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Lauren Kidd Ferguson

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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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Business
Bread Boutique And Cafe Opens In Tenafly Bread Boutique And Cafe Opens In Tenafly
Bread Boutique And Cafe Opens In Tenafly TENAFLY, N.J. – A new Kosher café is open in Tenafly. The Bread Boutique and Café serves Mediterranean-style fresh salads, challah, sandwiches, coffee, gelato and baked goods – all made fresh every day, according to Yelp. The café is located at 15W Railroad Avenue. The opening was first reported by BoozyBurbs.com. For more information, CLICK HERE.

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Business
Alicia Keys Hits Up Englewood Pie Shop Alicia Keys Hits Up Englewood Pie Shop
Alicia Keys Hits Up Englewood Pie Shop ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – Grammy Award winning artist Alicia Keys was spotted in an Englewood pie shop Sunday. Keys, who lives in Englewood with husband Swizz Beatz, stopped in Mr. Tod on West Hudson Avenue. The pie shop shared a photo of Keys on Instagram. “I can't show everyone how I make the donuts...but I told @aliciakeys I would show her,” owner Tod Wilson wrote to accompany the photo of him and Keys. 

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Schools
Students Plant Thousands Of American Flags In Wayne Students Plant Thousands Of American Flags In Wayne
Students Plant Thousands Of American Flags In Wayne WAYNE, N.J. – More than 5,000 American flags were recently planted on the campus of William Paterson University in Wayne. The flags were planted in Zanfino Plaza last week in memory of fallen United States soldiers who died in Operation Iraqui Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Members of the university’s Student Veterans Organization, as well as fraternities and sororities, aided in the effort. In addition, former U.S. Marine, Augustin Castillo, now a history teacher at Eastside High School in Paterson, participated with 50 of his students. 

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Obituaries
‘Intelligent, Compassionate’ Jean-Marc Norat of Saddle Brook Dies At 24 ‘Intelligent, Compassionate’ Jean-Marc Norat of Saddle Brook Dies At 24
‘Intelligent, Compassionate’ Jean-Marc Norat of Saddle Brook Dies At 24 SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – Jean-Marc Norat of Saddle Brook passed away on Oct. 28. He was 24. Norat, “was a profound, intelligent, compassionate, honorable and loving young man,” according to a GoFundMe page set up to help his family pay for medical bills and student loans he left behind. Norat was a graduate of Rutgers University and was about to embark on a career in law and law enforcement. He was in the final steps of becoming a member of Homeland Security with the next step to become an Officer with the U.S. Air Force. His ultimate goal was to complete his law degree in Civil Rights, become…

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Real Estate
Woodcliff Lake Agrees To Build 16 Affordable Housing Units Woodcliff Lake Agrees To Build 16 Affordable Housing Units
Woodcliff Lake Agrees To Build 16 Affordable Housing Units WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. – Woodcliff Lake has agreed to build 16 units of affordable housing on North Broadway, NorthJersey.com reports. The borough reached an agreement to build the housing units and to rezone two other properties to allow additional low to moderate income homes to be built in the future, the story says. The settlement agreement was reached with Fair Share Housing Center last week, and it is tentatively scheduled to be reviewed by a state Superior Court judge in December, according to the article. CLICK HERE to read the full NorthJersey.com article.

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Obituaries
Claudia Cooper, 71, of Emerson Claudia Cooper, 71, of Emerson
Claudia Cooper, 71, of Emerson EMERSON, N.J. – Claudia Ann Cooper of Emerson passed away on Nov. 5. She was 71 years old. “Claudia was happiest when she was giving back to her community, passionately defending those without a voice, and being a devoted and loving wife, mother, daughter, and grandmother,” her obituary states. She devoted herself to numerous charities, was a teaching assistant and advocate for autistic children and developmentally disabled adults, and started her own Facebook charity group to assist mothers and children in Bergen County. Claudia was well-known at Northern Valley Regional High School at De…

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Schools
Paramus Yale Grad, 22, Helps Teens Get Into Ivy League Paramus Yale Grad, 22, Helps Teens Get Into Ivy League
Paramus Yale Grad, 22, Helps Teens Get Into Ivy League PARAMUS, N.J. – A recent Yale University graduate from Paramus is helping teens get into Ivy League schools, NYPost.com reports. Chris Rim, 22, who attended high school at the Academies at Englewood at Dwight Morrows High School, started Command Education when he was a sophomore at Yale, the story says. The program focuses on “helping high schoolers accumulate life experiences that will make them ‘interesting’ to admissions departments,” the story says. Parents pay $750 to $950 an hour for services, and Rim says that 96 percent of clients have gained admission into at least on their top th…

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Lifestyle
New Book Grants Inside-Look At Ringwood’s Historic Estates New Book Grants Inside-Look At Ringwood’s Historic Estates
New Book Grants Inside-Look At Ringwood’s Historic Estates RINGWOOD, N.J. – An award-winning photographer and a local historian have teamed together to grant readers an inside-look at the grand manors of Ringwood. Photographer and philanthropist Ken Carroll and former Ringwood historian Elbertus Prol have released a 140-page coffee table book entitled, Great Estates of Ringwood. The book delves into the history of four stately homes – Skylands Manor, Ringwood Manor and Mount Saint Francis in Ringwood, as well as Table Rock in nearby Tuxedo, New York. Carroll describes the Great Estates of Ringwood as allowing readers to “bring the manors to life i…

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Neighbors
Upper Saddle River Boy, 10, Raises Thousands For Cancer Research Upper Saddle River Boy, 10, Raises Thousands For Cancer Research
Upper Saddle River Boy, 10, Raises Thousands For Cancer Research UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – An Upper Saddle River boy whose mom died of cancer helped raise $90,000 for rare cancer research and those battling the disease. At just 6 years old, Ethan Sandlofer, now 10, created E’s Battle Buddies – Kids Fighting Cancer, under the guidance of his father, Jason, in honor of his late mother Gaby. This week, the charity presented the $90,000 donation to Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. In May, E's Battle Buddies hosted a fundraiser at Lifetime Athletic Bergen County in Montvale. The kids-only event p…

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Lifestyle
'State-Of-The-Art' Hackensack Performing Arts Center Opens Saturday 'State-Of-The-Art' Hackensack Performing Arts Center Opens Saturday
'State-Of-The-Art' Hackensack Performing Arts Center Opens Saturday HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Hackensack Performing Arts Center will officially open this weekend. The new downtown Hackensack venue, once an old Masonic Temple, is now a “state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center,” according to its website. The venue “will showcase premier performers, including Broadway and Hollywood stars, as well as Grammy-winning artists,” the website states, and it will also serve to nurture new artists, musicians, directors choreographers and visual artists. Jazz duo Jane Monheit & Tony DeSare will give the venue’s kick off performance on Saturday evening. For more inform…

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