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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

Elizabeth man beat neighbor, went home for gun, then killed him A 20-year-old Elizabeth resident pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his neighbor in a robbery nearly three years ago, the Union County Prosecutor's Office announced in late March. Jimmy Kearney was quickly identified as a suspect after the body of Robert Rouse, 61, was discovered in the 400 block of Walnut Street on Oct. 31, 2016. Authorities say Kearney followed Rouse and then attacked him, leaving Rouse lying in the street. Kearney ran to his home nearby to get a handgun, then returned to the spot where he left Rouse and shot him in the neck. Kearney removed Rouse's belon…

by Paul Milo

04/02/2019

Police & Fire

Prosecutor: Summit Doctor Sexually Abused Patient For Nearly Three Years A pediatric gastroenterologist with a practice in Summit repeatedly molested a patient for nearly three years, beginning when the victim was about 17, authorities charged. Michael Tyshkov, 62, of Livingston, was charged with sexual assault and criminal assault, Acting Prosecutor Micahel A. Monahan said in a statement. The victim was assaulted on multiple occasions during medical exams that occurred between April 2016 and last month, authorities said. Tyshkov was being held at the Union County Jail. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked …

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

Politics

NJ Flags Fly At Half-Staff To Honor Pioneering Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson The state and U.S. flags were lowered over the Statehouse in Trenton Monday to honor Kenneth Gibson, who became the first black mayor of a major Northeastern city when he was elected in Newark in 1970. Gibson died Friday. He was 86. Gibson came to power at a time when New Jersey's largest city was still recovering from a devastating riot three years earlier, part of a wave of racial violence sweeping the nation touched off partly by assassinations of prominent civll rights leaders, including Martin Luther King. Born in Alabama, Gibson attended Central High School and…

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

Police & Fire

Elizabeth Police Director Used N-Word To Refer To Cops: Attorney An attorney representing a number of Elizabeth police personnel said the city's veteran public safety director is under investigation for using racist and sexist language in referring to staff under his charge. "He has used the n-word to describe his own black female cops," attorney Joshua F. McMahon said of James Cosgrove, who has headed the public safety department since 1998. McMahon said the 73-year-old Cosgrove also routinely used the "c-word" -- a vulgar reference to female genitalia -- and that several police officers have complained of the conduct despite a pattern of wh…

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

News

$156G: Union County Exxon Station Sells Winning Lottery Ticket A winning ticket in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing Friday was sold at a Linden gas station, lottery officials said. The ticket, the only grand prize jackpot winner in the March 29 drawing, was purchased at US 1 Exxon, 11 East Edgar Road. The winning combination was 03, 16, 19, 24 and 31with an extra number of 02. The jackpot was $156, 606. All New Jersey Lottery game winning numbers and drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash games can be found on the lottery website or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Evening dra…

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

News

'Rotten Egg' Smell Continues To Plague Kearny Residents Residents in Kearny have complained for months about a strong, unpleasant smell occasionally wafting through the town, with the aroma more powerful on some days than others. Saturday and Sunday seemed to be especially bad. Over the weekend Kearny residents described a smell like rotten eggs that was so potent, it forced people to close their windows. One man said he noticed it in the morning when he left town Saturday, and still detected it when he returned that night. A woman said her dogs were sickened by the stench. In a word, the smell is "toxic," yet another wo…

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

Lifestyle

New Jersey Giving Away Thousands Of Tree Seedlings Looking to add some greenery to your surroundings? The state Department of Environmental Protection would like to help. From now through May 5, state residents can receive up to five free tree seedlings suitable for planting. Proof of residency is required, and the particular species of tree a resident can receive will depend on where they live. In North Jersey, for instance, residents will get either black oak or persimmon, species that would thrive in that part of the state, the DEP said. The seedling giveaway is an annual program begun following 2012's Superstorm Sandy, …

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

Events

Celebrate The 20th Anniversary Of 'Sopranos' Premiere With Screening At MSU It's been two decades since TV viewers got their first look at a cigar-chomping Tony Soprano snagging a ticket at a Turnpike tollbooth before making his way to his mansion in the Caldwells as the now iconic theme song, "Woke Up This Morning," played over the opening credits. To mark the debut of The Sopranos, the acclaimed HBO series that helped launch what many consider to be a new golden age of dramatic television, critic Alan Sepinwall and Hugh Curnutt, a professor of television studies at Montclair State University, are hosting a screening of the show's first episode Mon…

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

Police & Fire

Hawk Ends Up In Jacuzzi Of Cranford Home As break-ins go, this one was a doozy. Police in Cranford were called when a hawk crashed through an upper-floor bathroom window of a home March 20. When police arrived, they found the feathered intruder sitting in the jacuzzi. Cranford police did not immediately release the address of the incident. A responding officer did manage to persuade the small bird to exit the home peacefully. The hawk was last seen perched safely in a nearby tree

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

Police & Fire

Woman, 72, Hit By Car In Linden has Died A Winfield Park woman who was struck by a vehicle while crossing a Linden street March 20 died this week, police said. Linda Vicari was crossing at the 2800 block of N. Stiles St. when she was hit shortly before 9 p.m. She was rushed to University Hospital in Newark with serious injuries. The driver, a 33-year-old Linden resident, remained at the scene and was cooperating with the investigation, police said the day after the accident. "Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to her family during this difficult time," the department also said.

by Paul Milo

04/01/2019

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