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My Best of 2021 in Photojournalism

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Happy New Year! Here are my favorite images that I’ve taken for The Jersey Journal newspaper from 2021. If you would like to see more, here are photos from previous years: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009. Thank you for looking!

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 19, 2021 — New York City artist Kristina Libby scattered petals over the “Floral Hearts” wreath she made in memory of COVID-19 victims during the National Moment of Unity and Remembrance event at City Hall to remember the more than 400,000 lives lost to date. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
KEARNY, N.J., JAN. 26, 2021 — Dr. Beverly Moss-Williams filled a syringe with the Modern COVID-19 vaccine at The Hudson County COVID-19 vaccination site at the USS Juneau Memorial Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Hudson County COVID-19 vaccination site at the USS Juneau Memorial Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Dr. Beverly Moss-Williams injected Stephen Silbernagel, of Jersey City, with the COVID-19 vaccine. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Nurse Suzanne Moses injected Florence Gellman, of Princeton, at the Hudson County COVID-19 vaccination site at the USS Juneau Memorial Center. Moses said she had been staying with family in Jersey City since the start of the pandemic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
During a visit to the facility, Gov. Phil Murphy, center, with other elected officials, applauded after lead nurse Kathy Gerbasio injected a woman with the vaccine at the Hudson County drive-through COVID-19 vaccination site at the USS Juneau Memorial Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Gov. Phil Murphy gave a woman an “I got my COVID-19 vaccine!” sticker after she was vaccinated. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., FEB. 1, 2021 — David Jozwiac walked his Alaskan Malamutes, Thunder and Lightning, on Broadway in the Bergen Point neighborhood of Bayonne during a winter storm. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 2, 2021 — Kids sled down the stairs of the Van Vorst Park gazebo after a winter storm. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., FEB. 2, 2021 — A man shoveled a sidewalk after a winter storm. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 3, 2021 — Aerial view of Lafayette Park in Jersey City covered in snow after a winter storm. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., FEB. 4, 2021 — A woman posed for a photo with a mountainous pile of snow at 16th Street Park. Snow removed from city streets are being dumped here. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
WEEHAWKEN, N.J., FEB. 5, 2021 — Amanda Bartkus, nurse for the Weehawken Township School District, injected Emma Ramos, 75, who suffers from dementia, with the COVID-19 vaccine at her home. Comforting Ramos is her daughter, Teresa Fernandez. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 17, 2021 — During a vigil organized by Police Director Tawana Moody and Blacks in Law Enforcement Servicing the Community (BLESC), the Jersey City community mourned with family and friends of two children, Desire Reid, 11, and 8-month-old Keyon Robinson, who perished in a fire on Feb. 10 at 470 Martin Luther King Drive. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., MARCH 8, 2021 — Secaucus public schools reopened for in-person instruction for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A student peered out of a school bus window as it arrived at Huber Street Elementary School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Students crossed the street as they walked to Huber Street Elementary School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Students walked to Huber Street Elementary School after being dropped off by school buses. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Principal Robert Valente took the temperatures of students as they arrived at Huber Street Elementary School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Huber Street Elementary School staff welcomed back students. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A student arrived at Huber Street Elementary School wearing a mask and carrying roses for his teachers. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Custodial maintenance and district courier Jason Toscano disinfected a school bus after it dropped off students at Secaucus High School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 24, 2021 — First Lady Tammy Murphy, left, and Mayor Steve Fulop, center, watched as nurse Linda Mayisogla injected former NY Giant Tiki Barber with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 31, 2021 — Teary-eyed and smiling, Police Officer Anthony M. Silver Jr. carried his seven-month-old granddaughter, Avery Mae, during a “walkout” held in his honor by the Jersey City Police Department North District in celebration of his retirement. He is the most senior police officer on the force with 41 years of service. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
UNION CITY, N.J., APRIL 8, 2021 — Rev. Raul Ruiz, senior pastor and president of the NJ Coalition of Latino Pastors and Ministers, led essential immigrant workers, who are on their second day of a hunger strike, in prayer at the Iglesia Bautista Hispano-Americana. The “Fast for Relief” is an action to call on Gov. Phil Murphy and the legislature to provide COVID-19 aid to the state’s half million undocumented immigrants and their families who have been excluded from government aid. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 10, 2021 — Members and supporters of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities came together at the #StopAsianHateJC rally at City Hall in Jersey City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Members and supporters of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities came together at the #StopAsianHateJC rally at City Hall in Jersey City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 16, 2021 — Cherry blossom trees were abloom at New Jersey City University (NJCU). (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 20, 2021 — Dozens of immigrant rights groups members rallied and marched in The March to Victory: Relay Across America as part of a nationwide effort to urge Congress to pass legislation for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented essential workers and the 11 million undocumented immigrants who call this country home. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 22, 2021 — A young boy expressed his sentiment through a sign as he joined parents and students outside the Board of Education building in protesting Jersey City Superintendent Franklin Walker’s decision to keep schools closed during the pandemic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Stacy Kay and her daughter, Frances Cox, 5, a kindergartner at School 3, joined other parents and students outside the Board of Education building in protesting Jersey City Superintendent Franklin Walker’s decision to keep schools closed during the pandemic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Nikita Evteev, 8, a second grader at School 37, joined other parents and students outside the Board of Education building in protesting Jersey City Superintendent Franklin Walker’s decision to keep schools closed during the pandemic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
KEARNY, N.J., APRIL 25, 2021 — People prayed during worship service at New Canaan United Methodist Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 26, 2021 — A woman walked past Eastern redbud trees in bloom at the Lafayette Senior Living Center on Pacific Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 29, 2021 — Jersey City Pre-K through third-grade students returned to the classroom for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic halted in-person learning 13 months ago. Principal Hani Ileya welcomed students back to School 20 with fist bumps. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Dolphin, the school mascot which is also wearing a mask, welcomed students with a wave and a hug as they arrived at School 20. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Kindergarten students get settled in their classroom at School 20. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Some students opted to stay virtual and joined in the class via video conference. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A student wearing a mask sat behind a protective shield inside a Kindergarten classroom at School 20. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 5, 2021 — Kearny celebrated a point against St. Peter’s Prep during a boys volleyball match. Kearny won, 2-0. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 6, 2021 — DAngelo Ponce plowed into home plate to score the second run for Ferris against St. Peter’s Prep during a baseball game at the Caven Point Athletic Complex. Ferris won, 2-1. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 11, 2021 — The Jersey City Police and the Port Authority Police Pipes and Drums bands played during the 2021 Police Unity Tour sendoff ceremony at Owen Grundy Pier which paid special tribute to fallen Jersey City police officers. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Cathy McBride, mother of fallen Jersey City Police Det. Melvin Santiago attended the ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Police Sgt. M. Rivera rang a bell as the names of Jersey City Police Department fallen officers were read aloud. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A New Jersey State Police helicopter executed a flyover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Jersey City Fire Department fire boat sprayed water. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
After the sendoff ceremony, riders took off on their bikes. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Sgt. John Kolakowski, with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, said goodbye to his son, John, 4, as he biked with other law enforcement officers. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 13, 2021 — Ewan Stapley, 12, left, held the hand of his older brother Liam, 15, while nurse Michael Cancio injected Liam with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Maureen Collier Senior Center. The federal government had expanded the age eligibility for the vaccine to include 12- to 15-year-olds. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 18, 2021 — Natasha Philip sunbathed by the fountain at Lincoln Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 19, 2021 — Dickinson hosted Passaic Tech in a 7-on-7 girls flag football game at the Caven Point Athletic Complex. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., MAY 20, 2021 — Seniors participated in an aerobics class led by fitness instructor Taryn Havlicek at the Secaucus Senior Center. Officials said the facility was the first municipal center to reopen for senior activities since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 20, 2021 — Edwin Klanke of St. Peter’s Prep celebrated after shattering the country record in the 1600-meter run during the 2021 Hudson County Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Lincoln Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 27, 2021 — A. Harry Moore student Ashante reacted as teachers, from left, Tracy Nimon, Wendy Thompson, and Trish Holzman delivered a goodie bag to her home for the school’s virtual prom that night. AHM is a school for students with special needs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their annual prom was conducted over video conference. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 2, 2021 — Elle (@ellestreetart) was one of the artists working on new murals in preparation for the first annual Jersey City Mural Festival on June 5-6. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., JUNE 9, 2021 — Portrait of Khalil Coe, of Jersey City, who recently won his pro debut. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 11, 2021 — Branly Serrata of Memorial competed against Vipul Kothakonda of St. Peter’s Prep in the second singles match during the Hudson County boys tennis tournament championship at Lincoln Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., JUNE 24, 2021 — Portrait of Hoboken High School football player Jason Blanks for The Jersey Journal’s Senior Spotlight. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., JUNE 28, 2021 — A child tried to catch water in his mouth as he played in a spray park at Church Square Park on an extremely hot summer day. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., JUNE 28, 2021 — Jennie Pu is the new Hoboken Public Library director. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN AND WEEHAWKEN, N.J., JULY 23, 2021 — Approximately 17 boats, including this one, are sunken in a boat graveyard in the Weehawken Cove, located between Hoboken and Weehawken. The City of Hoboken is looking for ways on how to safely remove derelict and abandoned boats from the cove. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 9, 2021 — Young artists ages 14 to 24 with the Jersey City Mural Arts Youth Summer Program put the finishing touches on a 100-foot long mural at Ferris High School. Professional mural artists gave them step-by-step instruction on public art techniques. This year’s mural theme is Jersey City’s Sister Cities. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., AUG. 12, 2021 — Fathers enjoyed the spray park with their children at the Andrew Jackson Gardens public housing on a hot summer day. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 18, 2021 — Sayed Qasemi, second from left, worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan and came to the U.S. in 2017 with a Special Immigrant Visa. Now that the Taliban has assumed power, he fears for his siblings and parents back in Afghanistan. He was interviewed at his home with his wife, Najila Razawi, and their children, 15-month-old Zahra and four-year-old Abbas. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 19, 2021 — Photos inside St. Bridget’s Church which is one of many centuries-old buildings in the area being redeveloped into apartments but with historic preservation in mind.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 25, 2021 — Aerial photos of St. Bridget’s Church which is one of many centuries-old buildings in the area being redeveloped into apartments but with historic preservation in mind. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 1, 2021 — Twenty-five new firefighters were sworn in to the Jersey City Fire Department at a ceremony in City Hall. Among them was Taylor Allen, the only female in the group. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 1, 2021 — Mayor Steve Fulop was reflected on the memorial at the foot of Grand Street that bears the names of Jersey City residents who were killed on 9/11. The events of 9/11 were the catalyst for Fulop’s decision to join the Marines and after, to serve in public office. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 2, 2021 — A man live streamed the swollen lake at Lincoln Park after remnants of Hurricane Ida slammed Hudson County. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., SEPT. 2, 2021 — Hakeem Archibald bailed water out of his car after abandoning it overnight in the flooded Twin City shopping center when remnants of Hurricane Ida slammed Hudson County. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
KEARNY, N.J., SEPT. 2, 2021 — A woman surveyed the flood outside her home on Arlington Avenue after remnants of Hurricane Ida slammed Hudson County. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., SEPT. 2, 2021 — A man pushed his car out of a flooded street after remnants of Hurricane Ida slammed Hudson County. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Miguel Vallafane, a superintendent of five apartment buildings in Hoboken, stood in a flooded basement on Madison Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A woman walked her dog in a flooded intersection. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Van Blaricum Family cleaned out their garage and crawl space on Adams Street. From left to right are Landon, 4, Marie, dog Sophie, Craig and Parker, 2. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A man wore garbage bags to keep his feet dry from flood waters. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 3, 2021 — Faith Miller touched the name of her late husband, Robert Alan Miller, on the Empty Sky Memorial at Liberty State Park. She is the chair of the New Jersey 9/11 Memorial Foundation.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 3, 2021 — Nasir Neal, 10, got a free haircut from Mr. Tee Allen of Nu Attitudes Unisex Salon. Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School in Jersey City and the school’s PTA held the second annual back-to-school book bag giveaway and free haircuts/hair braiding for their students. Principal Hani Ileya said the event “gets the students excited for school and helps them to feel good about themselves.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 14, 2021 — The late afternoon sun shone a spotlight on the old Jersey City Medical Center complex (now The Beacon). All the buildings were designed by architect John T. Rowland except the Pollak (1940) and Margaret Hague (1927-1929) hospital buildings, which were designed by Christian Ziegler. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 14, 2021 — Residents, including Stanley Rosario and Khadija Benseid, saved whatever belongings they can from their apartments after a two-alarm fire broke out on the roof of their building the night before at 108 Lembeck Ave. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Khadija Benseid, with her four children and their salvaged belongings, said they slept in their van overnight because they didn’t have anywhere else to go after a two-alarm fire broke out on the roof of their building at 108 Lembeck Ave. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Residents saved whatever belongings they can from their apartments after a two-alarm fire broke out on the roof of their building the night before at 108 Lembeck Ave. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Residents saved whatever belongings they can from their apartments after a two-alarm fire broke out on the roof of their building the night before at 108 Lembeck Ave. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Residents saved whatever belongings they can from their apartments after a two-alarm fire broke out on the roof of their building the night before at 108 Lembeck Ave. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 17, 2021 — A. Harry Moore School in Jersey City, a school for students with special needs, reopened after a rollercoaster two years that included the building being closed after the front entrance ceiling collapsed, a change in principals, major renovations and questions about whether New Jersey City University would continue to manage the program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Principal Jason Jusino, right, gave student Eliasz Jackson a high-five after Jackson led the school in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Preschool and Kindergarten students sang in music therapy class. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Teachers helped their students get to their next class. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Dr. Pam Russell conducted a physical therapy session with student Abigail Hernandez. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Dr. Marie Caniglia- Robiolio engaged student John Luis Buenos-Flores with various musical instruments. “Music sets the tone for the day,” she said. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A high school student in one of the classrooms. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Teachers helped high school students to their next class. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Student Hamza Gaye, 10, reacted as Marissa Cossolini and Danny Guevara cheered him on after performing a STEM activity with food coloring, baking soda and vinegar during an occupational therapy session. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Sisters Mariam and Sandy Gerges enjoyed the swings inside the newly renovated third-floor gym. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Teacher aide Celia Cruz placed preschooler Mariam Gerges on a rocker as Bryce Bitton enjoyed the slide inside the newly renovated third-floor gym. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 28, 2021 — Ollie Oliver went on his compost collection rounds even in the rain. He spends six hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays collecting compost from a total of 61 homes spread fairly evenly throughout the city. Jersey City began its compost collection program that runs on e-bikes in August. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 29, 2021 — Martin Luther King III, social justice advocate and son of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, gave the keynote address for the 2021 Saint Peter’s Michaelmas Convocation at St. Aedan’s: The Saint Peter’s University Church, as his father did on Sept. 22, 1965. King III received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. The ceremony was a signature event in the University’s year-long celebration of its 150th anniversary. During his visit to the Jersey City campus in 1965, Dr. King was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws and Letters degree, the first offered by a Jesuit college or university. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 6, 2021 — Shayla Cabrera founded her plant business, Tia Planta, in June after pivoting away from working as a nanny during the pandemic. Now she has a storefront on McGinley Square. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 21, 2021 — Aerial view of Spanish artist Jaume Plensa’s new sculpture “Water’s Soul” at Newport Pier on 25 Park Lane South on the morning of its unveiling. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 21, 2021 — Spanish artist Jaume Plensa posed for a photo with his sculpture “Water’s Soul” which was unveiled at Newport Pier on 25 Park Lane South in Jersey City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 2, 2021 — Supporter Barbara Ann Reilly, a self-described “biggest fan” of Mayor Steve Fulop, posed for a photo with the mayor as his security detail stood guard behind him during his campaign team’s victory party at Zeppelin Hall on election night. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 10, 2021 — Sam Friedman, 5, held on to the hand of his mother, Raquel, as nurse Natanel Yakobov injected him with the COVID-19 vaccine at Dr. Michael Conti School in Jersey City. The federal government had expanded the age eligibility for the vaccine to include 5- to 11-year-olds. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., NOV. 22, 2021 — Golden fall foliage framed the Bayonne Bridge. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 22, 2021 — Artist Alvin Pettit posed for a photo with his nine-foot bronze statue honoring civil rights leader Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune which was unveiled on Nov. 20 at the brand new park that bears her name and across the street from the community center that is also named after her on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., NOV. 29, 2021 — Two members of the Chabad Jewish Center of Bayonne, including one dressed as a dreidel, tried on 3D holographic dreidel glasses during the Chanukah Celebration & Gelt Drop at City Hall. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., DEC. 9, 2021 — Photos for a feature on how in-person learning is going so far in Jersey City’s public schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Principal Cleopatra Wingard greeted students in the hallway at School 11. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Fourth-grade students raised their hands in a class at School 11. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Socially-distanced first-grade students ate their lunch inside the cafeteria at School 11. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
First-grade students played in the gym during recess at School 11. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., DEC. 16, 2021 — The Jersey City Fire Department held a Celebration of Life memorial service for Battalion Chief John T. Ruddy at the Farrier Monument in Lincoln Park. His casket was transported on board a vintage fire truck. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Ruddy’s helmet and the flag which was draped on his casket were presented to his grieving widow, Geeta, and their 13-year-old daughter, Asha. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

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