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Lauren Kidd Ferguson

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lkferguson@dailyvoice.com

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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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Lifestyle
Non-Profit To Make Law Accessible To Public Launched In Cliffside Park Non-Profit To Make Law Accessible To Public Launched In Cliffside Park
Non-Profit To Make Law Accessible To Public Launched In Cliffside Park CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. – Attorney Mariam Morshedi is on a mission to help non-lawyers better understand the law – and it all started when she launched her non-profit out of her Cliffside Park home. Morshedi, a Boston University Law School graduate, was living in Cliffside Park in 2015, when she created Subscript. With a tagline of “Law, Simply Put,” the organization has a goal of synthesizing legal information and delivering it to the public in a concise way. “You don’t need to spend $150,000 and three years of your life to learn the basics about the law. You need to be motivated and you need…

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Business
Two-Floor Old Navy Opens At Willowbrook In Wayne Two-Floor Old Navy Opens At Willowbrook In Wayne
Two-Floor Old Navy Opens At Willowbrook In Wayne WAYNE, N.J. – A new two-floor Old Navy store just opened in Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. The store opened at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The retailer’s previous smaller location in the mall is slated to become a Zara and open in August.

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Neighbors
Community Rallies For New Milford Boy With Rare Disease Community Rallies For New Milford Boy With Rare Disease
Community Rallies For New Milford Boy With Rare Disease NEW MILFORD, N.J. – The community is rallying around a New Milford boy recently diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. Benjamin Cullere, known as Benji, was diagnosed with MPS I, a gene mutation caused disease that can lead to tissue and organ damage, according to a GoFundMe fundraising page created by his aunt, Alyssa Cullere of Waldwick. Benji will soon go to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where he will receive chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, Cullere wrote. He and his parents – Jason and Tamara Cullere -- may spend up to five months in the Philadelphia area as Benji i…

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News
Hackensack Non-Profit Rids Bergen, Passaic Homes Of Dangerous Lead Paint Hackensack Non-Profit Rids Bergen, Passaic Homes Of Dangerous Lead Paint
Hackensack Non-Profit Rids Bergen, Passaic Homes Of Dangerous Lead Paint HACKENSACK, N.J. – With a new report out showing lead was found in the drinking water of over half of Bergen County school systems, one Hackensack based non-profit is reminding people that children can also digest lead in other ways – such as through lead-based paint. And the non-profit is helping families remediate the problem. With a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Greater Bergen Community Action (GBCA) runs a free lead remediation program for low-income families living in homes with lead-based paint hazards. Since receiving the grant last October, the organiza…

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Neighbors
Wayne Family Rallies To Get Grandmother Home After Alabama Car Crash Wayne Family Rallies To Get Grandmother Home After Alabama Car Crash
Wayne Family Rallies To Get Grandmother Home After Alabama Car Crash WAYNE, N.J. – A Wayne woman whose grandmother was injured in an Alabama car accident is rallying the community to help bring her grandmother home. During a vacation, Erica Tullo’s grandmother was injured in a head on collision on June 25, and she sustained internal injuries and underwent two emergency surgeries, according to a GoFundMe page Tullo created to raise money for her grandmother. “Gramma Helen” has since been moved to a regular hospital floor and is waiting to be cleared to come home, the page states. “Gramma needs funds for her travel costs to get her back to New Jersey where m…

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Neighbors
Paramus Siblings Team With Late Mom’s Chemo Nurse To Run For Cure Paramus Siblings Team With Late Mom’s Chemo Nurse To Run For Cure
Paramus Siblings Team With Late Mom’s Chemo Nurse To Run For Cure PARAMUS, N.J. – A pair of Paramus siblings who lost both their parents to cancer teamed with their mother’s chemo nurse to honor their memories over the weekend. Dennis Wirth and Kristina Ferreira, along with Valley Hospital nurse Valerie Quigley, of Pompton Lakes, ran in the 9th Annual Damon Runyon 5k at Yankee Stadium to raise money for cancer research. Their mother Kathleen Wirth, a 22-year survivor of Hodgkin Lymphoma, passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2013. Two years later, their father Dennis Wirth, a lieutenant with the Paramus Police Department, was diagnosed with cholangiocarci…

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Sports
Wayne Pro Golfer Finishes As Top American At U.S. Women’s Open Wayne Pro Golfer Finishes As Top American At U.S. Women’s Open
Wayne Pro Golfer Finishes As Top American At U.S. Women’s Open WAYNE, N.J. – Wayne native Marina Alex was the highest placing American golfer at the 72nd U.S. Women’s Open. Alex, a Wayne Hills High School graduate, tied for 11th place at the United States Golf Association (USGA) tournament that ran from July 13 through 16 at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. It was the professional golfer’s best finish since 2014, when she tied for ninth at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, according to the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA). Alex’s family and New Jersey fans watched her compete in the tournament over the weekend. “I'm really glad t…

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News
Waldwick Flies Flag At Half Staff On Anniversary Of Police Officer’s Death Waldwick Flies Flag At Half Staff On Anniversary Of Police Officer’s Death
Waldwick Flies Flag At Half Staff On Anniversary Of Police Officer’s Death WALDWICK, N.J. – The American flag in front of the Police Officer Christopher Goodell Public Safety Building in Waldwick was lowered to half staff Monday, the third anniversary of Police Officer Goodell’s death. “As the American flag is lowered in front of the Police Officer Christopher Goodell Public Safely Building in his memory let us remember all the good that Chris has done,” Waldwick Mayor Thomas Giordano wrote in a message to residents. “Chris was a dedicated and caring police officer with a wonderful spirit of kindness, service, and compassion,” Giordano also wrote. Goodell, 32, jo…

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Schools
REPORT: Two Bergen School Superintendents Among Highest Paid In NJ REPORT: Two Bergen School Superintendents Among Highest Paid In NJ
Report: Two Bergen School Superintendents Among Highest Paid In NJ WAYNE, N.J. – The superintendent of the Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne earned the highest base pay of all school superintendents in New Jersey last school year, according to a list released by N.J.com. The list of the 25 highest paid superintendents in the state for the 2016 to 2017 school year is derived from data from the New Jersey Department of Education and is based on base pay, and does not consider bonuses or other compensation, the story says. The list includes three superintendents of Passaic County school districts and two or Bergen County districts. The Passaic and B…

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Business
Hackensack Supermarket Goes Organic With Fair Trade Produce Hackensack Supermarket Goes Organic With Fair Trade Produce
Hackensack Supermarket Goes Organic With Fair Trade Produce MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah-based Inserra Supermarkets is introducing an organic and fair trade produce program in its 22 ShopRite stores – including 13 in Bergen and Passaic Counties. The program, called Taste Me, Do Good, will give customers year-round access to seasonal and organic produce. The company relies on “model best practice” farms in Latin America and throughout the United States and works with associated farmers, cooperatives and rural workers, according to Inserra. “The program perfectly aligns with our family and company values of providing healthy and nutritious foods to people, g…

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