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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Edgewater Bio Major Invents Serum To Make Your Skin Glow Edgewater Bio Major Invents Serum To Make Your Skin Glow
Edgewater Bio Major Invents Serum To Make Your Skin Glow EDGEWATER, N.J. – When Taroob Ahmad of Edgewater was 25, people would comment on her beautiful skin. “My husband is 11 years older than me. It is a big difference,” she said. “We would go out with his friends and family, and everyone would be like, ‘Oh wow, your wife is so young, her skin is so nice. I would really enjoy the compliments,” she said, laughing. But Ahmad realized that glowing skin may not last forever, unless she did something to maintain it. So she started looking for something healthy to put on her face. She was a biology major in college and understood how the quality of i…
Fair Lawn Based Bank Opens High-Tech Essex Branch Fair Lawn Based Bank Opens High-Tech Essex Branch
Fair Lawn Based Bank Opens High-Tech Essex Branch FAIR LAWN, N.J. – Fair Lawn based Columbia Bank is opening a new branch. Columbia Bank is opening a branch at 270 South Livingston Ave. in Livingston. “We look forward to bringing full-service personal and business banking to Livingston and its surrounding communities,” said Thomas J. Kemly, president and CEO of Columbia Bank. The new location has been designed around an enhanced customer experience featuring the latest in banking technology, including a video message screen, digital rate display and a drive-up “Intelligent ATM,” according to the bank. Columbia’s grand opening specials…
Paterson Native With Cancer Wants Her Bulldog Back Paterson Native With Cancer Wants Her Bulldog Back
Paterson Native With Cancer Wants Her Bulldog Back PATERSON, N.J. – A Paterson native with stage 3 colon cancer is fighting to get her dog back from animal control. Deborah Gonzales Schwadtke, who now lives in Vernon, said she has been without her dog, Tank, since Sept. 12. A judge declared Tank to be “potentially dangerous” after the 2 ½ year-old American Bulldog bit a neighbor. Schwadtke said the dog ran out in front of her niece, who set out to take another dog for a walk, and ended up at a neighbor’s house down the street. She said the neighbor offered to leash him up, “and leashed him up from behind” which may have startled Tank. “He…
Flooded Clifton Jiu-Jitsu School Fights To Stay Open Flooded Clifton Jiu-Jitsu School Fights To Stay Open
Flooded Clifton Jiu-Jitsu School Fights To Stay Open CLIFTON, N.J. – A popular Jiu-Jitsu school in Clifton may be forced to close after a flood damaged its building. Clifton Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which opened in 2012, experienced a flood on Dec. 17. “The school was informed a couple days ago that the repairs will not be covered by the landlord and if $5,000 will not be raised by January 7, the school will need to shut down,” Erick Ramirez wrote on a GoFundMe page created to raise funds for the school. The school currently has more than 40 students “showing steady growth,” he wrote. About $2,500 had been raised by Friday morning. CLICK HERE…
Saddle Brook Students Volunteer To Dig Out Neighbors Saddle Brook Students Volunteer To Dig Out Neighbors
Saddle Brook Students Volunteer To Dig Out Neighbors SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – As snow fell on Saddle Brook Thursday, a group of kind-hearted young people headed outdoors to dig out their neighbors. The Saddle Brook High School students are part of the school’s Community Partnership Club – a branch of a township-wide initiative aimed at linking vulnerable residents in need of assistance with volunteers and resources. “The Community Partnership high school students volunteered to shovel snow at homes of senior citizens and those who need help after the snow storm,” said Saddle Brook Mayor Robert White. The program was launched last December and is…
Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93 Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93
Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne Dies At 93 HACKENSACK, N.J. – Former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne died Thursday. He was 93. “We ask all New Jerseyans to put Governor Byrne and his family in your prayers tonight,” Gov. Chris Christie said in a statement Thursday. Byrne had a long career of public service, serving as counsel to Governor Meyner, Deputy Attorney General, Essex County Prosecutor, Superior Court Judge and two-term Governor of New Jersey. “He did each of those jobs with integrity, honesty, intelligence, wit and flair,” Christie said. “He cared deeply for the state's environment, led the charge for the development of the…
Bloomingdale Says Goodbye To Clerk After 30 Years Bloomingdale Says Goodbye To Clerk After 30 Years
Bloomingdale Says Goodbye To Clerk After 30 Years BLOOMINGDALE, N.J. – Bloomingdale is saying goodbye and offering well wishes to its longtime borough clerk. “After 30 years as the Bloomingdale Municipal Clerk, we say goodbye to Jane McCarthy,” the borough announced on its Facebook page. McCarthy is retiring. “Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the Borough. You will be sorely missed,” the post states.
New Jersey's State Of Emergency: What Does It Mean For You? New Jersey's State Of Emergency: What Does It Mean For You?
New Jersey's State Of Emergency: What Does It Mean For You? HACKENSACK, N.J. – As the winter storm barreled through Thursday afternoon, Gov. Chris Christie declared a state of emergency for all of New Jersey. What does that mean for you? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbSB6dkzVU&feature=youtu.be Earlier in the day, Christie declared a state of emergency in Cape May, Atlantic, Ocean and Monmouth counties, while closing state offices. "Please stay off the roads and stay sheltered and warm," he tweeted. CLICK HERE to read the governor's State of Emergency order.
Storm Shuts Paramus, Montvale Blood Centers, Worsening Shortage Storm Shuts Paramus, Montvale Blood Centers, Worsening Shortage
Storm Shuts Paramus, Montvale Blood Centers, Worsening Shortage PARAMUS, N.J. – The winter storm forced Community Blood Services to close its collection centers – including those in in Montvale and Paramus – Thursday, worsening an already serious blood shortage. The non-profit that provides blood to 30 hospital locations also closed its collection centers in Lincoln Park and Parsippany and cancelled all scheduled blood donation events throughout the state. “In light of the state’s ongoing blood shortage, losing an entire day of collection is a very serious matter,” said Robert Kessler, director of Recruitment for Community Blood Services. “If we’re not …
Medical Technician Lauren Poepper Of Clifton Dies At 31 Medical Technician Lauren Poepper Of Clifton Dies At 31
Medical Technician Lauren Poepper Of Clifton Dies At 31 CLIFTON, N.J. – Lauren Lynn Poepper of Clifton died on Dec. 21. She was 31. Poepper was born in Passaic and was a lifelong resident of Clifton. She was a medical technician and certified phlebotomist who also loved working with animals. “Lauren will be remembered for her loving nature, outgoing personality, caring heart and unconditional devotion to her family and friends,” her obituary states. Poepper was predeceased by her mother, Patricia (Bates) Poepper and Opa, Ronald Bates. She is survived by the love of her life, her wife, Sarah Signer, by her father, Ralph Poepper, by her Omas, …
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