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My Best of 2017 in Photojournalism

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

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 16, 2017 — A group of Jersey City mothers who have lost their children to gun violence called Mothers in Pain, together with the Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, led the “Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March for Peace and Unity” on MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, carrying posters that bear pictures of their sons, wearing shirts that say “What We Want: Guns Off the Streets” and chanting, “We are broken hearted mothers because our children are killing one another.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 3, 2017 — St. Peter’s Prep’s Bryce Belser celebrateD winning the second round of the sabre bout against West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Derek Ge during the NJSIAA boys fencing tournament at Cobra Fencing Club. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., FEB. 9, 2017 — A woman walked on Broadway near 14th Street in Bayonne during winter storm Niko. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., FEB. 14, 2017 — Kindergarten students at Clarendon Elementary School in Secaucus celebrated Valentine’s Day by giving each other cards and treats, and even enjoying some Jell-O. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., FEB. 23, 2017 — Priscilla Portes of Kearny High School competeD in the sixth heat of the 100-yard backstroke during the third and final day of the Hudson County swimming championship preliminaries at the Secaucus Recreation Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 30, 2017 — Celebrity chef Anne Burrell spoke at the Hudson County Community College Culinary Conference Center as part of the college’s Lecture Series. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 13, 2017 — Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, second from left, together with, from left to right, Sen. Sandra Cunningham, Curtis Williams and former Gov. Jim McGreevey, presented Gov. Chris Christie, center, with a World Boxing Association championship belt during the annual prisoner reentry conference at St. Peter’s University. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
WEST NEW YORK, N.J., APRIL 17, 2017 — Memorial’s Laz Lopez was hit by the ball during the baseball game against North Bergen at Miller Stadium. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., APRIL 18, 2017 — Bayonne’s famous boxer, Chuck Wepner, jokingly posed for a photo with a bear trophy at Dillin’s tire and auto shop. Wepner once fought a live bear named Victor the Bear in a boxing ring. A movie about his life “Chuck” (formerly “The Bleeder”) premiered at South Cove Commons on May 12. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 21, 2017 — Nyoki Jones, a track athlete at Snyder High, was the first Snyder student to be accepted to West Point Prep. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 5, 2017 — White Eagle Hall on Newark Avenue in Jersey City officially reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and performances from locally-based Ukrainian dance school Yunist and Indian performing arts company Surati, and Front & Center for Performing Arts from Springfield. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 5, 2017 — Bumblebee from the movie Transformers introduced Steve Howe, corporate chair of LSC, during Liberty Science Center’s Genius Gala 6.0. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 9, 2017 — Gwendolyn DiNardo, 11, daughter of slain Jersey City Police Det. Marc Anthony DiNardo, was hugged by her uncle Paul DiNardo, after paying tribute to her father during the Jersey City ceremony to welcome riders of the 21st annual National Police Unity Tour and to remember fallen members of law enforcement. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., MAY 18, 2017 — A Snyder long jumper hit the sand during the Hudson County outdoor track and field championship at Secaucus High School.
Boys and girls competed in the Hudson County outdoor track and field championship. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 19, 2017 — Bayonne’s Hamin Park playED against St. Peter’s Prep’s Rohan Singh in the first singles match during the county team tennis semifinals at Lincoln Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NEWARK, N.J., MAY 24, 2017 — A man was left bloodied after an argument with another attendee during the New Jersey City University (NJCU) commencement ceremony at the Prudential Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NJCU in Jersey City held its 2017 commencement for its 1,779 graduate and undergraduate students at the Prudential Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 25, 2017 — Harrison High School held its senior prom at Liberty House Restaurant. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., MAY 31, 2017 — Bayonne’s Daniel Rodriguez (10), Leo Maizonet (21) and Gabe Andino (6) attempted to block a spike by Ridge’s Rob Long during the NJSIAA North 2 semifinals. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
LYNDHURST, N.J., MAY 31, 2017 — Sadee Williams, a female MMA fighter from Jersey City trained at Anaconda Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., JUNE 8, 2017 — Coppertone surfed with his buddy, Ricky the Rescue Cat. California-based Lucy Pet brought its surfing cat and dogs to the first-ever international World Dog Expo at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus from June 9 to 11, 2017. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 8, 2017 — The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office held a swearing-in ceremony for twenty-seven new officers, including seven investigators, at the William J. Brennan Courthouse. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 4, 2017 — Jersey City is hosted its fourth annual Freedom and Fireworks Festival to celebrate the Fourth of July. After three years in Liberty State Park, this year’s festival was moved to Exchange Place after the state government was shut down following a budget impasse. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Jersey City Fourth of July fireworks display by Grucci as seen from the Hyatt Regency. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 11, 2017 — Students grades 4 to 8 from Jersey City Schools 30 and 41 who were participating in Innovation Nation, a six-week comprehensive summer program sponsored by Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County, went on a fun and STEM-focused educational sailing trip in the New York Harbor on board the schooner A.J. Meerwald, New Jersey’s Official Tall Ship, which departed from Liberty State Park. The kids got a hands-on experience raising a mast with the crew. They also learned about watershed pollution, renewable energy, planktons, marine life in the harbor and history of the ship. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 17, 2017 — Zaray Montenegro’s aunt, Angela Rodriguez, left, and mother, Teda Llaayro, cried in court during the sentencing of Jose Ayala, of North Bergen, who pleaded guilty to the aggravated manslaughter of Montenegro, 32. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 19, 2017 — The staff at 500 Manila Avenue senior housing and family of Rufina Pinto celebrateD her 100th birthday with a party. Pinto showed her sense of humor as she peeked through one of her balloons while being helped to her seat. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 21, 2017 — The National Career Institute and NJ Build held a graduation ceremony for Jersey City Employment and Training Program’s (JCETP) pre-apprenticeship clients at the Bethune Life Center. Salutatorian Shane Vader, right, kissed his seven-month-old daughter, Kira Joy. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 1, 2017 — Kids received free toy firefighter helmets during Jersey City’s National Night Out at Arlington Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A police sergeant high-fived with a young boy duringJ ersey City’s National Night Out at Audubon Park on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 17, 2017 — One-year-old Sebastian Vargas played in the sprinkler playground at the Berry Lane Park on the day Ideal Supply Company announced a $100,000 donation to the park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 18, 2017 — Participants shared a toast during the closing ceremony for the 2017 Jersey City Summer Internship program at the Hyatt Regency. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., SEPT. 7, 2017 — The largest capacity container ship ever to visit the U.S. east coast, the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, passed under the newly elevated Bayonne Bridge on its maiden voyage to the United States. It is four times bigger than the Statue of Liberty and five times longer than a football field. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 15, 2017 — Gary Carter celebrated a touchdown for Snyder during the first quarter of the football game against Marist at Cochrane Stadium in Caven Point. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 21, 2017 — A young girl enjoyed one of the amusement rides at St. Joseph Church’s 40th annual festival to celebrate the church’s 161st anniversary. The festival ran from Sept. 20-24. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., SEPT. 25, 2017 — Union City’s Nelson Luna reacted after scoring a goal against Snyder during a boys soccer match at Laurel Hill Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 28, 2017 — Phil Mickelson, a five-time major champion and a current member of the U.S. Presidents Cup team, snapped a selfie with former presidents, from left, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, at the first tee box during Opening Day of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
OCT. 1, 2017 — Secret Service officers kept watch on the roof of the Liberty National clubhouse during President Donald Trump’s visit to the Presidents Cup where he presented the trophy to the winners. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Rickie Fowler goofs around with the Presidents Cup trophy. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
KEARNY, N.J., OCT. 3, 2017 — Kearny’s Savannah Iverson kicked the ball from behind McNair’s Gabrielle Capulong during a girls soccer match at Harvey Field. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., OCT. 6, 2017 — Scores of monarch butterflies and bees descended on this tree in front of a house on West 38th Street in attracting the attention of awed passersby. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NORTH BERGEN, N.J., OCT. 13, 2017 — North Bergen’s Joshua Rivera broke up a pass from Dickinson’s Deshawn Oliver intended for Kahiem Tucker during the second quarter of a football game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., OCT. 19, 2017 — Maria Laverne of Kearny High School won first place in the varsity girls race of the South Hudson cross-country championship at Stephen R. Gregg Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
UNION CITY, N.J., OCT. 20, 2017 — Union City’s Izayah Reyes stiff armed Bayonne’s Chris Benavides as he carried the ball in the first quarter of a football game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Bayonne’s Nasir McNair escaped a tackle by Union City’s Joel Jimenez as he carried the ball in the second quarter of a football game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 26, 2017 — The Snyder girls volleyball team celebrated a point against Secaucus during the Hudson County Tournament semifinals. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NORTH BERGEN, N.J., OCT. 27, 2017 — Vinny Robert, from Magical Memories Entertainment, performed a magic trick for kids during Haunted Stacks at North Bergen Free Public Library’s main library in celebration of Halloween. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
One of the “ghosts” in North Bergen Free Public Library’s Haunted Stacks at the main library in celebration of Halloween. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., OCT. 31, 2017 — Hundreds of costumed kids and adults watched and marched down Washington Street in Hoboken’s annual Ragamuffin Parade on Halloween. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 1, 2017 — Hundreds of mourners turned out for a candlelight vigil for Jerry “Prince Bee” Grant, an 8-year-old member of the Honey Bees, Jersey City’s famed double Dutch troupe, at the Newark pedestrian plaza in Downtown Jersey City near where Grant was fatally struck by a car on Oct. 28. A member of the Honey Bees double Dutch team tearfully looked at a framed photo of Grant as she mourned his death. The vigil was hosted by Jersey City Stands and Safe Streets JC. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Nutley’s Ilya Udalov (10) and Ferris’ Clardo Nestor headed the ball during the NJSIAA sectional boys soccer quarterfinals. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 3, 2017 — Ferris students watched from behind a fence during the NJSIAA sectional boys soccer quarterfinals between Ferris and Nutley. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Ferris goalkeeper Mahfouz Ebderehim made a save during the NJSIAA sectional boys soccer quarterfinals against Nutley. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Ferris players reacted in dismay as Nutley scored their first goal during the second half of the game. In the end, Nutley won, 2-1. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 7, 2017 — Mayor Steve Fulop and his wife, Jaclyn, celebrated his re-election during a victory party at Zeppelin Hall. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 15, 2017 — Jose “Migue” Malave’s mother, Maria Cancel, cried as she looked at a framed photo of him. The family and friends of Jose “Migue” Malave held a candlelight vigil for him outside his home on Palisade Avenue where he was stabbed to death the day before. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Denise Sharpe lit a candle for her cousin, Jose “Migue” Malave. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 17, 2017 — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County marked Children’s Grief Awareness Day with help from New York Life volunteers. Students wrote messages to loved ones they’ve lost or to people who are grieving on pieces of colored cut-out paper which adorned a paper tree. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Honey Bees double Dutch jump rope team also performed in honor of one of their own, Jerry “Prince Bee” Grant, 8, who was fatally struck by a car on Oct. 28. Last year, New York Life Foundation gave a $3 million grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to help it increase member access to youth and grief resources by expanding “Be There: A National Grief and Bereavement Initiative” to 90 clubs to enable staff to recognize the signs of a grieving child or teen and equip them with the skills to support the emotional needs of youth facing adversity, such as loss of a loved one. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 21, 2017 — Jocelyn Torres, who was promoted to sergeant, got a hug after a promotion ceremony by the Jersey City Police Department at City Hall. Twenty officers were promoted to sergeants, 10 sergeants were promoted to lieutenants and 14 officers were promoted to detectives. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., NOV. 22, 2017 — Councilman Tom Cotter used his cane to kick off the Recreation Division’s annual Turkey Toss for boys and girls, ages 12 and under, at Fitzpatrick Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 28, 2017 — Sheriff’s Officer Ralph Sosa fixed the peaked cap of his wife, Fallon Sosa, before pinning on her badge after she was sworn in as sheriff’s officer. Thirteen new Hudson County sheriff’s officers and three sheriff’s investigators were sworn in during a ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., DEC. 8, 2017 — Liberty Science Center in Jersey City opened a new planetarium, the fourth largest in the world. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., DEC. 12, 2017 — Officer Dina Lionakis shopped with Demi Lee, 7, left, and sister Delilah Lowe, 5, who were accompanied by their grandmother, Diana. The Jersey City Police Department hosted the Fourth Annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ holiday event. More than 100 Jersey City children between 4 and 13 years old got the opportunity to shop with East District police officers at the Target in Newport. They were able to buy gifts for themselves or for other people on their holiday list. Since its inception in 2014, hundreds of children from Jersey City have participated in the yearly holiday event. The police department coordinates with East District Public Schools to determine which students would most benefit from the program. Each shopper received a $100 Target gift card. The two-day event is funded through donations from local businesses, corporate sponsors and private donations. Target also gave all participating shoppers a 10-percent discount. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., DEC. 15, 2017 — Dickinson’s Jason Garcia dunked a shot during the boys basketball season opener against Ferris. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Dickinson fans celebrated a point against Ferris.(Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Dickinson and Ferris players got into a brawl during the boys basketball season opener. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., DEC. 18, 2017 — The most expensive rental unit in Jersey City history, the Ellipse’s penthouse five, is a 2,300-square-foot, four-bedroom apartment with jaw-dropping southeastern views of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline. It also comes equipped with a private terrace, three-and-a-half bathrooms, and of course, a hefty $10,995 monthly rent, making it the priciest rental in the city’s history, according to Ellipse officials. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., DEC. 20, 2017 — Bayonne’s Billy Parsley made a close-range shot past Nutley goalie Johnny Matrona to score his team’s third goal. Bayonne defeated Nutley, 4-2. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., DEC. 26, 2017 — A tractor trailer overturned on the northbound lane of Route 440. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
UNION CITY, N.J., DEC. 27, 2017 — Union City and Wood-Ridge players jumped up for a rebound during a holiday basketball tournament. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

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