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

TRIBUTE: Physician Lisa Patel Waller Of Morris County Dies After Valiant Battle With Cancer, 41 TRIBUTE: Physician Lisa Patel Waller Of Morris County Dies After Valiant Battle With Cancer, 41
Tribute: Physician Lisa Patel Waller Of Morris County Dies After Valiant Battle With Cancer, 41 Genuine. Brilliant. Awe-inspiring. This is how North Jersey native Lisa Patel Waller is being remembered. The physician and mom of two died April 7 after a battle with mucosal melanoma. She was 41 years old. More than $57,000 had been raised as of Wednesday morning on a GoFundMe for her daughters, Madison, 3, and Morgan, 1. Lisa Patel Waller and her daughters.GoFundMe Born in Summit and raised in Madison, Lisa was a gastroenterologist at Middlesex Monmouth Gastroenterology, a division of Allied Digestive Health.  The Holmdel mom was also an attending physician at CentraState Medical …
Fiery Accident Shuts Rt. 7 In Kearny Fiery Accident Shuts Rt. 7 In Kearny
Fiery Accident Shuts Rt. 7 In Kearny A section of Rt. 7 in Kearny was closed Wednesday morning because of a downed utility pole caused by a motor-vehicle crash hours earlier.  The lanes were closed in both directions between Schuyler Avenue and Ridge Road, according to the DOT.  A witness who saw the accident early this morning and other witnesses quoted in a published report said a woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries. 
Ex-East Orange Teacher Sentenced In Disability Scam Ex-East Orange Teacher Sentenced In Disability Scam
Ex-East Orange Teacher Sentenced In Disability Scam An East Orange man who submitted fraudulent disability claims to his insurer was sentenced to three years in prison, Attorney General Gurbir S. Gewal said.  Major Smith, 49, who was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to insurance fraud in October, filed dozens of disability claims to Aflac between 2012 and 2015. He reported being injured in several accidents.  “The sentence handed down to this defendant sends a message of deterrence to individuals tempted to file fraudulent insurance claims to illegally enrich themselves,” said Grewal. “Insurance fraud is not a path to easy mo…
Westfield High Principal Died After Donating Bone Marrow: Report Westfield High Principal Died After Donating Bone Marrow: Report
Westfield High Principal Died After Donating Bone Marrow: Report Dr. Derrick Nelson, the beloved Westfield High School principal who died Sunday night, had fallen into a coma after a bone marrow donation procedure, NJ.com reported Tuesday.  Nelson agreed to undergo the procedure to help a 14-year-old in France, according to an account in the school's newspaper.  Nelson, 44, who was named principal in 2017, had served in the district's schools for several years. He had also worked in the Plainfield and Orange schools before coming to Westfield.  He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves for two decades.  Nelson lapsed into a co…
Father Found Guilty Of Desecrating Baby's Remains Discovered In Jersey City Father Found Guilty Of Desecrating Baby's Remains Discovered In Jersey City
Father Found Guilty Of Desecrating Baby's Remains Discovered In Jersey City A Virginia man has been found guilty of desecrating the remains of his baby daughter, whose body was found in a suitcase near some railroad tracks in Jersey City a year ago, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday. Travis Plummer, 38, was arrested last year after his 23-month-old daughter Te'Myah disappeared from their home in Richmond, Va. The girl's body was found near Journal Square.  Plummer was eventually picked up in Puerto Rico.  In an interview last year, the girl's mother, Teshauna Cooper, said she had last seen her daughter in September 2017. Plummer had…
Booker Introduces Bill To Study Slavery Reparations Booker Introduces Bill To Study Slavery Reparations
Booker Introduces Bill To Study Slavery Reparations Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has introduced legislation calling for a study of reparations, the policy of compensating the descendants of American slaves first proposed at the end of the Civil War.  "I’ve been unapologetic in my belief that this can’t just be about acknowledging the past. It needs to be about actually confronting racist policy that persists right now in the present. Because if we don’t, we cannot guarantee that our future will be any different than our past," said Booker, one of several candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.  Some form of…
ICE Arrests 60 Immigrants With Criminal History In North Jersey ICE Arrests 60 Immigrants With Criminal History In North Jersey
ICE Arrests 60 Immigrants With Criminal History In North Jersey U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 123 people during a monthlong New Jersey sweep targeting immigrants with criminal records or DUI convictions, the agency announced Monday. Individuals were arrested from Bergen (4), Burlington (4), Camden (4), Cumberland (9), Essex (13), Hudson(8), Mercer (10), Middlesex (14), Monmouth (12), Morris (10), Ocean (3), Passaic (2), Somerset (6), and Union (23) -- a total of 60 in North Jersey. One person was also arrested in Pennslyvania. Some of the arrests include: In Red Bank, a 30-year-old Mexican n…
Parsippany Pastor Suing For False Arrest In Check Scam: Report Parsippany Pastor Suing For False Arrest In Check Scam: Report
Parsippany Pastor Suing For False Arrest In Check Scam: Report The pastor of United Methodist Chruch in Parsippany is suing the State Police and Wells Fargo bank after he was mistakenly charged with depositing forged checks last year, according to a published report.  Four checks totaling $6,000 were forged using checks issued by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The checks were deposited at a Wells Fargo bank branch also used by the Rev. Jeffrey Edwards, 63, that morning.  When Wells Fargo discovered the fake transactions, it shared ATM photos of Edwards with State Police, who posted the pictures on its Facebook page, according to Edwa…
What You Need To Know: Outbreak Of Dangerous, Drug-Resistant Fungus Reported In New Jersey What You Need To Know: Outbreak Of Dangerous, Drug-Resistant Fungus Reported In New Jersey
What You Need To Know: Outbreak Of Dangerous, Drug-Resistant Fungus Reported In New Jersey There has been an outbreak of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus among patients in New Jersey healthcare facilities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported.  Candida Auris -- most common in hospitals and nursing homes -- has been found in more than 100 people in New Jersey, with another 22 infections suspected.  New York has seen more than 300 cases, while there have been 144 cases in Illinois,  most in Chicago. The overwhelming majority of cases in the United States have been in these three states, according to CDC figures.  The CDC beli…
Kid's Broken Airsoft Gun Prompts School Lockdown In Union Kid's Broken Airsoft Gun Prompts School Lockdown In Union
Kid's Broken Airsoft Gun Prompts School Lockdown In Union Livingston School in Union was briefly in lockdown Monday after police received a report of a student with a gun, the department said in a statement.  The 9-year-old brought the Airsoft-style gun to show his friends, police said. The gun was "inoperable," police also said.  Officers responded and determined there was no threat. Classes resumed at the school shortly after. School officials planned to speak to the student and the student's family, police also said.  
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