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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REPORT: These Bergen County Towns Have Highest School Tax Bills In NJ REPORT: These Bergen County Towns Have Highest School Tax Bills In NJ
Report: These Bergen County Towns Have Highest School Tax Bills In NJ TENAFLY, N.J. – Nearly $15 billion was spent on school taxes as part of New Jersey residents’ property tax bills last year, the Department of Community Affairs recently revealed. And 14 of the 30 towns with the highest average school tax bills in the state are in Bergen County, according to NJ.com. Here are the Bergen County towns with the highest school tax bills, and their state rankings: 3: Tenafly ($12,852) 5: Upper Saddle River ($12,228) 6: Demarest ($11,979) 7: Old Tappan ($11,457) 8: Franklin Lakes ($11,446) 10: Haworth ($11,416) 11: Ridgewood ($11,179) 14: Glen Rock ($10,562) 18: …
Maywood Teen With Cystic Fibrosis Waits For New Lungs Maywood Teen With Cystic Fibrosis Waits For New Lungs
Maywood Teen With Cystic Fibrosis Waits For New Lungs MAYWOOD, N.J. – As a 15-year-old Maywood boy awaits a lung transplant, he is sharing his journey online to encourage others. “The last three years I always talked about getting a lung transplant and now I’m going to follow my dream,” Jonathan wrote on a GoFundMe page that his aunt created to help him share his story and raise funds for his care. Jonathan has cystic fibrosis, a chronic lung disease that forces him to be in the hospital “every month for 2 to 3 weeks, sometimes longer,” he wrote. The disease causes his lungs and internal organs to fill with thick, sticky mucus, causing infect…
Wayne Councilman Caught In Vulgar Rant Won't Resign Despite Council Request Wayne Councilman Caught In Vulgar Rant Won't Resign Despite Council Request
Wayne Councilman Caught In Vulgar Rant Won't Resign Despite Council Request WAYNE, N.J. – The Wayne Township Council requested the resignation Wednesday evening of a councilman caught on cellphone video making a vulgar-laden rant to a campaign volunteer. In a five to one vote, with two abstentions, the council passed a vote of “no confidence” and requested the resignation of Councilman Richard Jasterzbski. But Jasterzbski said he would not resign. *** RELATED: VIDEO: WORKER ACCUSES WAYNE COUNCILMAN OF HARASSMENT AFTER PROFANE RANT *** “I will first start by saying, unequivocally, without question that I will not be resigning from my position. In fact, now more th…
New Jersey Lawmaker Plans Paramus Hearing On Overdevelopment In Bergen New Jersey Lawmaker Plans Paramus Hearing On Overdevelopment In Bergen
New Jersey Lawmaker Plans Paramus Hearing On Overdevelopment In Bergen PARAMUS, N.J. – Legislators, mayors, engineers, environmental experts and others will gather at Bergen County College in Paramus next week to address affordable housing in New Jersey. The hearing is the first of several being planned by Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R-Westwood). Schepisi has introduced a pair of bills that would freeze municipal affordable housing obligations through the end of 2017, and set up a commission to study the issue.  But state lawmakers have yet to move forward on the legislation, so the assemblywoman decided to create her own hearings and provide the transcript…
Wayne Cancer Survivor Inspires Son To Make A Difference Wayne Cancer Survivor Inspires Son To Make A Difference
Wayne Cancer Survivor Inspires Son To Make A Difference WAYNE, N.J. – Jackie Prince of Wayne would likely not be alive today if it wasn’t for her bone marrow donor. “My prognosis was very bleak,” explained the mom of two, who in August 2015 was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Prince said she went through five rounds of chemotherapy, and still needed the transplant. “I either had to have the stem cell (transplant) or I wouldn’t survive. It really saved my life,” she said. Through it all, her family stuck by her side. And now, her youngest son is taking it upon himself to make a differen…
Mahwah Supermarket Marks Reopening By Giving Back Mahwah Supermarket Marks Reopening By Giving Back
Mahwah Supermarket Marks Reopening By Giving Back MAHWAH, N.J. – ACME in Mahwah will celebrate its grand reopening on Friday. During the ceremony, representatives of the store, located at 125 Franklin Turnpike, will present donations to various Mahwah organizations. ACME will provide a $1,000 donation to the Mahwah Township Police Department and Mahwah Fire Department, as well as separate $1,000 donations to the Mahwah EMS Department and the Mahwah Township School District.  A bench made of recycled materials will also be presented to the Mahwah Township Parks and Recreation Department. The event begins at 9 a.m.
Paramus Store Sells Lucky $15K Lottery Ticket Paramus Store Sells Lucky $15K Lottery Ticket
Paramus Store Sells Lucky $15K Lottery Ticket PARAMUS, N.J. – A Paramus liquor store recently sold a lottery ticket worth $15,000. The ticket was sold at Shop Rite Liquors located at 224 Route 4 East and Forest Ave. The winning numbers for the June 6 drawing of the Mega Millions game jackpot were 03, 05, 16, 49 and 75. The Gold Mega Ball was 05, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. Although the jackpot was not won, there four third-tier prize winning tickets were sold, including the one in Paramus. The others were sold in Caldwell, Madison and Brick.
Wayne Diner Sells Winning $160K Lottery Ticket Wayne Diner Sells Winning $160K Lottery Ticket
Wayne Diner Sells Winning $160K Lottery Ticket WAYNE, N.J. – Manny’s Preakness Diner & Restaurant in Wayne recently sold a lottery ticket worth more than $150,000. The diner, in the Preakness Shopping Center on Hamburg Turnpike, sold the winning ticket for the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. The winning numbers, drawn June 6, were: 07, 10, 22, 23 and 40 and the XTRA number was: 04. The jackpot is worth $163,125. “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Manny’s Preakness Diner & Restaurant. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket,” said New Jersey Lottery Executive Director Car…
Incumbent Wayne Mayor Bests Council President In Republican Primary Incumbent Wayne Mayor Bests Council President In Republican Primary
Incumbent Wayne Mayor Bests Council President In Republican Primary WAYNE, N.J. – Incumbent Christopher P. Vergano secured the republican bid for mayor of Wayne Tuesday. Vergano beat Council President Lonni Miller Ryan in the primary election, and will go on to take on Democrat Raymond Egatz in the general election. Egatz ran uncontested for his party’s nod for the four-year mayoral term. Six republicans were also vying for their party’s nomination to run for three four-year at-large terms on the township council. Vergano's running mates Joseph Schweighardt, Jill Sasso and David Varano came out on top. They defeated Kevin Kearney, James J. Marrocco and Mat…
Corrado Wins Primary, Will Face Wyckoff's Duch In Dist. 40 Run Corrado Wins Primary, Will Face Wyckoff's Duch In Dist. 40 Run
Corrado Wins Primary, Will Face Wyckoff's Duch In Dist. 40 Run Passaic County Clerk Kristin M. Corrado bested former Assemblyman Paul DiGaetano and Edward Buttimore in the Republican Primary for State Senate in the 40th District Tuesday. Corrado will now face off against Democrat Thomas Duch of Wyckoff in November. Incumbent Assemblyman Kevin Rooney, the former mayor of Wyckoff, and Christopher DePhillips won the republican nominations for two Assembly seats in the district. They beat out Norman M. Robertson and Joseph L. Bubba, Jr. and will now face democrats Paul Vagianos of Ridgewood and Christine Ordway of Franklin Lakes in the November general el…
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