Baristanet Profile: Mary Murdoch

Montclair, NJ – In honor of Black History Month, Studio Montclair, Inc. is delighted to present “Rhythm & Blues,” its first exhibition of the new year. Celebrating the intersection between music and art in its many permutations, the exhibit examines the visual artist’s perceptions of the rhythm and blues musical traditions. Included are paintings, drawings, mixed media, electronic, and digital art.

Bloomfield, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy pledged his unrelenting support at a meeting Tuesday with Rabbi Marc Katz, Cantor Meredith Greenberg and congregants of Temple Ner Tamid. Murphy, joined by Attorney General Matt Platkin and Asaf Zamir, Israel’s consul general in New York, called the attempted arson attack that took place at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning “despicable, unacceptable.”

Bloomfield, NJ – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement Sunday after an unknown individual made an arson attempt at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield. “At roughly 3:00 Sunday morning, an unknown man attempted to vandalize Temple Ner Tamid with a Molotov cocktail. Fortunately, the fire did not...

Montclair, NJ – Build the supermarket first, include a playground in the open public space and bring building heights down. Those are just some of the recommendations that Montclair Planning Board finalized in a resolution to Montclair Township Council. Montclair Historic Preservation Commission previously gave its recommendations. The Montclair...

Montclair, NJ – Around the country, protests over police brutality are taking place in response to the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. “With great sadness, I watched the tape of the brutal assault of Tyre Nichols,” said Montclair NAACP President Roger Terry. “I’m glad that the Memphis law enforcement executives moved swiftly to remove these gang-like people from their department.”

Newark, NJ – Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura announced, today, that the Essex County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering an up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for vandalizing a synagogue in Bloomfield, NJ on Sunday morning. The Essex County Sheriff’s office is working closely with the Bloomfield Police Department.