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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Watch Elmwood Park Native On Food Network Tuesday Night Watch Elmwood Park Native On Food Network Tuesday Night
Watch Elmwood Park Native On Food Network Tuesday Night WAYNE, N.J. – A culinary teacher at the Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne will compete on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ Tuesday night. Viewers can cheer on Peter Santero, a chef and native of Elmwood Park, starting at 10 p.m., when the episode entitled “Game Day Party” begins. According to the Food Network, the episode will show Santero and other chefs taking part in a football-themed competition, “aiming to create elevated game day food in every course.” The chefs will be charged with creating creative interpretations of mac and cheese, using artichokes as an ingredient to make an en…
Oakland Diner To Reopen; Owner Says ‘Wednesday Is Show Time' Oakland Diner To Reopen; Owner Says ‘Wednesday Is Show Time'
Oakland Diner To Reopen; Owner Says ‘Wednesday Is Show Time' OAKLAND, N.J. – Oakland Diner owner Harry Mihas can’t wait to welcome his customers back into his restaurant. And he won’t have to wait much longer. The diner -- which closed in December following a fire in the boiler room – is set to reopen this Wednesday at 6 a.m., Mihas said. “I feel like a little kid. I have butterflies in my stomach,” Mihas said Monday, while sitting at a table near the front windows of his popular Ramapo Valley Road eatery. RELATED: Blaze Close Oakland Diner, Owner Worries About Sidelined Workers Some of his staff were there Monday prepping for the reopening. Foll…
Pompton Lakes Face Painter Fulfills Her American Dream Pompton Lakes Face Painter Fulfills Her American Dream
Pompton Lakes Face Painter Fulfills Her American Dream POMPTON LAKES, N.J. – Claudia Nieswand has always loved to see kids smile. The Pompton Lakes resident was a teacher in her native Chile before an 8.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated parts of the country in 2010. Both her school and home in the city of Angol were damaged in the quake. “I have to start over,” she said she told herself. So she came to the United States “with a big American dream,” she said. A year ago, with the support of her husband Steve, Nieswand launched her own business – Amazing Faces By Claudia. And she is back to making kids smile again. She …
Hackensack City Hall Will House Congressman’s Local Office Hackensack City Hall Will House Congressman’s Local Office
Hackensack City Hall Will House Congressman’s Local Office GLEN ROCK, N.J. – Residents of New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District will not have to go far to meet with newly-elected Congressman Josh Gottheimer or members of his staff. The Democrat announced that he will open local constituent service centers throughout the district that covers parts of Bergen, Passaic, Sussex and Warren Counties. His two flagship centers will be located in Glen Rock and Newton, and satellite offices will be located within the city halls of Hackensack, Ringwood, Vernon and Washington Borough in Warren County. “I encourage anyone in need of help or wishing to get in …
Paterson Non-Profit Workers Take To The Streets To Count, Feed Homeless Paterson Non-Profit Workers Take To The Streets To Count, Feed Homeless
Paterson Non-Profit Workers Take To The Streets To Count, Feed Homeless PATERSON, N.J. – In counties throughout New Jersey this week, volunteers and non-profit workers took to the streets and shelters to count the number of homeless people and talk to them about their needs. The point-in-time count -- which took place in Passaic County on the night of Jan. 24 -- is an annual effort required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It helps determine funding for projects to reduce homelessness. “The data we collect yearly isn’t just a head count. We survey individuals to see how long they have been homeless, if they have any disabilities, health …
Ringwood Native Uses Makeup To Help Celebs And Homeless ‘Feel Good' Ringwood Native Uses Makeup To Help Celebs And Homeless ‘Feel Good'
Ringwood Native Uses Makeup To Help Celebs And Homeless ‘Feel Good' RINGWOOD, N.J. – When she was growing up in Ringwood, Rebecca Martin never knew what she wanted to be when she got older. Then her mom took her to a makeup counter. “I was actually adopted by Italians and I am Korean, so of course my mom didn’t know how to correctly apply makeup to my type of skin and my eyes,” Martin said. “So, she took me to an Estee Lauder counter for my 16th birthday.” The experience, helped Martin “find myself,” she said. “Seeing an Asian makeup artist and how she was dressed and how her makeup was, something just drew me to it,” she said. Now a 25-year-old Fair Law…
Passaic Residents To Get New Riverfront Park Passaic Residents To Get New Riverfront Park
Passaic Residents To Get New Riverfront Park PASSAIC, N.J. – The city of Passaic will get a new riverfront park that could include a river walk and athletic fields, under a plan announced this week. “Our goal is to ensure that we create a new park on the Passaic that reflect the needs and interests of the city’s residents,” said Anthony Cucchi, New Jersey State Director of The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a non-profit that specializes in creating parks and protecting land for public use. Under the plan – dubbed Phase I of the Passaic Riverfront Park Project – the space that is now Dundee Island Park will undergo a $10 million rehabili…
Ramsey Woman Gets New Ankle, Lease On Life Ramsey Woman Gets New Ankle, Lease On Life
Ramsey Woman Gets New Ankle, Lease On Life RAMSEY, N.J. – For 24 hours a day, Marilyn Utz lived in constant pain. Her ankle was so arthritic that she winced at having to walk up stairs and got nervous when she had to go outside when there was any trace of snow or ice on the ground. She always liked to be active and this “was no way to live,” the 69-year-old Ramsey resident told Daily Voice. "It just kept getting worse and worse and worse,” she said. RELATED: Tae Kwon Do Black Belt Takes Hands-On Approach To Health In Hackensack By the time she met Dr. Eugene Batelli “greater than 80 percent of the joint was arthritic,” the …
Wyckoff YMCA To Add Board Members From Wyckoff, Waldwick Wyckoff YMCA To Add Board Members From Wyckoff, Waldwick
Wyckoff YMCA To Add Board Members From Wyckoff, Waldwick WYCKOFF, N.J. – The Wyckoff Family YMCA will install two new board members during its annual meeting this week. Waldwick resident John Murphy will be joining the board for the first time, while Wyckoff resident Sal Moffa will be rejoining following a hiatus. Board members Larry Peterson and Dottie Van Der Horn will also be reinstalled. During the meeting, the board will provide an update on the state of the Y, and review the successes of the Wyckoff Y Cares initiative. RELATED: Hundreds Gather In Wyckoff To Support Those With Special Needs According to Kris Pepper, the YMCA’s public relat…
Ringwood Man Pours Energy Into Revamping Old Forge Pub Ringwood Man Pours Energy Into Revamping Old Forge Pub
Ringwood Man Pours Energy Into Revamping Old Forge Pub RINGWOOD, N.J. – When Matt Van Allen made his daily trek from his Ringwood home to his pharmaceutical job in Princeton, the Old Forge Spirits & Pub was the last restaurant or bar he would see in the morning before 80 miles of highway. And it was the first he’d see after getting off Route 287 on his commute back home. Van Allen saw opportunity in the location on Skyline Drive – which he describes as a “funnel to the rest of the world from Northwest New Jersey.” “17,000 cars go by this place a day, that is one every five seconds,” he said, while sitting at a high-top table in the busines…
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