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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Saddle Brook Resident Vies For Cancer Society’s Man Of Year Title Saddle Brook Resident Vies For Cancer Society’s Man Of Year Title
Saddle Brook Resident Vies For Cancer Society’s Man Of Year Title SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – A Saddle Brook man is in the running to be named Man of the Year by the New Jersey chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Over the next 10 weeks, Matt Basilo, a senior marketing coordinator for WithumSmith+Brown in Morristown, and his team will be competing against other nominees and their teams to raise the most money to combat blood cancer. “I knew I wanted to do whatever I could to help and accepting this nomination was the first step,” Basilo, a Tenafly native, wrote on his online fundraising page. “It is my goal to raise over $50,000 for those battling bl…
Ray Rice Visit To Area Prep Football Power Sparks Coaching Rumors Ray Rice Visit To Area Prep Football Power Sparks Coaching Rumors
Ray Rice Visit To Area Prep Football Power Sparks Coaching Rumors Former New Rochelle High School star and NFL running back Ray Rice, who was cut from the Baltimore Ravens after video surfaced of his punching his fiancé, will not be coaching at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J., despite rumors that have surfaced, according to a report in NJ.com. Rice was on the Ramsey campus Monday to speak with the football team, coach Mike Teel told NJ.com. “Ray is not coaching at Don Bosco. He came and talked to my team today. Nothing more. He’s got a great story,” Teel is quoted as saying in the article. Rice was a standout at Rutgers and a Pro Bowl running back with th…
Ray Rice Visit To Don Bosco In Ramsey Sparks Coaching Rumors Ray Rice Visit To Don Bosco In Ramsey Sparks Coaching Rumors
Ray Rice Visit To Don Bosco In Ramsey Sparks Coaching Rumors RAMSEY, N.J. – Despite the rumors, former NFL running back Ray Rice, who was cut from the Baltimore Ravens after video surfaced of him punching his fiancé, will not be coaching at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, according to a report in NJ.com. Rice was on the Ramsey campus Monday to speak with the football team, coach Mike Teel told NJ.com. “Ray is not coaching at Don Bosco. He came and talked to my team today. Nothing more. He’s got a great story,” Teel is quoted as saying in the article. Rice was a standout at Rutgers and a Pro Bowl running back with the Ravens. He was cut from the pro team i…
Two Teams Of Elmwood Park Dems Vie For Primary Voters Two Teams Of Elmwood Park Dems Vie For Primary Voters
Two Teams Of Elmwood Park Dems Vie For Primary Voters ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. – Democrats in Elmwood Park will have their choice of candidates to run for mayor and council this year. Two separate teams of Democrats will face off in the June 6 primary election to earn spots on the general election ballot. Monday was the deadline for candidates to file petitions to run for office. The Elmwood Park Democratic Club is backing the team of mayoral candidate Frank Caramagna and council candidates Lorraine Pellegrine and Sandra Balistrieri. Mayoral candidate Joe Drombrowski and council candidates Denise Ingui and Jeff Leider are running on the Elmwood Pa…
Some In Ringwood Want Voters To Decide Whether To Pay More For Schools Some In Ringwood Want Voters To Decide Whether To Pay More For Schools
Some In Ringwood Want Voters To Decide Whether To Pay More For Schools RINGWOOD, N.J. – As the Ringwood School District faces staff and program cuts, a group of residents is petitioning the school board to ask taxpayers if they would pay more to fund the budget. The revised preliminary 2017-2018 school budget plans for “the elimination of all janitorial staff, the entire gifted and talented program and staff, the entire 5th grade band program and its music teacher position, basic skills teacher, 1 counselor position, 1 administration, 1 secretary and 2+teaching staff as well as certain school day and after school programs,” states the online petition. “In the …
River Vale Makes Security Company’s List Of 100 Safest Communities In U.S. River Vale Makes Security Company’s List Of 100 Safest Communities In U.S.
River Vale Makes Security Company’s List Of 100 Safest Communities In U.S. RIVER VALE, N.J. – A home security company released its list of 100 Safest Cities in America for 2017 on Monday, and several Bergen and Passaic County communities made the cut – including River Vale, which came in highest at number 8. SafeWise – a company committed to increasing safety education, awareness and preparedness in American communities – compared crime rates to population to devise the safety rankings. “To determine the Safest Cities in America, we considered all communities with at least 10,000 people, and we added local public safety and community health programs to the mix,” a…
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City Run By Kids Sprouts In American Dream Megamall EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — KidZania is the latest attraction coming to the American Dream complex in East Rutherford, and is expected to debut in 2019, according to multiple reports. The local theme park is established in several major cities around the world and allows kids to act out their dream jobs in a small-scale version of the real world. Daily Voice last month reported that construction on the billion dollar American Dream project was at a standstill. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM NJ.COM.
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Ridgewood Summer Fireplace Gaining International Attention RIDGEWOOD, N.J — A Ridgewood homeowner's new summer fireplace created by Lyndhurst-based Exclusive Stoneworks is gaining traction on Instagram. Dubbed “The Perfect Outdoor Fireplace!” by contractors.of.insta, the Ridgewood creation has more than 4,400 likes. Exclusive Stoneworks is a custom hardscape design and building company. To check out their work, on Instagram CLICK HERE.
Mahwah Office Is Doggone Wild Mahwah Office Is Doggone Wild
Mahwah Office Is Doggone Wild MAHWAH, N.J. – Sunny has taken to sleeping under a desk at the Mahwah office of Delaney Computer Services, Inc. Cooper, on the other hand, prefers to sit on people’s laps during the day. And they both get excited when the UPS man appears at the door – after all, he comes bearing treats. For about 5 years, ever since Richard Delaney, the company’s chief technology officer, rescued Sunny – a yellow lab – Delaney Computer Services has been a dog-friendly workplace. “We work a lot and it’s just not fair to leave the dogs at home all day,” Delaney explained, as Sunny lay at his feet and Coope…
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NJ Scraps Plan For Mountain Bike Park In West Milford WEST MILFORD, N.J. – The state no longer plans to turn a portion of the former Jungle Habitat property in West Milford into a revenue-generating mountain bike park, NorthJersey.com reports. Instead, the full 800-acre site once owned by Warner Bros. will become incorporated into Norvin Green State Forrest, and activities like hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding will continue to be permitted, according to the article. The Department of Environmental Protection sought bids to turn a portion of the former drive-through wild safari and theme park into a mountain bike park to generate mo…
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