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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Mahwah Demands Tribe Remove Teepees From Ceremonial Land Mahwah Demands Tribe Remove Teepees From Ceremonial Land
Mahwah Demands Tribe Remove Teepees From Ceremonial Land MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah Township filed a complaint in Bergen County Superior Court this week demanding that the Ramapough Lenape Nation immediately remove prohibited structures from their ceremonial land off Halifax Road, NorthJersey.com reports. In the complaint, the town is calling for the tribe to “cease and desist all use of the property that is in violation of Mahwah’s current zoning ordinance,” according to the article. Township officials claim the land is being used as a campground, with teepees, tents and canvas cabins, which violates zoning law, the story says. Ramapough Chief Dwain…
Paterson ‘This Is Us’ Actor To Ramapo Grads: Life Throws Curveballs Paterson ‘This Is Us’ Actor To Ramapo Grads: Life Throws Curveballs
Paterson ‘This Is Us’ Actor To Ramapo Grads: Life Throws Curveballs MAHWAH, N.J. – The night before Ramapo College of New Jersey’s commencement, the Mahwah school announced its scheduled speaker, “This Is Us” star Ron Cephas Jones, would not physically make it to the ceremony. But the Paterson native and 1978 Ramapo graduate addressed 2017 graduates Thursday morning in another way: via an audio clip played during a slideshow. “I would also like to apologize to the staff, and to you, to the alumni, for not being able to be there today. Through a series of unfortunate events with airline security and my health I was unable to make it. I’m extremely disappoint…
Forbes: Englewood Cliffs Company Among Best Employers In U.S. Forbes: Englewood Cliffs Company Among Best Employers In U.S.
Forbes: Englewood Cliffs Company Among Best Employers In U.S. WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. – Nine Bergen County companies – including BMW in Woodcliff Lake – made Forbes' lists of best employers in the United States for 2017. Forbes worked with a research firm, Statista, to compile lists of the top 300 midsized and top 500 large employers in the country. Statista surveyed 30,000 American workers on how likely they were to recommend their employer to friends and family, and then asked employees to recommend other companies besides their own. The Bergen companies that made the best large employer list, and their national rankings, are: #71: BMW, Woodcliff La…
Gay Pride Flag Will Fly Over Ridgewood's Van Neste Square Gay Pride Flag Will Fly Over Ridgewood's Van Neste Square
Gay Pride Flag Will Fly Over Ridgewood's Van Neste Square RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – A rainbow flag will fly over Van Neste Square in Ridgewood during June for Gay Pride Month, NorthJersey.com reports. The Village Council unanimously voted to display the flag in the public space, the article said. The decision comes a week after the council discussed flying the rainbow flag on the municipal flagpole in front of Village Hall, the story says. At the time, Village Attorney Matthew Rogers said flying the flag at Village Hall could set a bad precedent and then the village would have to fly other political flags. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL NORTHJERSEY.COM ST…
Paterson ‘This Is Us’ Star Backs Out Of Speaking At Ramapo Commencement Paterson ‘This Is Us’ Star Backs Out Of Speaking At Ramapo Commencement
Paterson ‘This Is Us’ Star Backs Out Of Speaking At Ramapo Commencement MAHWAH, N.J. – On the night before “This Is Us” star and Paterson native Ron Cephas Jones was slated to give Ramapo College of New Jersey’s commencement address, the Mahwah college announced that he would not be attending the ceremony. “We regret to share with you that late this evening … Ron Cephas Jones, our Commencement speaker, informed us that he is unable to join us tomorrow due to unforeseen travel complications,” the college posted to Facebook Wednesday night. “While he will not be with us at Prudential Center, he is sending a message to be shared with the Class of 2017,” the post w…
Waldwick Café Owner Always On Prowl For New Recipes Waldwick Café Owner Always On Prowl For New Recipes
Waldwick Café Owner Always On Prowl For New Recipes WALDWICK, N.J. – Maureen Heller – who owns La Vie En Rose Bakery Café in Waldwick – has a fitting favorite pastime: looking for recipes. “Some people like to read novels or biographies. I love to read cookbooks and find new recipes,” Heller, of Wyckoff, told Daily Voice. She also searches the internet, reads blogs, picks people’s brains, eats at other restaurants, and travels – all to get ideas of what to put on her own menu, she said. “We try to do all unusual, fresh ingredients,” she said. The weekend brunch menu includes items such as: smoked salmon benedict; fried eggs over leeks, mus…
Interim Passaic Mayor Wins Full Term Interim Passaic Mayor Wins Full Term
Interim Passaic Mayor Wins Full Term PASSAIC, N.J. – After serving for months as interim mayor of Passaic, Hector Lora was elected to his first full term as the city’s mayor Tuesday. Lora became interim mayor in November after the city’s former mayor, Alex Blanco, pleaded guilty in federal court to bribing developers out of more than $100,000 in federal housing funds. Tuesday, Lora beat out four other candidates, including runner-up Richard Diaz, by earning 5,716 votes. Lora’s running-mates vying for city council also won. Incumbents Joe Garcia, Terrance Love and Daniel Shwartz were re-elected to at-large council seats.
In Lyndhurst: 3 Incumbents, 2 Newcomers Elected to Board Of Commissioners In Lyndhurst: 3 Incumbents, 2 Newcomers Elected to Board Of Commissioners
In Lyndhurst: 3 Incumbents, 2 Newcomers Elected to Board Of Commissioners LYNDHURST, N.J. – Lyndhurst Mayor Robert Giangeruso, three of his running mates, and incumbent commissioner John Montillo Jr. from the opposing ticket, were elected to four-year-terms on the township’s Board of Commissioners, NorthJersey.com reports. Twelve candidates were vying for five open positions on the board, and traditionally the candidate with the most votes is selected as mayor, the article says. Giangeruso earned the most votes with 2,134, and is expected to be reappointed mayor, the article says. Other members of his Lyndhurst Community Pride ticket who won seats on the board …
Ridgewood Doctor Opens Up About Personal Illness Ridgewood Doctor Opens Up About Personal Illness
Ridgewood Doctor Opens Up About Personal Illness RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – Ridgewood clinical psychologist Dr. Frank Sileo opened up to the New York Times about what it is like to struggle with Crohn’s Disease. Dr. Sileo was one of seven people profiled in a “Patient Voices” feature about living with Crohn’s Disease. The condition causes cramps, appetite loss and painful constipation and affects more than 700,000 people in the United States. “The biggest challenge and I guess the fear is, will I ever feel normal again? When you try everything. When you try every medication that is out there. When you do everything that you are supposed to be doi…
Franklin Lakes Mom Uses Fashion To Take Action Against Sex Trafficking Franklin Lakes Mom Uses Fashion To Take Action Against Sex Trafficking
Franklin Lakes Mom Uses Fashion To Take Action Against Sex Trafficking FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – When Cathy Zahn of Franklin Lakes was reading Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof, there were some nights when the book’s details of human trafficking in Cambodia were too much to handle. “I had to close the book,” she said, recalling stories of 10-year-old girls being trafficked for sex. But she couldn’t keep it closed for good. “I read the book and it was really gut-wrenching. And it was the kind of book when you finished, you just couldn’t say, ‘Oh well, that was a nice book and thank God I live in Franklin Lakes and too bad for those people,’” she said. “I felt the…
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