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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Can't Get To The Gym? Cliffside Park Army Vet Will Bring It To You Can't Get To The Gym? Cliffside Park Army Vet Will Bring It To You
Can't Get To The Gym? Cliffside Park Army Vet Will Bring It To You CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. – Cliffside Park native Manny Gotay has long had a passion for fitness. “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t working out,” the U.S. Army veteran told Daily Voice. Gotay spent his spare time in the Army acting as a personal trainer. He left the military for the corporate world, continued to work out, and held onto a dream to explore fitness as a career. Twenty years later, he is making it happen. Gotay, who owns homes in both Maywood and New Milford, is opening a GYMGUYZ personal training franchise in October. GYMGUYZ currently has one Bergen County franchise operat…
Nature Lovers Want Disc Golf Course Moved To Wayne Nature Lovers Want Disc Golf Course Moved To Wayne
Nature Lovers Want Disc Golf Course Moved To Wayne WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – Opponents of a plan to build a disc golf course at Rifle Camp Park in Woodland Park have come up with a counter proposal: Build the course at Preakness Valley Golf Course in Wayne instead. The Save Rifle Camp Park Coalition made its proposal public during a press conference Thursday. Preakness Valley Golf Course is the largest county park in lower Passaic County and has two golf courses, and the disc golf community recommends that border areas of operating golf courses be used for new disc golf courses, the coalition’s website states. The site also is convenient to pu…
Revamped Ridgewood Restaurant Hiring 80 Staff For Reopening Revamped Ridgewood Restaurant Hiring 80 Staff For Reopening
Revamped Ridgewood Restaurant Hiring 80 Staff For Reopening RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – The Office Beer Bar & Grill in Ridgewood will be reopening this fall, and is looking to hire 80 workers, NorthJersey.com reports. The downtown restaurant closed in April to undergo extensive renovations. When the spot reopens it will have a new name – The Office Tavern Grill – and a revamped food and drink menu, featuring 40 rotating taps, and an extensive craft beer and specialty cocktail selection. The restaurant is looking to fill positions such as: hosts, servers, bartenders, cooks, prep cooks and dishwashers, the NorthJersey.com story says. To apply, send resumes …
Support Group Inspires Mahwah Widow To Pay It Forward Support Group Inspires Mahwah Widow To Pay It Forward
Support Group Inspires Mahwah Widow To Pay It Forward MAHWAH, N.J. – Beth Wiesner of Mahwah knows she couldn’t have gotten to where she is today without her CancerCare support group. Wiesner, whose husband Michael died of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2015, said she has found solace in the group of 14 women and men who have lost their spouses to cancer. “We were seeking a way to deal with that immeasurable loss and grief and we found each other, and we found Claire our facilitator. And through that we found a way to cope and to deal, and it’s been just an amazing help,” Wiesner told Daily Voice. On Sunday, Wiesner and her group will be participa…
Craving A Pretzel? New Clifton Shop Gives Them Away Craving A Pretzel? New Clifton Shop Gives Them Away
Craving A Pretzel? New Clifton Shop Gives Them Away CLIFTON, N.J. – A new Clifton pretzel shop is giving away the goods. Philly Pretzel Factory, which officially opened for business this week, is giving away a free pretzel to each person that comes in the shop through Sunday. The shop is located on 859 Clifton Ave. Dayo Kusamotu, who owns the franchise, recently spoke to Daily Voice about his dream to open a business, and all the shop will offer. “These are fresh pretzels which are baked every day. We mix the dough on site. We twist them on site. We bake them on site. We serve them on site,” he said.
Soul Food Café Opens In Hackensack Soul Food Café Opens In Hackensack
Soul Food Café Opens In Hackensack HACKENSACK, N.J. – A new soul food restaurant opened in Hackensack this week. Paula’s Soul Food Café, which officially opened Monday, is the first soul food restaurant to open in the city in five years, according to the city. "It's always great to see new businesses opening in our city as each one provides more jobs and opportunities for our residents and more commercial tax revenue," said Hackensack Deputy Mayor David Sims.  "Paula's Soul Food Cafe is a prime example of how our downtown redevelopment plan is attracting new and diverse business to our city. I wish them nothi…
Edgewater Rapper Cardi B: Officer Put Me In Chokehold Edgewater Rapper Cardi B: Officer Put Me In Chokehold
Edgewater Rapper Cardi B: Officer Put Me In Chokehold EDGEWATER, N.J. – Edgewater rapper Cardi B says a New York City police officer put her in a chokehold and pinned her against her Bentley SUV Tuesday, according to multiple media reports. The rapper – whose hit “Bodak Yellow” is currently the number two song in the country – made the statement in a now-deleted tweet, according to reports. "I can't believe this cop put me on a choke hole just now sh*t is crazy these NY cops don't know how to do they job F*** 12," she tweeted, according to reports. Sources told TMZ that Cardi and her cousin were in the Bentley in Manhattan, when the…
Passaic County Raises Funds For K-9 Vests, Honors Fallen Dogs Passaic County Raises Funds For K-9 Vests, Honors Fallen Dogs
Passaic County Raises Funds For K-9 Vests, Honors Fallen Dogs PATERSON, N.J. – A memorial in Paterson dedicated to K-9s who have served with the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office now contains 43 additional names of dogs who have retired or fallen in the line of duty. The memorial, at Lambert Castle, had fallen into disrepair. But funds raised from last year’s “Paws in the Park” event in Goffle Brook Park in Hawthorne made it possible to repair the memorial and add the names. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to unveil the refurbished monument, as well as a new memorial garden for pets of Passaic County residents. The Second Annual "Pa…
REPORT: Property Taxes ‘Hurt Least’ In These Bergen, Passaic Towns REPORT: Property Taxes ‘Hurt Least’ In These Bergen, Passaic Towns
Report: Property Taxes ‘Hurt Least’ In These Bergen, Passaic Towns MAHWAH, N.J. – New Jersey residents pay the highest property taxes in the U.S., but the burden may hurt less in some municipalities – such as Mahwah and West Milford -- than others, NJ.com reports. The publication compared property taxes to median household income to derive the municipalities in each county where property taxes “hurt the least.” “The smaller bite the property taxes take from your household income, the less it hurts,” the story says. Here are the municipalities in Bergen and Passaic that made the list, according to NJ.com. Bergen: Mahwah: The $8,285 average property tax…
Mahwah Yoga Teacher Ilene Feldman Dies, 40 Mahwah Yoga Teacher Ilene Feldman Dies, 40
Mahwah Yoga Teacher Ilene Feldman Dies, 40 MAHWAH, N.J. -- Ilene Elizabeth Feldman of Mahwah died on Sept. 9. She was 40 years old. Feldman was a dedicated yoga instructor with a passion for music and life. She is survived by her husband Charles P. Gilbride; his children Carey, Charles and Caitlyn; her mother, Janis Ann Feldman; brother Theodore Charles Feldman; as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. She was predeceased by her father, Irwin Feldman. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Ilene to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation at crohnscolitisfoundation.org.  An online guestbook has been created to sha…
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