Lauren Kidd Ferguson

Community Reporter

lkferguson@dailyvoice.com

Lauren Kidd Ferguson began her journalism career in 2004 as a statehouse reporter for Gannett New Jersey. She was a member of a team that covered state government and politics for seven daily newspapers throughout New Jersey. Her coverage of the McGreevey administration and young voters earned her the New Jersey Press Association’s award for best rookie reporter in the state. Lauren also served as a reporter for Gannett’s flagship New Jersey paper, the Asbury Park Press. She covered communities along the Jersey Shore, and won investigative reporting awards for writing about police brutality in Seaside Park. She has also worked as a speechwriter and spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, as well as a communications manager for Children’s Rights, a national advocacy organization that uses the law to reform foster care systems. Lauren graduated from the College of New Jersey. She grew up in Ringwood, and now calls Waldwick home. She believes everyone has a story to tell, and she’d love to hear yours.

Lauren was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Oakland Dog Lover Seeks Help To Make Park A Reality Oakland Dog Lover Seeks Help To Make Park A Reality
Oakland Dog Lover Seeks Help To Make Park A Reality OAKLAND, N.J. – Ryan Schwertfeger has been working to get a dog park in Oakland since he was in middle school. Now the recent college graduate is looking for some help. With the blessing of the borough, Schwertfeger has recently been fundraising for the dog park, and now he is looking to form a committee to assist him in his efforts. “I am going to create a dog park committee to help me with the numerous dog park efforts I have going on, with the hope of even further expediting the fundraising and planning process,” Schwertfeger wrote in a post on the Dog Park for Oakland, NJ website. He…
Allendale Expat To Return Home After Pouring Heart Into Ecuadorian Café Allendale Expat To Return Home After Pouring Heart Into Ecuadorian Café
Allendale Expat To Return Home After Pouring Heart Into Ecuadorian Café ALLENDALE, N.J. – Allendale native Andra Carter is ready to leave her expat life in Ecuador behind and return to the states. But all hasn’t gone exactly according to plan for the 1999 Northern Highlands Regional High School graduate and her husband Josh. The couple owns La Cosecha, a popular café in Otavalo, Ecuador, and didn’t want to sell it to just anyone and leave their workers vulnerable. So in July, they set up an online fundraising campaign to help their employees purchase the café themselves. The campaign “was not successful, despite all of our efforts,” Carter recently told Daily …
North Haledon Boy Struck By Tree Remembered As Sweet, Loving North Haledon Boy Struck By Tree Remembered As Sweet, Loving
North Haledon Boy Struck By Tree Remembered As Sweet, Loving NORTH HALEDON, N.J. — More than $7,400 had been raised as of Monday evening on a GoFundMe for the family of the 4-year-old North Haledon boy who on Saturday was struck by a falling tree and died. Owen Kleiwerda, who attended Milestones Child Care Academy, was riding his electric car around his neighborhood when the incident occurred. "Owen Kleiwerda was a sweet, beautiful and lovable child who's life ended too soon," the page says. "Our hearts are broken after this sudden and tragic loss. We are praying for his family and hope that they find healing and peace within their …
Property Tax Bills On These Eight Bergen Homes Are Among NJ’s Highest Property Tax Bills On These Eight Bergen Homes Are Among NJ’s Highest
Property Tax Bills On These Eight Bergen Homes Are Among NJ’s Highest ALPINE, N.J. – Eight of the homes with the highest property taxes in New Jersey are in Bergen County, and five of them are in Alpine, according to a list released by NJ.com. The list, compiled using data from NJparcels.com, also includes homes in Englewood and Mahwah. The home with the highest property taxes in the state -- in Moorestown in Burlington County -- boasts a bill of $415,533.04, the list says. Here are the eight Bergen properties on the list, along with their rankings, and property tax bills, according to NJ.com. #22: 887 Closter Dock Rd. in Alpine, $155,311.38 #17: 47 Rio V…
Totowa Store Sells Winning Lottery Ticket Totowa Store Sells Winning Lottery Ticket
Totowa Store Sells Winning Lottery Ticket TOTOWA, N.J. – A Totowa store recently sold a winning lottery ticket worth $5,000. Union Food Stores, on Union Boulevard, sold the ticket, that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn on Friday, August 4, the New Jersey Lottery announced. The winning numbers were: 09, 17, 25, 63 and 71. The Gold Mega Ball was 04, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05. The jackpot now rolls to $346 million.
Weather Delays Ringwood Bridge, Road Repairs Weather Delays Ringwood Bridge, Road Repairs
Weather Delays Ringwood Bridge, Road Repairs RINGWOOD, N.J. – Greenwood Lake Turnpike and the Monksville Reservoir Bridge in Ringwood will be undergoing work Tuesday, Passaic County announced. The work was originally scheduled for Monday, but due to inclement weather it was moved to Tuesday. “Work will include repairs to the Bridge Deck on the Monksville Reservoir Bridge and Paving from the bridge to Margaret King Avenue,” according to the county. The project is scheduled to last one day, and alternating traffic will be in place with flaggers, according to the county.
East Rutherford Principal Appointed To Saddle Brook Board Of Education East Rutherford Principal Appointed To Saddle Brook Board Of Education
East Rutherford Principal Appointed To Saddle Brook Board Of Education SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – A longtime educator was appointed to the Saddle Brook Board of Education this week. Regina Barrale, principal of Alfred S. Faust Intermediate School in East Rutherford, was appointed to fill the unexpired term of former board member David Gierek, who was recently appointed to the Saddle Brook Township Council. “I want to be involved to make decisions based on what is best for every student in the Saddle Brook School District and to increase student achievement,” Barrale told Daily Voice. “I also would like to support instructional programs that allow students to advance…
Wayne Boy Injured In DWI Crash Feels 'So Loved' From Warm Welcome Home Wayne Boy Injured In DWI Crash Feels 'So Loved' From Warm Welcome Home
Wayne Boy Injured In DWI Crash Feels 'So Loved' From Warm Welcome Home WAYNE, N.J. – A 10-year-old Wayne boy was welcomed home Friday, after spending months in the hospital recovering from serious injuries sustained when his family’s vehicle was hit from behind by a drunk driver, according to multiple media reports. Matthew Polifonte was put in a medically-induced coma and had brain surgery following the March crash on Ratzer Road. Polifonte’s twin sister and two of his three other siblings were also in the vehicle, but the lacrosse player was the only person seriously injured in the crash. On Friday, Polifonte was welcomed home by a crowd of well-wishers. “T…
Drivers Dodge Bubble Wrap On Route 80 In Paterson Drivers Dodge Bubble Wrap On Route 80 In Paterson
Drivers Dodge Bubble Wrap On Route 80 In Paterson PATERSON, N.J. – Bubble wrap stopped traffic on Route 80 in Paterson Friday, NorthJersey.com reports. Four rolls of bubble wrap fell out of a tractor-trailer near milepost 60.2 just before 9 a.m., briefly stalling westbound traffic, the report says. No one was hurt in the incident, the story says. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL NORTHJERSEY.COM ARTICLE.
Lightning Bolt Sets Roof Of Saddle Brook Home Ablaze Lightning Bolt Sets Roof Of Saddle Brook Home Ablaze
Lightning Bolt Sets Roof Of Saddle Brook Home Ablaze SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – No injuries were reported in a Wednesday fire caused by a bolt of lightning that struck a Saddle Brook home setting the roof on fire, authorities told Daily Voice. The blaze occurred in the midst of the afternoon’s severe thunderstorm. The Saddle Brook Fire Department was dispatched to the house, located at 266 Oxford Avenue, at 12:35 p.m., and firefighters remained on the scene for just over two hours, Saddle Brook Fire Chief Tom Dickman said. Lightning struck the house’s chimney, igniting the roof, and damaging the attic crawl space, Dickman said. He said the home su…
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