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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

No Jail For Jersey City Woman Who Got $109K From Dead Dad's Social Security A Jersey City woman was sentenced to probation for fraudulently collecting her father's Social Security and other benefits for years after he died, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. In addition to five years' probation, Sylvia Wilkerson, 68, must also make full restitution and has to perform 50 hours of community service. The state had asked that Wilkerson serve six months in jail, but Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mirtha Ospina instead imposed a sentence of noncustodial probation, Grewal said. Wilkerson collected $272,000 over the course of 12 years after the…

by Paul Milo

05/14/2019

Police & Fire

Newark Man Used Fake Checks In $2M Nationwide Scam A 35-year-old Newark man admitted writing bogus checks for which he received millions in merchandise from home-improvement stores across the country, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday. Lessie Dickerson III pleaded guilty in Newark to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced in September. Dickerson wrote fraudulent checks for years, from 2013 until 2017, using them to obtain expensive items like hardwood flooring and air conditioners from retailers in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Delaware and other states, including New Jersey. Working with ot…

by Paul Milo

05/14/2019

Lifestyle

Frankie Valli's Granddaughter Will Portray Her Grandma In 'Jersey Boys' Actress Olivia Valli has had a unique opportunity to research her latest role: her own grandmother, wife of singer Frankie Valli, The New York Post reported. Olivia Valli, who previously performed in the national tour of "Wicked," will appear as Mary Valli, her biological grandmother, in "Jersey Boys" on Broadway beginning May 20. The play tells the story of the Four Seasons, the singing group founded in the 1960s who notched megahits including "Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry." The Four Seasons members largely came from the Newark area and the foursome rose to stardom p…

by Paul Milo

05/14/2019

Police & Fire

Kearny PD: Man With BB Gun In Car Brought Heavy Police Presence To USPS Parking Lot A man who dozed off with a BB gun in his car was taken into police custody presumably as a precaution after a nearly hour-long standoff in the parking lot of a Kearny United States Postal Service facility Tuesday, authorities said. A person reportedly armed with a gun was inside a vehicle at 1200 Harrison Ave., which is known as the Greater Newark Processing and Distribution Center, around noon bringing a large contingent of law enforcement including State Police to the scene shortly after noon. Police later determined a man had fallen asleep in a parked vehicle in the lot of the…

by Paul Milo

05/14/2019

News

Newton Teen Killed In Post Prom Crash Headed Back From Turtle Back Zoo, Report Says A 17-year-old Newton High School student was returning from the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange the day after prom when the rental car she was riding in overturned, killing her and injuring two other teens. Alexis Faye of Newton was honored with white ribbons tied around town Monday, two days after the fatal accident. She was traveling in a Mercedes on Greendale Road in Fredon late Saturday afternoon when the car veered off the roadway and slammed into several trees, police said. Faye, a junior at the school, was in the car with 17-year-old Anthony Burke, who was driving, as well as&n…

by Paul Milo & Cecilia Levine

05/14/2019

Police & Fire

Thieves Take iPhones, Watches Worth Thousands From Bayonne Store Police are looking for three people who stole thousands in merchandise from a T-Mobile store in Bayonne Monday afternoon. The three male suspects entered the store at 201 Bayonne Crossings Way around 12:45 p.m. and began browsing. Police said that according to employees, the three suddenly grabbed iPhones and Apple watches from their displays and fled. About $3,500 in merchandise was taken, police said. The theft remains under investigation. .

by Paul Milo

05/14/2019

Police & Fire

Teen Stabbed In Union Tuesday Morning A teen boy was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife Tuesday morning, Capt. Scott Breslow of the Union Police Department said. Little information about the incident was immediately available, but the boy, who is believed to be about 15, was wounded shortly after 8 a.m. at 1571 Walker Ave. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark. Police are still working to identify a suspect, Breslow also said.

by Paul Milo

05/14/2019

Police & Fire

Update: Woman Pistol-Whipped And Mugged In Newark, Suspect Charged UPDATE: A suspect was charged in this robbery Tuesday. Click here for more. Two men jumped out of a car on Ferry Street Sunday morning in Newark and robbed a passerby, WABC 7 reported. Surveillance video shows the woman getting pistol-whipped by one of the assailants before both jump back in the car. The woman was unhurt. Police believe the Newark robbery may be connected to robberies the same day in Kearny and East Newark. One person, a 17-year-old, was arrested in East Newark but two are still at large.

by Paul Milo

05/14/2019

Schools

Jersey City School District May Lay Off Hundreds: Report Following a marathon board meeting Monday night, the Jersey City Board of Education voted to lay off more than 400 staff. The layoffs would take effect at the end of the school year. School officials blamed a $33 million reduction in state aid for forcing them to cut positions including 250 teachers, NJSpotlight reported. Overall, the district is facing a $120 million budget shortfall. But NJ Spotlight also reported that the school board debated other measures in a bid to minimize or completely avoid layoffs. The district is contemplating selling buildings and using a pay…

by Paul Milo

05/14/2019

Police & Fire

N.Y. Man Wanted In 8 Towns Arrested In Clark A New York City man wanted on warrants issued in communities across North Jersey was arrested in Clark on a drug offense last week, police said. Joye Rosario, 23, was picked up May 6 on charges of narcotics possession, possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, intent to distribute within 500 feet of a library and hindering apprehension Police also discovered warrants for Rosario's arrest were issued in Cranford, Elizabeth, Linden, New Brunswick, Rahway, Secaucus, Tinton Falls and Woodbridge. The warrants totaled more than $5,400. Rosario was bein…

by Paul Milo

05/13/2019

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