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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

Hillside Man Who Robbed Newark Store With Fake Gun Sentenced A repeat offender who robbed a Newark store he'd visited earlier in the day was sentenced to 16 years in prison, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Brian Alston, 47, of Hillside must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence before he's eligible for parole due to his two prior convictions. Alston walked into 1036 Bergen St. Aug. 18, 2017, and asked a clerk for change. But he came back that afternoon, wearing the same distinctive clothing as well as a mask and hoodie, and demanded a box containing money from lottery sales. He flashed a fake handgun. Both encounters…

11/26/2019

Police & Fire

'Nasty,' 'Popa,' Other Members Of Newark's 'Famous Boyz' Drug Gang Plead Guilty Several members of a Newark street gang affiliated with the Bloods have pleaded guilty to a variety of drugs, weapons and other offenses over the last few weeks stemming from the gang's drug dealing in the state's largest city, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday. The gang, Famous Boyz, is a subset of the Brick City Brims, which is in turn affiliated with the national Bloods gang, authorities said. Their base of operations was on South 18th and 15th Avenues in Newark, which the gang referred to as "8 Block," "18th" or with a simple "8," according to authorities. Gang m…

11/26/2019

Lifestyle

Montclair's Office Restaurant Closing Down In a town flush with eateries boasting cutting-edge cuisine, The Office in Montclair, with its hearty American fare and easygoing vibe, enjoyed its own niche. But after decades in its Bloomfield Avenue location near the very heart of Montclair, The Office will soon be no more. "Regretfully, the Office Beer Bar & Grill in Montclair will permanently close at the end of service on Sunday, Dec. 1," the restaurant wrote on its Facebook page. Regretfully, the Office Beer Bar & Grill in Montclair will permanently close at the end of service on Sunday, December... Posted by The OFF…

11/26/2019

Police & Fire

Guest Helped Armed Robbers Who Broke Into Montclair Home During Party: PD A 20-year-old Montclair man was accused of working with two teens who broke into an apartment during a party and held up guests at gunpoint, police said. Officers responded to the Pine Street home around 10 p.m. Friday, where they spoke with a victim and Jonathan Funderburk. Two people in masks burst into the apartment shortly after Funderburk got there, and one checked the victim's bra, possibly for cash, she told police. Many of the guests and the two suspects left before police arrived. Other officers responding to the call spotted two people who matched descriptions provided…

11/26/2019

News

Newark Officials, Civic Groups Hosting Free Dinners For The Needy In December The city of Newark as well as a number of civic organizations will host a series of free weekly dinners next month for the benefit of the city's vulnerable population. Mayor Ras Baraka, North Ward Council Member Anibal Ramos and the rest of the city council as well as the Hispanic Law Enforcement Society of Essex County, Hispanic, Lighthouse Assembly of God, Dominican Parade of Essex County, Ecuadorian American Chambers of Commerce NJ & Ecuadorian Parade and Festival Committee, Sinai Post-Acute Nursing & Rehab Center, and Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc. are also helping host…

11/26/2019

Schools

Update: Linden Student Brought Knife To School, Accidentally Nicked Other Child A spokesman for the Linden school district issued a statement late Tuesday explaining what happened in a stabbing at Joseph E. Soehl Middle School. A 13-year-old student brought a knife to school and "nicked the palm" of a fellow student while the two were playing and running in the hallway around 8:30 a.m., the spokesman wrote. The student was treated at the scene. A teacher was initially told that the small wound was caused by a pencil but was eventually told the student had a knife. The student gave the teacher the knife and was sent to the principal's office. The inci…

11/26/2019

Police & Fire

Hoboken PD Says Man Had 50 Credit Cards Under Different Names: Report A Pennsylvania man was charged with credit card theft after employees at a Hoboken hotel found 50 credit cards in his room each under a different name, NJ.com reported. Matthew L. Alley, 41, of York was arrested Saturday at the W Hotel. He was unable to explain why he had the cards, police said. Alley was released on a summons and given a court date in Mansfield in an unrelated matter, police said. A message left with Hoboken police by Daily Voice was not immediately returned Tuesday.

11/26/2019

News

Is Hoffa Buried Beneath The Pulaski Skyway? Expert Says It's Likely An author who spent decades researching the case of missing labor leader Jimmy Hoffa said new evidence he's uncovered strongly suggests he was buried in a former Jersey City landfill. "[T]here should be a concerted effort to persuade the law-enforcement community to get a search warrant and perform an excavation at the former PJP Landfill, aka 'Brother Moscato’s Dump,' in Jersey City, New Jersey," the author, Dan Moldea, wrote on his Facebook page. Pinning down the location of the former Teamsters president's remains has been a macabre parlor game in North Jersey ever since his …

11/26/2019

News

Lawsuit Says E. Orange Woman Target Of Racist Tirade Caught On Video: Report An East Orange woman who was working as a hotel receptionist in New York has filed a lawsuit after an irate guest shouted racial epithets at her during an altercation last year, The New York Post reported. Linda Shell, 36, provided the paper with video of the encounter on April 6, 2018, when a guest at the City Club Hotel, Michelle Rajacic, asked for a room key. Shell said when she asked for identification before turning over the key, Rajacic launched into a verbal attack, referring to Shell with the n-word and calling her a "skank" and a "ghetto a..". Rajajic also allegedl…

11/26/2019

Police & Fire

Newark Man Threatened Child Into Sending Sexually Explicit Video: Authorities A 36-year-old Newark man "coerced, threatened and enticed" a minor into sending him sexually explicit video and images, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said. Ramon Zelaya, who was originally charged in April, was indicted on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, receiving child pornography and possessing child pornography. He appeared in court Monday, authorities said. Between August and September 2018, Zelaya allegedly sent requests via Instagram to the child using threatening and enticing language. Zelaya also contacted the child's parent via multiple Facebook accounts, …

11/25/2019

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