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OPEN BOOK/
OPEN MIND AT
THE MONTCLAIR
PUBLIC LIBRARY
NBC News correspondent Katy Tur
was recently interviewed by Montclair
resident Tom Johnson, former executive
editor of Bloomberg Politics News and
award-winning senior broadcast producer
at ABC News, as part of the Montclair
Public Library’s Open Book/Open Mind
speaker series. Tur shared insights from
her experiences covering the Trump
campaign, which she incorporated
into her book Unbelievable:
My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest
Campaign in American History.
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1. Christina Loccke and Mirabelle Johnson,
Katy Tur, Ella and Audrey Johnson, event
manager Eileen Lundberg
2. MSNBC anchor Katy Tur and Tom
Johnson
3. Montclair Public Library Foundation
Trustee and Co-Founder of OB/OM
Series Jennifer Dorr with Katy Tur
TONI’S KITCHEN
CELEBRATES ITS
35TH BIRTHDAY
Nonprofit Toni’s Kitchen observed its
35 years serving the Montclair community
with a gala fundraiser last month. The event
was held at the Women’s Club of Upper
Montclair. Jim Axelrod, Senior National
Correspondent for CBS News, gave a
rousing keynote speech; professional chef
and Food Network Chopped champion
Rachel Reuben appealed to the gathered
to fund a new stove for Toni’s Kitchen;
the crowd complied.
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1. Anne Mernin, Director of Toni’s
Kitchen; Montclair Councilwoman
Dr. Renee Baskerville; Montclair Board
of Education Members Eve Robinson
and Jessica de Koninck; Emma Justice,
Executive Director of Interfaith
Hospitality Network
2. Keynote Speaker Jim Axelrod and
Stina Axelrod
3. Anne Mernin, Montclair Mayor
Robert Jackson, Cheryl Jackson
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