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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Traveling Totowa Photographer Brings Majestic Views Back Home Traveling Totowa Photographer Brings Majestic Views Back Home
Traveling Totowa Photographer Brings Majestic Views Back Home TOTOWA, N.J. – When Daniel Lee of Totowa was living in Manhattan about 30 years ago, he found a photograph that changed his life. The black and white scenic photo was displayed in the middle of a crowded street festival, he told Daily Voice, and he just had to have it. He purchased it, and thought, “One day, I want to make this kind of photo,” he said. Lee soon enrolled in photography school, and has been creating beautiful, award-wining photographs ever since. His photographs – which depict his love of nature -- are displayed in corporations, hospitals and private residences throughout …
New Name Unveiled For Former Bergen Regional Medical Center In Paramus New Name Unveiled For Former Bergen Regional Medical Center In Paramus
New Name Unveiled For Former Bergen Regional Medical Center In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen County officials unveiled the new name of the former Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus Monday. The center is now New Bridge Medical Center, a clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. At a ceremony Monday morning, county officials also welcomed Care Plus Bergen, Inc. as the new not-for profit operator of the publicly-owned hospital. The non-profit is an alliance between Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Integrity House, and Care Plus NJ Inc., and will manage the day to day operations of the hospital and its core services of behavioral heal…
Cheers! Wine Superstore Expanding To Closter Cheers! Wine Superstore Expanding To Closter
Cheers! Wine Superstore Expanding To Closter CLOSTER, N.J. – Gary’s Wine & Marketplace is slated to expand to Bergen County when its fifth location opens in Closter this fall. The popular wine store already has locations in Wayne, Madison, Bernardsville, and Hillsborough. “Commitment to friendly, attentive service by knowledgeable employees and a myriad of wine and food events for the public set us apart from other wine stores,” its website states. The new 8,400-square-foot store is slated to open in November, and will carry over 2,700 wine SKUs, 800 beer SKUs and 150 fresh-cut cheeses, according to Beverage Dynamics Magazine. T…
Support Pours In For Saddle Brook Mom Battling Colon Cancer Support Pours In For Saddle Brook Mom Battling Colon Cancer
Support Pours In For Saddle Brook Mom Battling Colon Cancer SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – The community is rallying around a Saddle Brook mother battling colon cancer. Maria Mack, a Lodi native, was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2013. Her condition has recently “taken a drastic turn,” and chemotherapy has stopped working, according to a GoFundMe page created to raise funds for treatment at an alternative cancer research center. “They are making great strides in saving lives, although they are not covered by modern insurance leaving the treatment very expensive and making it very difficult for us as a family to keep up,” the page states The page …
Ringwood Readies To Walk For Neighbors ‘Close To The Edge’ Ringwood Readies To Walk For Neighbors ‘Close To The Edge’
Ringwood Readies To Walk For Neighbors ‘Close To The Edge’ RINGWOOD, N.J. – When a mother sought assistance from the food pantry at the Community Presbyterian Church in Ringwood, none of her four children were wearing socks. “Those kinds of things move you,” said Kathy LaViola, a parishioner of the church, who volunteers at the food pantry, a branch of the Center for Food Action. “Poverty is not something people talk about,” she said. LaViola is one of a handful of representatives from every house of worship in Ringwood who are working to organize the 21st annual Ringwood Hunger Walk. The organizing committee recently met at the church for a kic…
How Fair Lawn Millennial Won Beauty Pageant On First Try How Fair Lawn Millennial Won Beauty Pageant On First Try
How Fair Lawn Millennial Won Beauty Pageant On First Try FAIR LAWN, N.J. – Earlier this year, Ria Gulati of Fair Lawn wanted to venture outside her comfort zone. When she found out there was a pageant in her hometown, and the winner would go on to compete for Miss New Jersey, she thought: “Why not go for it?” Being that it would be her first pageant, the 22-year-old didn't expect to win the August competition. Boy, was she wrong.  Gulati was crowned Miss Ramapo Valley, besting fellow competitors from Bergen, Passaic and Essex Counties. The Rutgers University graduate said she “had no idea what to expect” at the pageant, but she prepared the be…
Mahwah Council Votes ‘No Confidence’ In Mayor Mahwah Council Votes ‘No Confidence’ In Mayor
Mahwah Council Votes ‘No Confidence’ In Mayor MAHWAH, N.J. – The Mahwah Township Council voted “no confidence” in Mayor Bill Laforet Thursday, NorthJersey.com reports. The 6-0 vote with one abstention came after council members said Laforet went against township legal advice and spoke to the media about a “no-knock” ordinance, the story says. The “no-knock” ordinance, passed Thursday, will establish a registry of homes off-limits to solicitors, the story says. The measure comes amidst a conflict between Mahwah residents and communities of ultra-Orthodox Jews across the border in New York, the story says. Council members contend that t…
Greg Olsen's Wayne Brother Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charges Greg Olsen's Wayne Brother Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charges
Greg Olsen's Wayne Brother Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charges WAYNE, N.J. – Former Wayne Hills star quarterback Kevin Olsen has pleaded not guilty to raping his ex-girlfriend, the New York Post reports. Olsen, who refused a plea deal for lesser charges, faces up to 10 years in prison on each of three rape charges against him, the story says. Olsen was arrested in February for allegedly attacking his former girlfriend in his apartment near the University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus, the story says. UNC-Charlotte officials have said Olsen has been suspended from all athletic activities and removed from the football team, and is not enrolled in c…
Westwood, River Edge Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Awards Westwood, River Edge Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Awards
Westwood, River Edge Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Awards WESTWOOD, N.J. – Two Bergen County schools, in Westwood and River Edge, have been named National Blue Ribbon schools for 2017. Berkeley Avenue Elementary School in Westwood and St. Peter Academy in River Edge are among 352 schools nationwide, and 17 in New Jersey, to be given the distinction by the U.S. Department of Education. The recognition is based on a school's overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. "National Blue Ribbon Schools are active demonstrations of preparing every child for a bright future," said U.S. Secretary…
Saddle Brook Autism Advocate To Lead NJ Disability Pride Parade Saddle Brook Autism Advocate To Lead NJ Disability Pride Parade
Saddle Brook Autism Advocate To Lead NJ Disability Pride Parade SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – A Saddle Brook autism advocate has been named grand marshal of the 2017 New Jersey Disability Pride Parade. Ryan Mathew Roy, who lives in Saddle Brook with his wife and young son, will lead hundreds of people representing a wide range of disabilities during the seventh annual march in Trenton. The purpose of the parade is to bring people, organizations and businesses from throughout New Jersey together to raise awareness and celebrate pride with the disability community. “Having a disability is very natural and beautiful part of human diversity,” said Roy, who is on th…
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