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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

Update: Person Fatally Struck By Dover-Bound Train In South Orange Identified UPDATE: The woman's name was released Thursday. Click here for more. A Dover-bound NJ Transit train struck and killed a person in South Orange Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the agency said. Morris & Essex 6225, which left Penn Station New York shortly before noon, struck the person, described only as a female trespasser, at around 12:30 p.m. at Mountain Station. None of the 300 passengers and crew aboard the train were hurt. Morris & Essex and Gladstone branch service was temporarily suspended Wednesday afternoon in both directions. The New Jersey Tran…

11/13/2019

Lifestyle

Winning $137K Lottery Ticket Sold In Jersey City A Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket sold for the Tuesday drawing wins a $137,874 jackpot, state lottery officials said. The ticket was purchased at Happy Kids Stationery, 757 Bergen Ave. in Jersey City. The winning numbers were: 17, 22, 25, 32 and 35 and the XTRA number was: 04. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.

11/13/2019

Neighbors

GoFundMe For Grandma Whose Summit Home Of 56 Years Was Destroyed In Fire A police officer and a firefighter suffered minor injuries in a house fire on Morris Avenue in Summit Monday. Fortunately, no one else was hurt. Sadly, though, the one-family home was destroyed, and a grandmother who has been living there for 56 years now needs the community's help. The woman, who had to jump out of a window to escape the flames and was under observation at Overlook Hospital, shared the home with her granddaughter and the granddaughter's three children, said her grandson Ameer, who is organizing a GoFundMe campaign on their behalf. All of them now are now "homel…

11/13/2019

Police & Fire

Update: Police Help Lead Residents To Safety In J. City Fire; 25 Displaced A fire at a multifamily home in Jersey City went to three alarms before it was brought under control early Wednesday, a city spokeswoman said. The fire broke out at 220-222 Neptune Ave. around 4:45 a.m., when temperatures were in the low 20s. Three other nearby structures were also threatened by the fire but the damage was largely contained to the one house, fire officials said. A Jersey City police sergeant noticed the fire and called it in, then she and other police officers led occupants to safety, the spokeswoman said. Two police officers were being treated for smoke in…

11/13/2019

Police & Fire

Man Who Robbed Orange Phone Store While Wearing Wig Sentenced An Ohio man who once took part in a violent criminal spree in Essex County in the early 1990s was sentenced to 300 months in prison for robbing a mobile phone store in Orange, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. Frederick White, 47, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbery under the federal Hobbs Act as well as brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. On June 11, 2016, White walked into the store and demanded cash from an employee at gunpoint. White, who was wearing a wig, ran off with the money but was captured by Orange police shortly afterwards. Wh…

11/12/2019

Police & Fire

Swastikas, Other Threatening Graffiti Found At Montclair High Schools This story was updated Wednesday, Nov. 13 to include additional information from Montclair police. Violent and anti-Semitic graffiti was found at two high schools in Montclair last week, police said. On Nov. 5, an employee at Montclair High School found two swatikas and the word "cake" written in pencil in the school cafeteria. That same day, at Immaculate Conception High School, a worker found the words "You will all die" and "immaculate will die" written in blue marker in the stall of a restroom on the third floor. A police spokesman said Wednesday the incidents …

11/12/2019

Police & Fire

Police Looking For Van In Connection With Hit-And-Run Police are asking the public's help identifying a van linked to a Hudson Valley business wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash on Monday, Nov. 11. There were no reported injuries in the crash, which occurred at Parkway Circle in Clark, New Jersey. Surveillance images released by police show a white Ford Econoline with Massachusetts plates, a dented door and address information for a business in Newburgh. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Sgt. Christian Lott at 732-388-3434.

11/12/2019

Police & Fire

Man Beat Up Bus Passenger, Had Guns And Drugs At Newark Penn: Police An Ohio man was arrested last week at Newark Penn Station after he assaulted a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus, NJ Transit police said in a statement. Police said the victim approached officers Wednesday shortly before 5 p.m. and identified Curtis Gartrell, 41, as the assailant. The passenger had visible injuries, police said. Gartrell, of Marion, tried to run from officers but was quickly captured, the agency said in a statement. Gartrell had an outstanding warrant for his arrest and was also found with two 9 mm handguns, 86 rounds of ammunition, marijuana and what w…

11/12/2019

News

Scotch Plains Student Reportedly Posted Image Of Himself In Blackface The superintendent of the Scotch Plains - Fanwood school district sent a letter to parents Monday to quell concerns about an alleged threat believed to have been made online by a student. The high school student, according to multiple published reports, appeared in the social media post wearing blackface and standing before a Confederate flag, although an investigation never turned up evidence of an actual threat, Dr. Joan Mast said in her letter. "On November 10th it came to the attention of the Scotch Plains Police Department that a controversial photo had been posted on socia…

11/12/2019

Police & Fire

Clark Police Looking For Van In Connection With Hit-And-Run Police in Clark are asking the public's help identifying a van wanted in connection with a hit-and- run accident Monday. There were no reported injuries in the crash, which occurred at Parkway Circle. Surveillance images released by police show a white Ford Econoline with Massachusetts plates, a dented door and address information for a business in Newburgh, New York. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Sgt. Christian Lott at 732-388-3434.

11/12/2019

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