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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‘Safe Place’ To Be Created In Memory Of Late Bloomingdale Girl ‘Safe Place’ To Be Created In Memory Of Late Bloomingdale Girl
‘Safe Place’ To Be Created In Memory Of Late Bloomingdale Girl BLOOMINGDALE, N.J. – Friends of a late Bloomingdale girl want people to have a place to go to feel close to her. “We all know how bright and bold Alyssa was,” Alex Courter wrote on a GoFundMe page created to raise money for a memorial bench in memory of Alyssa Russnak. Nearly $600 had been raised by Wednesday afternoon. Alyssa was a 14-year-old student at Butler High School when she passed away in October of 2015. “She was known for her huge personality and bright smile. Alyssa loved to make others laugh and to help anyone she could,” her obituary states. “Not only is this a memorial fo…
Support Flows For Ringwood CrossFit Athlete Battling Rare Cancer Support Flows For Ringwood CrossFit Athlete Battling Rare Cancer
Support Flows For Ringwood CrossFit Athlete Battling Rare Cancer RINGWOOD, N.J. – A 41-year-old Ringwood native was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and the community is rallying to support her. On April 19, Jenna Wallace was diagnosed with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, a form of malignant neoplasm that commonly arises within the salivary glands of the head and neck. “This date marks day one of the fight to kill this cancer,” Jenna’s sister Merisa, of Wayne, wrote on a GoFundMe page she created to raise funds for her sister’s treatment. The page had garnered more than $14,000 in donations as of Wednesday morning. The cancer is not treatable b…
Wyckoff Boutique Sanctuary For Cancer Fighters Wyckoff Boutique Sanctuary For Cancer Fighters
Wyckoff Boutique Sanctuary For Cancer Fighters WYCKOFF, N.J. – Patrons of the All Is Well Boutique in Wyckoff are bound to see the signs. The handmade, wood plaques that adorn the store’s walls are painted with phrases like “I choose joy,” “It is still a beautiful world,” and “Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful.” These were some of the positive words that Jayne Gilbride-Bauer would share to encourage others, said her niece, Catherine Perna Saum, of Wyckoff. Gilbride-Bauer, a longtime Ho-Ho-Kus resident, died of ovarian cancer in 2014, just a few months after the opening of the shop. Saum now runs the store with a team of…
West Milford Siblings With MS Fight For Cure Together West Milford Siblings With MS Fight For Cure Together
West Milford Siblings With MS Fight For Cure Together WEST MILFORD, N.J. – Lyndsay Wright of West Milford was just 18 when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008. Seven years later, her 29-year-old brother Chris learned he had the same disease. Now the Wright siblings are on a mission to raise funds for a cure. Lyndsay and Chris have rallied family, friends and colleagues to participate in the Walk MS in Ridgefield Park. The event raises funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, an organization that invests in research and mobilizes people and resources so that those affected by multiple sclerosis, or MS, can live their be…
Academies At Englewood Grad Named Ivy League Valedictorian Academies At Englewood Grad Named Ivy League Valedictorian
Academies At Englewood Grad Named Ivy League Valedictorian ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – As valedictorian of Columbia University’s class of 2017, Michael Abolafia of Rochelle Park will soon give a speech to about 10,000 people at the Ivy League school in Manhattan. But the English Literature major said he wasn’t always at the top of his class. And he credits a Rochelle Park teacher, and the gifted and talented program she ran at the township’s Midland School, with helping him to believe in himself. “I was essentially like kind of a mediocre student before that. And Ms. Purcell saw something in me and accepted me into her gifted and talented education class…
REPORT: Tenafly School Among Best In State, U.S. REPORT: Tenafly School Among Best In State, U.S.
Report: Tenafly School Among Best In State, U.S. TETERBORO, N.J. – Three Bergen County high schools, including Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro, made U.S.News and World Report’s top 500 high schools in the nation. The schools are: Bergen County Technical High School: No. 63 in the U.S. and No. 3 in New Jersey Tenafly High School: No. 437 in U.S. and No. 20 in New Jersey Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale: No. 470 in U.S. and No. 23 in New Jersey The U.S. News and World Report rankings include data on more than 22,000 public high schools, and schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on the…
Repairs Close Fair Lawn Train Station Building For Months Repairs Close Fair Lawn Train Station Building For Months
Repairs Close Fair Lawn Train Station Building For Months FAIR LAWN, N.J. – The building at Radburn Station in Fair Lawn will be closed through late summer, New Jersey Transit announced. The building – including the ticket office and restroom – is closed as it gets a new roof and interior repairs. Two portable restrooms are available to customers, and the ticket vending machine on the eastbound platform is still accessible. For more information, call customer service at (973) 275-555 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Pasta On Pizza? Garfield Restaurateur Makes Dreams Come True Pasta On Pizza? Garfield Restaurateur Makes Dreams Come True
Pasta On Pizza? Garfield Restaurateur Makes Dreams Come True GARFIELD, N.J. – Chicken marsala, alfredo ravioli, cheese steak and baked ziti all sound delicious on their own. But what if you were to put each on top of pizza? That is what happens at Pizza Mania in Garfield, and the results get rave reviews. “You can basically put mostly anything on top of a pizza, as long as it is tasty,” said Gaetano Buttitta of Saddle Brook, who opened Pizza Mania in 2008, after operating a similar restaurant in Perth Amboy. He said he only uses the freshest, top-of-the-line ingredients. Fan favorites include chicken francese pizza, chicken alfredo pizza, bruschett…
Lodi Stroke Survivor Finds Answers In Springsteen's Music Lodi Stroke Survivor Finds Answers In Springsteen's Music
Lodi Stroke Survivor Finds Answers In Springsteen's Music LODI, N.J. – Laura Krikorian of Lodi hasn’t had it easy. The disabled 50-year-old suffered a pair of strokes at 29 and a heart attack at 45. She says one thing helped her through it all: listening to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.  The proof of her fandom is on her body. She has adorned herself with a slew of tattoos related to the Boss, including an incredibly life-like sketch of the famous Jersey rocker on her leg. In all, the superfan has 10 tattoos related to Springsteen and his music. “When I am lost I always find the answers in his music,” said Krikorian, who said her fav…
Mahwah Welcomes New Real Estate Agency Mahwah Welcomes New Real Estate Agency
Mahwah Welcomes New Real Estate Agency MAHWAH, N.J. – Mahwah has a new real estate agency in town. Special Properties Real Estate Services, an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, held a grand opening celebration for its Mahwah office on Thursday. Last week, the company listed a Mahwah estate for the highest asking price in New Jersey. The 55,000-square-foot historic Crocker Mansion is currently on the market for $48 million. Special Properties Real Estate Services is located at 1009 MacArthur Boulevard.
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