York and New Jersey were suspended by the Coast Guard for safety reasons, News 4 reported Sunday. Six of the ferries were since returned to service Sunday, but the company said the ferry service -- which crosses the Hudson River from Bergen and Hudson counties to Manhattan -- would likely experience delays during the rush hour commute Monday morning. Some ferries were expected to travel only every 20 minutes, double the normal 10 minutes, a NY Waterway spokesman said. The Coast Guard said the inspe…

11/24/2019

Lifestyle

Jersey City Jeopardy! Champ Elise Nussbaum Still On Winning Streak A Jeopardy! contestant from Jersey City is still the game show's reigning champ, adding another $24,800 to her winnings in an episode that aired Friday. Elise Nussbaum, a graduate of Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School who now works in finance, started her winning streak Wednesday night, unseating an existing champion and defeating another challenger. As of Friday, her total winnings are $79,600. Jeopardy! is a quiz show in which contestants test their knowledge in subjects like literature and science and are famously required to give their responses in the form of a quest…

11/24/2019

Police & Fire

Driver Loses Control, Crashes On Slick Roadway In Fair Lawn, Police Say A 31-year-old Haskell man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after his car hydroplaned on a wet roadway in Fair Lawn, police said. The man was driving southbound on Rt. 208 around 8:11 a.m. when he lost control of his 2004 Camry, police said. He crossed lanes and crashed through at least two road signs before his car came to a stop, police also said. The driver was issued a summons for careless driving. Police remind drivers to take it slow and to activate their headlights and wipers in snowy, rainy or icy conditions.

11/24/2019

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