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

Suspect In Irvington Teen's Killing Arrested Suspect In Irvington Teen's Killing Arrested
Suspect In Irvington Teen's Killing Arrested A 22-year-old Newark man wanted for the slaying of an Irvington youth is in custody, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Basil Thomas has been charged in the murder of Asahiah Lawton, an 18-year-old from Irvington. He also faces weapons offenses.  Authorities allege Thomas stabbed Lawton late Wednesday on Court Street in Newark during a fight over a woman they both liked. Lawton died at University Hospital early Thursday morning.  Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force t…
Jersey City Man Gets 15 Years For Child Pornography, Sexual Assault Jersey City Man Gets 15 Years For Child Pornography, Sexual Assault
Jersey City Man Gets 15 Years For Child Pornography, Sexual Assault A Jersey City man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday on charges he distributed child pornography online and sexually assaulted a child, the state Attorney General's office said Friday.  Jose Roman, 75, in April pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, impairing or debauching the morals of a child and distributing child pornography. He will be ineligible for parole.  An investigation by the state Division of Criminal Justice Cyber Crimes Unit identified a computer address sharing child pornography files in 2015. A subsequent investigation by the State Police and Jersey …
DEP: Odor From Kearny Landfill May Worsen, But Relief Coming Soon DEP: Odor From Kearny Landfill May Worsen, But Relief Coming Soon
DEP: Odor From Kearny Landfill May Worsen, But Relief Coming Soon Long-suffering residents within smelling distance of Kearny's Keegan Landfill may begin to notice that the rotten-egg odor coming from the site is even stronger than usual as a system is constructed to eliminate the foul emanations for good, the state Department of Environmental Protection said Thursday.  Construction is slated to begin next week on a gas-collection and control system that will capture the noxious hydrogen sulfide wafting from the site. The system is expected to be finished by Sept. 17, the agency said.  The gas, which is noticeable even at low, non-toxic levels, …
Elizabeth Shooting Involving Ex-Newark Police Officer ‘Justified’: Jury Elizabeth Shooting Involving Ex-Newark Police Officer ‘Justified’: Jury
Elizabeth Shooting Involving Ex-Newark Police Officer ‘Justified’: Jury A grand jury declined to bring charges against a retired police officer in Newark who shot and wounded a man during a carjacking in Elizabeth nearly two years ago, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement Thursday. The grand jury reached its decision in March, but per protocol the incident was then reviewed by the state Attorney General’s office, the prosecutor’s office also said. The officer, who was not identified, was at a 24-hour car wash on Edgar Road around 5 a.m. Sept. 20, 2017, when Dequelle Nelson entered the officer’s vehicle while the officer’s back was turned, i…
Newark Girl, 15, Wounded In Drive-By Shooting: Report Newark Girl, 15, Wounded In Drive-By Shooting: Report
Newark Girl, 15, Wounded In Drive-By Shooting: Report A teen girl was hit at least seven times by a shooter who opened fire from a car Wednesday night in Newark, authorities said.  The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. on Goodwin Avenue. Video obtained by WABC 7 shows a white Volkswagen come to a brief stop in the street in front of a home's front stoop and people scattering before the car takes off again.  "As soon as he started shooting, they dispersed," one witness told the station. "She was very hysterical, so it was hard to tell because there was a lot of blood. So it was hard to tell. She was very hysterical. She didn't go into s…
UPDATE: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden UPDATE: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden
Update: Man Charged With Setting Series Of Fires In Linden UPDATE, Aug. 1: A Roselle man has been charged with setting the fires. Click here for more.  Original story is below:  Firefighters in Linden and neighboring towns handled a string of fires Thursday night that police say appear to be suspicious.  No one was hurt in any of the fires.  The first in the series of blazes occurred at 809 N. Wood Ave. around 10 p.m., said Lt. Christopher Guenther of the Linden Police Department. The building was unoccupied, but police said neighbors were evacuated safely as a precaution.  An empty house on Seymour Avenue went up n…
Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery
Worker Charged With Dumping Trash In 300-Year-Old Rahway Cemetery Police in Rahway charged a 78-year-old caretaker for allegedly disposing of garbage in a historic graveyard founded decades before the American Revolution.  Eric Rickes was charged with desecration of a place of burial after police obtained a warrant to search Rahway Cemetery Wednesday. Police sought the warrant after learning that Rickes was throwing waste into grave sites, the department said in a statement Thursday.  Rickes had earlier been ordered to remove waste and debris around the cemetery by the health department, police also said.  “While these are allegations at t…
UPDATE: Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Irvington Teen Arrested UPDATE: Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Irvington Teen Arrested
Update: Suspect In Fatal Stabbing Of Irvington Teen Arrested UPDATE, July 26: A man identified as a suspect in the killing has been arrested, authorities announced Friday. Click here for more.  An 18-year-old from Irvington was stabbed to death during a dispute early Thursday in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Asahiah Lawton and a 22-year-old were in the 200 block of Court Street shortly after midnight when Lawton was stabbed. He ran to Jones and 14th streets before he was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:40 a.m.  According to a preliminary investigation, Lawton and the 22-year-old, …
More Arrests In Viral-Video Jersey City Beating More Arrests In Viral-Video Jersey City Beating
More Arrests In Viral-Video Jersey City Beating Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with an assault on a Newark man in Jersey City that was filmed and posted online earlier this month,  a city spokeswoman said Thursday.  Danyisha Beverly, 25, of Jersey City, has been charged with robbery and riot following her arrest Tuesday afternoon, the spokeswoman said. Rasheed Reed, 29, of Jersey City, has been charged with criminal mischief and riot.  On July 14, a 42-year-old man was pulled from his car at MLK Boulevard and Orient Way and struck by several people. The disturbing incident was captured on video, wh…
HEROINE: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter HEROINE: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter
Heroine: Mom From Union City Drowns, But Helps Save 5-Year-Old Daughter The family of a mother originally from Union City is coping with her loss in a tragic accident -- an accident that the woman's young daughter survived thanks to the mom, who spent her last moments calling for help.   According to news accounts and a GoFundMe campaign started on her behalf by a Clifton man, Kathy Paredes, 35, was headed to a lake Saturday near her home in Jacksonville, Fla. Her five-year-old daughter Amber was with her.  According to police, Paredes' Jeep flipped into the water as she was attempting a turn. As the vehicle was submerged, Paredes managed to call…
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