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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New Restaurant Brings Tastes Of Puerto Rico To Garfield New Restaurant Brings Tastes Of Puerto Rico To Garfield
New Restaurant Brings Tastes Of Puerto Rico To Garfield GARFIELD, N.J. – Maritza Rivera of Garfield learned to cook by watching her grandmother in Puerto Rico. “She cooked every day and I always looked at her,” said Rivera. “She never took the time to show me, per se, this is how you do it. Everything that I learned was just looking at her.” All that watching certainly paid off. Three months ago, Rivera opened Mari’s Kitchen in Garfield, where she serves her own authentic Puerto Rican food, such as empanadas, fritters, roasted pork and chicken. “People are crazy for the empanadas. I should have named it Empanada House,” she joked. Although Ri…
Franklin Lakes Parents Use Hockey To Carry On Late Son’s Legacy Franklin Lakes Parents Use Hockey To Carry On Late Son’s Legacy
Franklin Lakes Parents Use Hockey To Carry On Late Son’s Legacy FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – Randy Rotella of Franklin Lakes worked hard to recover from addiction. And for a couple of years, it looked like he may have beat it. The 2006 Indian Hills High School graduate went through a rehab program at Market Street Mission in Morristown. Then he started to share his story with kids at area high schools and rehab centers, and “he was actually really good at it,” said his mom, Kristine Rotella. He even helped his parents open a sober living house in Bloomingdale for recovering addicts who lacked the type of family support that he had, she said. He got a job at…
People Magazine: This Mahwah Company Among 50 In U.S. That Care People Magazine: This Mahwah Company Among 50 In U.S. That Care
People Magazine: This Mahwah Company Among 50 In U.S. That Care MAHWAH, N.J. – A corporation with major branches in Mahwah and Allendale was just named to PEOPLE Magazine’s inaugural list of “50 Companies that Care in America.” Stryker develops and produces orthopedic, medical and surgical products to help improve patient outcomes. While the company’s global headquarters is in Michigan, Stryker Orthopedics is based in Mahwah, and Stryker Spine is based in Allendale. Stryker was recognized because employees are “given opportunities to give back to the global community by using their professional expertise through mission trips and work with Operation Smi…
Community Rallies For Teaneck Survivor Fighting Cancer Again Community Rallies For Teaneck Survivor Fighting Cancer Again
Community Rallies For Teaneck Survivor Fighting Cancer Again TEANECK, N.J. – Friends and family are rallying around a Teaneck breast cancer survivor who recently learned she has an aggressive form of stage four cancer. Katherine Meechan, known as Kaye, “is about to have the fight of her life in her rematch with cancer,” her nephew Scott Florio of Pompton Lakes wrote on a GoFundMe campaign page he set up to raise money for Meechan. As of Tuesday morning, the page had garnered nearly $2,000 in donations for Meechan, who has bone, liver and lung cancer. “Please give anything you can to support her. She is not deserving of this punishment and she has to…
Saddle Brook Easter Celebration Doubles As Food Drive Saddle Brook Easter Celebration Doubles As Food Drive
Saddle Brook Easter Celebration Doubles As Food Drive SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – Saddle Brook residents are invited to the township’s annual Easter celebration on Saturday. The event will include a visit from the Easter bunny, as well as games and pizza. Residents are encouraged to bring canned goods to donate to a food drive being held by the Saddle Brook Mayor’s Youth Group. The event will take place at the Saddle Brook High School gymnasium from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 8.
Waldwick Students On Autism Spectrum Develop Independence At Ramapo Waldwick Students On Autism Spectrum Develop Independence At Ramapo
Waldwick Students On Autism Spectrum Develop Independence At Ramapo WALDWICK, N.J. – Students from The Forum School in Waldwick, which educates developmentally atypical children, have been visiting Ramapo College of New Jersey. Each week, the students head to the Mahwah campus to spend time with college students studying to become teachers. Together, they do things like cook, work on homework, and eat lunch in the cafeteria. The initiative was established to improve transition services for Forum School students and also prepare future teachers to work with students on the autism spectrum. “Today’s classrooms are diverse, and I believe all students need as …
Hunger-Fighting Wyckoff Boy To Appear At Radio City Music Hall Hunger-Fighting Wyckoff Boy To Appear At Radio City Music Hall
Hunger-Fighting Wyckoff Boy To Appear At Radio City Music Hall WYCKOFF, N.J. – A 9-year-old Wyckoff boy who raised more than $3,000 to help feed children throughout Bergen County will be speaking about his efforts at Radio City Musical Hall Thursday. Jake Scoropanos was invited to speak by WE, an international organization that works with young people to promote changing the world. He will be part of the organization’s WE Day, a massive celebration event. Jake raised the funds to help the Center for Food Action in Mahwah create 700 “Snack Packs” so school-aged children on weekday meal plans would get properly fed on weekends. The third-grader then enl…
Hasbrouck Heights Service Dog Among 15 Pups ‘Who Changed The World’ Hasbrouck Heights Service Dog Among 15 Pups ‘Who Changed The World’
Hasbrouck Heights Service Dog Among 15 Pups ‘Who Changed The World’ HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. – A Hasbrouck Heights dog has been named to Milk-Bone’s 2017 list of “Dogs Who Changed the World.” Axle, a Golden Retriever, assists children while they practice reading and comforts people who are sick and have differing abilities. He is one of 15 dogs to be named to this year’s list. Last year, Axle’s sister Liberty was named to the list. Axle and Liberty travel together to schools, hospitals and nursing homes to raise awareness for the Mickey’s Kids Charitable Foundation – a Hackensack-based charity that sponsors service dogs. Mickey's Kids was founded by Tom …
Support Pours In For Daughter Of Late Wanaque Bartender Support Pours In For Daughter Of Late Wanaque Bartender
Support Pours In For Daughter Of Late Wanaque Bartender WANAQUE, N.J. – The Wanaque community is rallying around the daughter of a popular Flips Bar bartender who recently passed away. A GoFundMe campaign set up to help Marie Verzillo’s 23-year-old daughter Samantha and her family pay for funeral expenses had garnered nearly $3,000 by Wednesday morning. “Marie had the special ability to make everyone and anyone feel at home as soon you walked into the bar. She always knew exactly what to say to put a huge smile on your face,” the GoFundMe page states. Jessica Nichols wrote that she started the GoFundMe to help with funeral costs and help the fa…
Waldwick Rallies For ‘Kind And Helpful' Mom Fighting Lupus Waldwick Rallies For ‘Kind And Helpful' Mom Fighting Lupus
Waldwick Rallies For ‘Kind And Helpful' Mom Fighting Lupus WALDWICK, N.J. – Waldwick is rallying around a local mom who is fighting Lupus and awaiting surgery to remove a mass from her chest. As of Tuesday evening, more than $10,000 had been raised for Danielle Convertino and her family via a GoFundMe campaign. “Danielle is always there for whoever needs help at whatever time of day the help is needed. Now it is our turn to support one of the most authentic, kind, and helpful people we know,” the page states. According to the campaign page, Convertino has been in and out of work for months, and she and her family have been paying for her medicine …
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