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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Beloved West Milford Dog Saved (Again) Beloved West Milford Dog Saved (Again)
Beloved West Milford Dog Saved (Again) WEST MILFORD, N.J. – Kathleen Lota of West Milford adopted her dog Strutter after he was found starving at just 5 months old. Strutter, who was nursed back to health then, is once again being nursed back to health --- this time after being hit by a car outside his West Milford home last week. “He went out of sight and as I ran to the end of the driveway calling for him, I heard him being hit by a car. I rushed him to the emergency vet, he was limping and bleeding from the nose,” Lota wrote on a GoFundMe page she created to raise money for Strutter’s vet bills. The page had garnered more t…
Song Co-Written By North Arlington Native Featured In Disney Musical Song Co-Written By North Arlington Native Featured In Disney Musical
Song Co-Written By North Arlington Native Featured In Disney Musical NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. – A North Arlington native is the co-writer of a song on one of Disney’s newest musicals, NorthJersey.com reports. Stephen Conley, a 2015 graduate of Ramapo College in Mahwah, co-wrote “Space Between” which appears on Disney’s “Descendants 2,” released in July, the story says. Within days of the song’s release on Disney’s YouTube channel, the song received 3 million hits, the story says. Conley – who co-wrote the song with Tyler Shamy and Shayna Mor – said, “We set out to write the best, most emotionally driven and truthful song,” the story says. CLICK HERE TO READ T…
West Milford Rallies For Ballplayer, 18, Who Fell 'Ill Almost Overnight' West Milford Rallies For Ballplayer, 18, Who Fell 'Ill Almost Overnight'
West Milford Rallies For Ballplayer, 18, Who Fell 'Ill Almost Overnight' WEST MILFORD, N.J. – An 18-year-old West Milford baseball player is battling health problems and his community is rallying around him. In December, 2016, Matthew Rizza “became extremely ill almost overnight. He had difficulty breathing, horrible reflux, heartburn, and brainfog,” followed by extreme food sensitivities, according to a GoFundMe page his mother Jeannie created to raise money for his care. “Sometimes in life circumstances come our way that are so heartbreaking and difficult there's no other option but to ask for help,” she wrote. Rizza was diagnosed with a Lyme coinfection cal…
Break A Leg: Actors Return To Ringwood Stage Break A Leg: Actors Return To Ringwood Stage
Break A Leg: Actors Return To Ringwood Stage RINGWOOD, N.J. – Community theater is returning to the New Weis Center for Education, Arts and Recreation in Ringwood this Friday. For its second performance at the center, the Ringwood-based Iron Mountain Stage Company will be performing the comedy “Men Are Dogs” by Joe Simonelli. The two non-profits established a partnership last year to provide a permanent home for the theater company to rehearse and perform, while also bringing arts programming to the area. Opening night for “Men Are Dogs” is Friday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m., with five more performances to follow. The playwright will be on h…
Haskell School In Wanaque Goes Without Nurse Haskell School In Wanaque Goes Without Nurse
Haskell School In Wanaque Goes Without Nurse WANAQUE, N.J. – Haskell Elementary School in Wanaque is currently without a school nurse, according to an email sent to parents. “Please be advised that due to an unexpected resignation of the school nurse over at Wanaque, Haskell School has been without a nurse. Of course, our immediate focus has been trying to locate a replacement,” states the message sent by the district’s Superintendant of Schools, Donna L. Cardiello. A replacement will begin on Monday, she wrote. “In the meantime if an emergency were to occur, we have first aid trained staff in the building, as well as every classroom…
Bergen Police Chiefs Commemorate 9/11 In Paramus Bergen Police Chiefs Commemorate 9/11 In Paramus
Bergen Police Chiefs Commemorate 9/11 In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. – On the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, police chiefs from throughout Bergen County gathered at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus Monday afternoon. “We’re remembering the people that passed and remembering how it brought our country together,” Oakland Police Chief Edward J. Kasper, president of the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association, said following the ceremony in front of association’s 9/11 memorial on the second floor of the mall. The memorial dedicated in 2002, reads in part: “We memorialize the resiliency, resolve and loving compassio…
Millennial Fulfills Dream, Cravings With Clifton Pretzel Shop Millennial Fulfills Dream, Cravings With Clifton Pretzel Shop
Millennial Fulfills Dream, Cravings With Clifton Pretzel Shop CLIFTON, N.J. – Since Dayo Kusamotu moved to the Clifton area, there's been one craving he hasn't quite been able to satisfy: warm, soft, freshly-baked pretzels. And so, the 30-year-old entrepreneur did something about it. Kusamotu is now in the final stages of opening a Philly Pretzel Factory franchise. The spot is slated to open the week of Sept. 18, he told Daily Voice, while standing in the space he is renovating at 859 Clifton Ave. Kusamotu is excited to get his venture started. “I have always wanted to have a business for myself,” he said. “These are fresh pretzels which are baked …
Transgender Woman Forced To Show Prosthetic Penis In Paterson Store: Suit Transgender Woman Forced To Show Prosthetic Penis In Paterson Store: Suit
Transgender Woman Forced To Show Prosthetic Penis In Paterson Store: Suit PATERSON, N.J. – A transgender woman who wears a prosthetic penis has filed a lawsuit claiming she was accused of shoplifting in a Paterson grocery store and forced to show her private parts, NJ.com reports. A security officer at the Food Fair on Market Street told the woman “I need to see what’s in your pants,” three times during the May 12, incident, the suit states, according to the story. "In response to the officer's demands, plaintiff stated she is a female who identifies as a transgender woman and wears a prosthetic penis," the suit states, according to the article. A fema…
Heroin, Cocaine, $15K Seized In Wayne Drug Bust Heroin, Cocaine, $15K Seized In Wayne Drug Bust
Heroin, Cocaine, $15K Seized In Wayne Drug Bust WAYNE, N.J. – Acting on a tip to its narcotics tip line, the Wayne Police Department seized 160 glassine baggies of suspected heroin, 10 bags of suspected powdered cocaine, 15 bags of suspected crack cocaine, and over $1,500, and arrested two people, police said. The arrests came after undercover detectives observed a narcotics transaction take place at the Valley Terrace Apartment Complex on Knox Terrace Wednesday, police said. They arrested Steven Williams, 40, of Paterson and Jamie Contrano, 40, of Wayne. Williams was charged with: possession of heroin; distribution of heroin; possessio…
Ramsey Farmers’ Market Makes List Of Top 9 In US Ramsey Farmers’ Market Makes List Of Top 9 In US
Ramsey Farmers’ Market Makes List Of Top 9 In US RAMSEY, N.J. – The Ramsey Farmers’ Market just made a list of the best nine farmers’ markets in the country. The Bergen County market – held in downtown Ramsey at the Main Street Train Station – is the only in New Jersey to make the list. Others on the list include Portland, Oregon, Madison, Wisconsin and Des Moines, Iowa. Here is what the list had to say about the Ramsey market: “Brought to you by the Ramsey Historical Association, this market aims to connect the area’s rich farming heritage to modern life … With nearly 100 sponsors, it’s clear the community is on board. The market boast…
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