My Best of 2010 in Photojournalism

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 1, 2010 — Baby Boy Shah was the first baby to be born in Hudson County this year. He was born to parents Sanjiv and Neelam Shah, of Union Township, at 5:05 a.m. at Christ Hospital. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

HOBOKEN, N.J., JAN. 8, 2010 — Hoboken artist Tim Daly posed with his paintings, “In Venice, On Lincoln, Police Activity,” left, and “WTC,” which were on exhibit at The Majestic Condominiums from Jan. 15 to Apr. 1. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J., JAN. 11, 2010 — A truck overturned on the southbound lane of Route 440 spilling its contents across the northbound lanes. Traffic was shut down in both directions. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 13, 2010 — Second-graders Destiny Young, left, and Jessica Huan did cartwheels in the playground at the Stevens Cooperative School in the Newport section. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 14, 2010 — Toni Jennings sang during the prayer vigil held by The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Jersey City at the Greater Tabernacle Baptist Church for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Jersey City held a prayer vigil at the Greater Tabernacle Baptist Church for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 18, 2010 — James F. Murray School partnered with 500 volunteers from Jersey Cares as well as members of the community and their families during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Alpa Sangam with Mind Tree gave the walls of a girls bathroom a fresh coat of paint. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 18, 2010 — Rev. Karen D. Scott sang a solo during the Black Liturgical Churches Union of Jersey City’s Fifth Annual Worship Celebration hosted by St. Michael Methodist Church on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Rev. Gerald Lamont Thomas, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Plainfield, was the guest speaker at the Black Liturgical Churches Union of Jersey City’s Fifth Annual Worship Celebration hosted by St. Michael Methodist Church on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Rev. Gerald Lamont Thomas, center, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Plainfield, fired up the congregation during the Black Liturgical Churches Union of Jersey City’s Fifth Annual Worship Celebration hosted by St. Michael Methodist Church on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J., JAN. 21, 2010 — Gerald M. Glover, 73, posed with his artwork at the Bayonne Recreation Department’s senior art class at the 4th Street Senior Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 22, 2010 — Charles Bellavia, 90, was photographed with models he made. Clockwise from top left: Frederick Douglass house in Washington, D.C., the Apple Tree House in Jersey City, a dining room set, a house in Pennsylvania, and the Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City, another version of which is also seen in the background. Bellavia said he has been building models since he was 16 years old. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 28, 2010 — Benjamin Ramirez, 87, showed off his moves during the 5th Anniversary Gala at the Advanced Services International Adult Daycare Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 28, 2010 — Kevin Armstrong, right, protested the closing of the Bank of America branch at the MLK Hub as customer James Porter, left, made a transaction at the bank’s ATM. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

HOBOKEN, N.J., FEB. 3, 2010 — Former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine contemplated his time in office at his Maxwell Place home. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 3, 2010 — Mike Tyson was at the Ringside Tavern on Tonnelle Avenue to support bar owner, Mario Costa, left, who is his long-time friend. The City of Jersey City wanted to temporarily shut down Costa’s bar. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 10, 2010 — A snow tuber took a spill down the hill at Leonard Gordon Park past a giant snowman during a winter storm. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 15, 2010 — Patrick Varj, 5, of Cranford, left, and Jasmyn Mall, 7, of Kenilworth, experienced seeing through the eyes of a Triceratops and a Tyrannosaurus Rex at the “A T.Rex Named Sue” exhibit at the Liberty Science Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Bella Amato, 3, of New Milford, looked at a cast of T. Rex Sue’s head on exhibit at the Liberty Science Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

HARRISON, N.J., FEB. 16, 2010 — Thousands of applicants turned up for a job fair at the newly constructed Red Bull Arena. People lined up for hours for a chance to work at the stadium. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Ricky Velez, of Yonkers, N.Y., warmed his hands by an outdoor heater while in line with other applicants outside the newly built Red Bull Arena for a job fair. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Applicants lined up inside the newly built Red Bull Arena for a job fair. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Kearny residents, from left to right, Dave Payano, 18, Gian Carlos Sanchez, 17, Jose Morales, 19, and Eduardo Castillo, 20, filled out application forms while waiting in line for their turn to be interviewed during a job fair at the Red Bull Arena. Sanchez and Morales were both looking for their first jobs, while Payano and Castillo were looking for better-paying jobs. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Colleen Conroy, 45, of West Orange, carried a stack of her resumes and read a book while waiting for her turn to be interviewed during a job fair at the Red Bull Arena. She said she brought a book knowing there’d be a lot of people applying for work. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Michael Galarza, 56, of Newark, who works part-time at FedEx, was hoping to find full-time employment or supplementary work at the Red Bull Arena. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

James McAllister, right, and Raafi Paschall, both of Newark, filled out application forms during a job fair at the Red Bull Arena. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The newly constructed Red Bull Arena. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 21, 2010 — A dummy hung from the PATH building on Journal Square during a high-rise rescue drill by the Port Authority police. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 23, 2010 — Students from School 23 performed during the Dominican Independence Day Celebration at Middle School 4. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J. FEB. 26, 2010 — John Rafael, 11, flew down a snow-covered staircase on a sled at the Stephen R. Gregg Hudson County Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jojo Virata played basketball in a court at the Stephen R. Gregg Hudson County Park after a winter storm. Virata said five neighbors helped him clear the court of snow and hopes that next time, the city’s parks department would do so instead. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 4, 2010 — Carolina Garcia, a senior majoring in criminal justice and the vice president of activities for the Student Government Organization, led a rally to protest budget cuts to education and tuition hikes, among others, at New Jersey City University during the National Day of Action to Defend Education. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Protesters carried a casket representing the “death of higher education” through the stairwells and corridors of Hepburn Hall. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Standing on a wooden casket representing the “death of higher education,” Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory, a junior class president for the Student Government Organization, reads “The Declaration of Sentiments.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

HOBOKEN, N.J., MARCH 9, 2010 — Six-week-old Nathan Schissler slept soundly as his mother, Amy, attended a meeting for new mothers at Hoboken University Medical Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jamie Wessner, left, with her three-month-old daughter, Lexi, chatted with Catherine Camarco who was with her three-month-old son, George, during a meeting for new mothers at Hoboken University Medical Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Melanie Polloway entertained her three-month-old son, Merric, during a meeting for new mothers at Hoboken University Medical Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J., APRIL 5, 2010 — Jaquez Burges, left, and Keyshawn Hermann, both 7, competed in the Easter egg roll during the Bayonne Recreation Department’s annual Easter Egg Roll and Bunny Hop at Gorman Field. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Julia Martin, 7, left, and her friend, Caitlyn Perry, 6, cheered on Emilee Martin, 4, as she crossed the finish line in the Easter egg roll during the Bayonne Recreation Department’s annual Easter Egg Roll and Bunny Hop at Gorman Field. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Kate Neal, 7, right, celebrated with Emilee Martin, 4, after Martin finished the Easter egg roll during the Bayonne Recreation Department’s annual Easter Egg Roll and Bunny Hop at Gorman Field. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Joseph Cifarelli, 3, winked at his egg as he prepared to compete in the Easter egg roll during the Bayonne Recreation Department’s annual Easter Egg Roll and Bunny Hop at Gorman. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Mayor Mark Smith played around with his young friend, Jack O’Donnell, 5, during the Bayonne Recreation Department’s annual Easter Egg Roll and Bunny Hop at Gorman Field. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Isabela Zielinski, 4, enjoyed some ice cream after winning first place in her age group in the Easter egg roll during the Bayonne Recreation Department’s annual Easter Egg Roll and Bunny Hop at Gorman Field. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

NEWARK, N.J., APRIL 8, 2010 — Jayson Banks, right, comforted family members of slain Jersey City woman Nia Haqq, before the funeral service at Newark Symphony Hall. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

A photo of slain Jersey City woman Nia Haqq was placed next to her casket on the Sarah Vaughan Concert Hall stage at Newark Symphony Hall during her funeral service. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Pallbearers escorted the casket of slain Jersey City woman Nia Haqq off the stage at the end of the funeral service at Newark Symphony Hall. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

A couple of mourners grieved outside Newark Symphony Hall after the funeral service for slain Jersey City woman Nia Haqq. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 9, 2010 — Mourners comforted each other during the funeral for slain Jersey City man Michael Muchioki, at Monumental Baptist Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Members of Alpha Phi Alpha lined the center aisle and the altar inside Monumental Baptist Church as they paid tribute to their slain fraternity brother Michael Muchioki. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The crowd stood up and applauded after Deputy Mayor Kabili Tayari announced at the funeral service for slain Jersey City man Michael Muchioki that arrests had been made in the cold-blooded shooting deaths of Muchioki and his fiancée Nia Haqq at Monumental Baptist Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Sandra and Erastus Muchioki grieved over the open casket of their slain son Michael Muchioki at the Monumental Baptist Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Sandra Muchioki, left, and Majeeda Haqq, mothers of slain couple Michael Muchioki and Nia Haqq, walked out of the Monumental Baptist Church together after the funeral service for Michael. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Pallbearers escorted the casket of Michael Muchioki out of Monumental Baptist Church in Jersey City after the funeral service. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Mourners comforted each other during the funeral service for slain Jersey City man Michael Muchioski at Monumental Baptist Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 14, 2010 — Mario Costa, owner of Ringside Lounge, lit a cigar atop the Tyson’s Corner pigeon coop on Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City, where Mike Tyson was filming an upcoming series on Animal Planet called “Taking on Tyson,” about the former boxing champion’s pigeons.

BAYONNE, N.J., APRIL 22, 2010 — Beat poet Herschel Silverman was photographed in his 33rd Street home. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J., APRIL 22, 2010 — Bayonne firefighters extinguished a two-alarm fire in an apartment above the Tommy’s Laundromat on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 3 2010 — Former Giants and Jets lineman Leonard Marshall arrived at Hudson Catholic Regional High School with Dean of Student Services and Athletics Terence Matthews, left, for his introduction as the school’s new head football coach. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Former Giants and Jets lineman Leonard Marshall spoke to reporters after being introduced as head football coach of Hudson Catholic High School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

UNION CITY, N.J., MAY 11, 2010 — Kevin Caraballo (2), of Union City, dove to second base in a failed attempt to tag out North Bergen’s Jesse Baiza (15) during a baseball game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 13, 2010 — Draymond Coleman, 38, of New York, is sentenced to 50 years in prison by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Kevin Callahan for the 2006 strangling death of Harrington Park teenager Jennifer Moore in Weehawken. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

“I would be remiss if I did not keep you out of society for as long as possible,” said Hudson County Superior Court Judge Kevin Callahan before sentencing Draymond Coleman, 38, to the maximum sentence given his plea arrangement. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

This and the following photos show the reaction of Jennifer Moore’s family members after hearing Hudson County Superior Court Judge Kevin Callahan sentence Draymond Coleman, 38, of New York, to 50 years in prison. From left to right are Jennifer’s father Hugh, mother Candida, sister Amy, and brother Russell. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jennifer Moore’s mother Candida Moore hugged and thanked Assistant Prosecutor Michael D’Andrea after the sentencing of her daughter’s killer, Draymond Coleman. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 19, 2010 — Allen “Prince” Brown was sentenced to 18 years in prison for promoting prostitution. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Allen “Prince” Brown reacted to the sentence he was given. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 20, 2010 — Construction worker Gilbert Arias, of Somerville, drilled holes to install rebar on the 46th floor of the Monaco Towers on Washington Street. The developers celebrated the topping off of the 50-story building. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Michael Green, Vice President of Roseland Property Company, one of the developers of the Monaco Towers on Washington Street took a picture of the view from the 46th floor. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Developers celebrated the topping off of the 50-story Monaco Towers under construction on Washington Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

NEW YORK, N.Y., MAY 25, 2010 — Posing with Kirby Chambliss’ aerobatics airplane in the heart of Times Square to promote the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Liberty State Park in Jersey City on June 19-20 are, standing from left to right, race pilots Kirby Chambliss, Pete McLeod, Michael Goulian, Paul Bonhomme and Alejandro Maclean; Executive Director of the Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management Evan Korn; Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy; Race Director of the Red Bull Air Race Jimmy DiMatteo; and seated, Friends of Liberty State Park President Sam Pesin, right, and Co-Vice President Eliza Wright. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 26, 2010 — Wearing shirts made by friends, Jim and Josephine Marino mourned their son, James “Jimmy” Marino, 17, at a makeshift memorial at the intersection of Garfield and Pearsall avenues where he was hit by a car on the night of May 22. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Family and friends of James “Jimmy” Marino, 17, prayed for him at the intersection of Garfield and Pearsall avenues where a circle marked the spot where he was hit by a car. Marino’s family said he was taken off life support the day before and his heart was donated. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 27, 2010 — Father Dionysios A. Marketos, spiritual advisor and community leader of The Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church on Montgomery Street which celebrated its 75th anniversary. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 27, 2010 — Andrew Donaldson played with his nine-month-old daughter Audrey on the swing at the renovated Hamilton Park in the Downtown area. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Ten-month-old Daniel Bing Schapiro attempted to crawl up the steps of the gazebo dedicated to slain Police Det. Marc DiNardo as the re-opening ceremony was underway for the newly renovated Hamilton Park in the Downtown area. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Kids played at the playground in the newly renovated Hamilton Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Sixteen-month-old Lifton Angeline preferred to hang with a water fountain in the newly renovated Hamilton Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J., JUNE 2, 2010 — Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of the reality TV show “Jersey Shore” fixed her hair into her trademark poof at the Buon Appetito Restaurant on Broadway where she celebrated a belated Mother’s Day with her mother, Helen, right. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, of the reality TV show “Jersey Shore,” at the Buon Appetito Restaurant on Broadway for a belated Mother’s Day celebration with her mother, Helen Polizzi. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Wearing a tiara, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, of the reality TV show “Jersey Shore,” struck a pose for the camera at the Buon Appetito Restaurant on Broadway in Bayonne for a belated Mother’s Day celebration with her mother, Helen Polizzi. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, of the reality TV show “Jersey Shore,” and friends raised their glasses to toast her mother, Helen, who is wearing a tiara, at the Buon Appetito Restaurant on Broadway for a belated Mother’s Day celebration. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

A crowd of screaming teenagers flocked around Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, of the reality TV show “Jersey Shore,” who stepped outside the Buon Appetito Restaurant on Broadway in Bayonne where she was celebrating a belated Mother’s Day with her mother, Helen Polizzi, to greet fans and sign autographs. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Buddy Valastro of the reality TV show “Cake Boss” arrived in Bayonne driving the van delivering the cake at Buon Appetito Restaurant where reality series “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was holding a belated Mother’s Day celebration for her mother, Helen. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 15, 2010 — Kindergarten to third graders at the James F. Murray School exercised by following a 10-minute audio and video program called Activity Works. The Walmart Foundation provided Activity Works to the Jersey City School District and six other school districts in New Jersey during the 2009-2010 school year through a grant administered by the North Shore-LIJ Health System, which helped create the program. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

SECAUCUS, N.J., JUNE 16, 2010 — Clara Rodriguez, 79, of Jersey City, shopped in the grocery department of the newly expanded Walmart which celebrated its grand reopening. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

HOBOKEN, N.J., JUNE 16, 2010 — La Isla’s Chef Omar Giner with his popular Stuffed French Toast. His dish was challenged by celebrity chef Bobby Flay in his TV show “Throwdown with Bobby Flay.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 16, 2010 — Artists constructed a 10-hole mini-golf course called The Golden Door Mini-Golf Course at the Hamilton Square in the Downtown area. It was a fundraiser for the Jersey City Museum and was open from June 24 to Labor Day. Artist Risa Puno painted a loop-the- loop that will be part of the Leap of Faith bonus hole. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 18, 2010 — Members of the Solo-Wicked Coalition Riders Civic Association visited A. Harry Moore School, a school which offers education to children with special needs, to deliver a motorized wheelchair, a manual wheelchair and a walker which came from an anonymous donor. During the bikers’ visit, students like Samuel Owusu-Biney, got the chance to sit on the motorcycles and have their pictures taken. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Biker Juan Landron lets Greg Montero wear his helmet as Montero sat on his bike. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 20, 2010 — Race day of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Liberty State Park. Here, American pilot Kirby Chambliss, flying near Ellis Island, competed in the Final 4 and placed third. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

As ticket-holders viewed the event from one of three grand stands, Ray Watralyk, of Keyport, watched the show through binoculars in a non-ticketed area of the park. He said he was able to find street parking and biked to the park. He didn’t buy a ticket, not being sure of what to expect and whether the event would be worth the expense. Being able to fly a plane, he said, has been one of his childhood dreams. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Spectators viewed the event from the non-ticketed area of the park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

New Jersey State Police officers watched Nigel Lamb from Britain compete in the race. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Samantha Davis and her fiancé, Tyrone Wright, of Jersey City, played with a styrofoam glider that was given out for free to spectators by event organizers. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The O’Neill and Hoff families from Pennsylvania and Florida pitched a tent and feasted on watermelons while viewing the event from the non-ticketed areas of the park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Nicolas Ivanoff from France competed in the Top 12 Primary Round Session. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Spectators watch the event from outside the ticketed area. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The crowd on one of three grand stands near the control tower. Tickets for the grand stand was $75 while general admission was $40. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

One of four parachuters who jumped out of a helicopter — a sideshow to the event — descended on Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The general admission crowd on the walkway by the Central Railroad of New Jersey terminal watched a sideshow of parachuters jump out of a helicopter. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

With the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge as a backdrop, Paul Bonhomme from Britain flew through air-filled pylons as he competed in the Final 4. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

A young boy covered his ears to block the roaring noise of the race planes. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The winners raised their trophies during the award ceremony. Paul Bonhomme from Britain, center, took first place, flanked by Nigel Lamb from Britain, left, who placed second and American Kirby Chambliss, right, who placed third. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The two pilots from Britain, first placer Paul Bonhomme, right, and second placer Nigel Lamb sprayed third placer American pilot Kirby Chambliss with champagne as they celebrated their wins during the award ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

First-place winner Paul Bonhomme, left, and third-place winner American pilot Kirby Chambliss sprayed each other with champagne as they celebrated their wins during the award ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

KEARNY, N.J., JUNE 24, 2010 — A family of musicians, “Dugan’s Hooligan,” of Madison, played an Irish traditional folk tune as Sharlys Dugan, 16, performed an Irish step dance called a ‘hard shoe reel,’ during opening day for the Kearny Farmers Market. From left to right, mother Nancy played the harp, father George played the bodhran, and son Connor, 18, played the fiddle. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

KEARNY, N.J., JUNE 25, 2010 — Kearny High School graduation ceremony. Pictured was Rhett Evan Gross, the class valedictorian. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Mabel Vazquez sent a message to her family and friends from the top of her cap. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Balloons for the grads. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Graduates Walter Nickolas Garcia, left, and Jon Matos Gaspar, waved and blew kisses to their family in the crowd. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

WEEHAWKEN, N.J., JUNE 28, 2010 – A sunbather at Hamilton Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 29, 2010 – A. Harry Moore High School graduation. Here, Jonathan Dominguez made his entrance. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Kevin Spann got a hug during his entrance at the start of the ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jonathan Dominguez proudly showed off his Certificate of Completion. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Graduates Kristal Rivera and Samuel Owusu-Biney were all smiles. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The proud graduates stood on stage after receiving their Certificates of Completion, from left to right, Kevin Spann, Kristal Rivera, Samuel Owusu-Biney, Samantha Hester, Jonathan Dominguez, Lonnie Blount and June Ahmed, with Supervisor of Special Education for the Jersey City Public Schools Dr. Martha Santiago and Principal Steven Goldberg. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Yolanda Rivera, mother of Kristal Rivera, who has cerebral palsy, wiped away tears of joy during the ceremony, thinking about “everything she has learned and that she has made it this far.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jeffrey Dankwa gave his nephew, Samuel Owusu-Biney, a big hug after the ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 30 2010 — Graduates received their diplomas during the Dickinson High School graduation ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Victor Murcia was the recipient of the Francis J. Walsh Memorial Scholarship Award for $20,000. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 9, 2010 — Tattoos on Monte Barrett, of Bayonne, who will be fighting in a boxing match in Atlantic City. He was photographed at the Ringside gym on Tonnelle Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Monte Barrett, of Bayonne, will be fighting in a boxing match in Atlantic City. He was photographed sparring with Laubelino Barroff at the Ringside gym on Tonnelle Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 16, 2010 — Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson celebrated a strike as she played Wii Bowling during the Wii Summer Games 2010 at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

An aerial view of the Legacy of Heroes commemorative event honoring Detective Marc DiNardo at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 21, 2010 — Mary DiNardo and her daughter, Gwen, 5, attend the Legacy of Heroes commemorative event at Liberty State Park honoring her late husband, Detective Marc DiNardo, who was killed in the line of duty. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Detective Marc DiNardo’s wife, Mary, and kids, Marc, 4 (on the floor), Gwen, 5, and Ella, 2, attended the event. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BRONX, N.Y., JULY 26, 2010 — The RBI Regionals between the Jersey City RBI Yankees and the Jackie Robinson Mets RBI at Yankee Stadium. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Steve Price (13) of the Jersey City (Pershing Field) Yankees made a run for first base during the 15-and-Under RBI Northeast Regional game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jersey City RBI Yankees’ Johan Sarias (91) slid into home base as Jackie Robinson Mets RBI’s catcher Eddie Sorondo (13) missed the throw during the RBI Regionals at Yankee Stadium. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jersey City RBI Yankees’ Robert Herrira (19) ran to home base as Jackie Robinson Mets RBI’s Nick Arrue (7) tried to catch the late throw during the RBI Regionals at Yankee Stadium. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The Jersey City RBI Yankees celebrated their 7-4 win over the Jackie Robinson Mets RBI during the RBI Regionals at Yankee Stadium. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

KEARNY, NY, JULY 29, 2010 — Young cadets of the Kearny Junior Police Academy learned how to search for, identify and diffuse a bomb
from Jersey City ESU police officers at the Gunnell Oval. Here, Jersey City ESU Police Officer Eric Petersen helped Jordan Miranda, 12,
acting as a bomb technician, put on a tactical vest. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jordan Miranda, 12, plucked a weed from near the bomb before the disrupter was activated. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The bomb is broken up by a high velocity jet of water from the disrupter which was operated about 100 feet away. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jordan Miranda, 12, gave an enthusiastic thumbs up after he and Police Officer Ramos determined that the bomb was diffused successfully. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 30, 2010 — York Street Project’s 12th annual ChalkFest fundraiser at Exchange Place. Here, Isabella Bavosa, 2, offered a piece of chalk to the photographer. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Hank Portney, 10, drew a smiling face. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Sixteen-month-old Loyalty Harvey, left, and William Mehr, 2, right, with 15-month-old Gracie Tirado, center, enjoyed eating Italian ice. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Maya Perez, 4, stuck her tongue out to see how red it’s become from eating Italian ice. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Airah Coleman, 2, took a stab at popping balloons with darts. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Shaniya Henderson, 5, got her face painted with a butterfly design. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 2, 2010 — Joel Torres, left, Wilson Rivera and Idelfonso Alvardo, tried out the bikes donated to them by the Puertorriqueños Asociados for Community Organization, Inc. (PACO) and the Hudson Transportation Management Association (TMA) through a program to provide bikes to help people get to work. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 2, 2010 — One-year-old Aaron Navarro danced to the music during the National Night Out Against Crime held in the courtyard between 50th and 51st Street on Park Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Anthony Fernandez, 7, became the center of attention as he danced during National Night Out Against Crime held in the courtyard between 50th and 51st Street on Park Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J., AUG. 3, 2010 — National Night Out Against Crime on Del Monte Drive. Here, wearing
a toy police helmet, Michael Mateo, 3, sat atop the Bayonne Police Department’s all-terrain vehicle. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Nevaeh Washington, 5, exited the Alcatraz, a prison-themed inflatable slide. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Brayden Cotter, 6, center, and his siblings, Gabrielle, 10, and Brian, 8, play inside a moon walk. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

One-year-old Tamaya Thomas received a free toy firefighter helmet from Fire Capt. Jeff Myskowski, background left, and firefighters Brian Cotter and Bill Rabbitt. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Sydney Slowikowski, 3, with her mother, Stacey Lynch, watched Bayonne Explorer Nick DeAngelo, 17, make her cotton candy. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Rondell Herring, 8, took a bite out of his cotton candy. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

McKenzie Gibbons, 3, pretended to drive a real fire truck. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Police Officers Pat Lynch, left, and Joe Lynch, right, with Officer Michael Elia, inflated balloons. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

With a half-finished cotton candy in one hand, Jordan “Jigga” Ramirez, 5, devoured a snow cone in the other while wearing a toy police helmet. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 5, 2010 — Kids of the Jersey City Youth Chorus and Summer Music Program, most of whom are from the Marion Gardens public housing complex, practiced at School 39 for a free concert they will give on Saturday at Lincoln Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Beth Cohen, executive director of Jersey City-based nonprofit Youth Music Group, led the kids in practicing one of the songs. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Jawaad Davis, 8, practiced smiling while singing. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Meera Jaffrey, a music teacher at the Learning Community Charter School, guided the kids in singing one of the songs. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

WEEHAWKEN, N.J., AUG. 6, 2010 — North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Firefighter Kevin Todd put out hot spots on the roof of 26 49th St. a day after a five-alarm fire tore through this and two adjacent houses. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 10, 2010 — D’ionte’e Allen, 8, shopped for sneakers for school at Target in the Newport section. Target gave out $80 gift cards to 20 kids who were part of a summer day camp program run by the Salvation Army. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Haley Hollenback, 9, right, helped her sister, Sarah, 8, pick out sneakers for school at Target. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 10, 2010 — At 94 years old, Lester Miller, still works as a lawyer. He was photographed inside the Brennan Courthouse. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 3, 2010 — Olivia Walsh, 15, a lifeguard at the School 27 pool, competed in the medley relay during the Jersey City Division of Recreation 2010 Summer Aquatics Program’s 55th Annual Swim Meet Finals at the Pavonia Pool. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Emily Sostre, 13, of Dickinson High School, prepared to jump in as she competed in the mixed freestyle relay. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 16, 2010 — Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek, with her defense lawyer Sam DeLuca, left, was sentenced by Judge Kevin Callahan at Hudson County Superior Court to five years probation for her role in a northern New Jersey drug distribution ring. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 18, 2010 — Wall of Heroes dedication at Jersey City Medical Center to honor organ transplant donors presented by JCMC and NJ Sharing Network. Here, visitors viewed the Wall of Heroes, which displayed photos of 23 donors from the last two years and one from 1992, on the second floor of the medical center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

A visitor wiped away tears as she and others viewed the Wall of Heroes. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 20, 2010 — Hudson County High School’s Deaglan Walsh made a tackle during team practice at Lincoln Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Lincoln High School’s quarterback, Ronald Butler, avoided the tackle during team practice at Lincoln Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 25, 2010 — Former NY Giants player and the Hudson Catholic High School football team’s new head coach, Leonard Marshall, on the field at Lincoln Park during practice. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

SECAUCUS, N.J., AUG. 26, 2010 — These cats were up for adoption at the Secaucus Animal Hospital. More than a dozen of them were rescued from a cat-hoarder’s home. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Veterinary Technician Cathy Fraser held Buddy, one of the cats up for adoption. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Mousy, one of the rescued cats. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

One of the rescued cats hid cowered next to a computer. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Veterinary Technician Chris Barile fed the rescued cats. They were being kept in the hospital’s conference room because of a lack of cages. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Big Red, one of the cats up for adoption. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Flo, one of the cats up for adoption. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 1, 2010 — Director of Recreation Dorothy Magliulo cheered on Bertha Lovely as she blew out the candles on her birthday cake during her 100th birthday party thrown by the staff at the Liberty House nursing home on Montgomery Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 2, 2010 — Al Parinello, executive producer of “Clear Blue Tuesday,” a rock musical about the lives of nine New Yorkers following 9/11, will speak about the film following a showing on September 18. He was photographed at the Margaret Williams Theatre at New Jersey City University (NJCU) where the movie will be screened. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 2, 2010 — William C. Leonard Jr., a homeless man who lived under a bridge in Jersey City, said he was heartbroken since his dog, Franklin, was taken away by the city animal control officer. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

MORRISTOWN, N.J., SEPT. 7, 2010 — ‘Cake Boss’ brother-in-law Remigio ‘Remy’ Gonzalez made his first appearance at Morris County Superior Court in the courtroom of Judge Philip Maenza following charges of sexual assault with a teenage girl. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Bayonne resident and contractor Victor Lucciola is turning his warehouse at 9-11 Gertrude Street into an indoor skate park, Friday, September 3, 2010. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

HOBOKEN, N.J., SEPT. 8, 2010 — Roberto Bellissimo, formerly of New York’s Hotel Indigo, was recruited by the Zylo Tuscan Steakhouse at the W hotel in Hoboken. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 15, 2010 — LPGA Tour professional golfer Cristie Kerr attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Cristie Kerr Women’s Health Center on the Jersey City Medical Center campus. She was interviewed in front of a painting by artist Alfred Gockel which she donated to the center from her own collection. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 9, 2010 — Assistant Library Director Sonia Araujo was in charge of the Jersey City Free Public Library’s 3rd annual book fair on September 18. She was photographed at the Main Library on Jersey Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 14, 2010 — Sisters Cresencia Obaldo, right, and Bernadine Samin, together with Mayor Jerramiah Healy, foreground, Police Chief Thomas Comey, background left, and Police Director Samuel Jefferson, background right, watched the video that showed home health aide Carmen Pereira abusing their 91-year-old mother, Catalina Obaldo, during the press conference held at the Jersey City Police Department’s Communication Center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

BAYONNE, N.J., SEPT. 20, 2010 — Leonard Janesis was the owner of Unique Books on Broadway in Bayonne which went out of business after seven years and closed on Oct. 2. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

HOBOKEN, N.J., SEPT. 24, 2010 — Nine WWII veterans who set sail from Hoboken aboard the USS Panamint AGC 13 reunited at the Hoboken WWII Memorial. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

The visiting veterans sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” during a memorial service at Frank Sinatra Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Robert Begerow, 88, of Heathrow, FL, originally from Newark, NJ, visited the memorial. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

Mel Riedberger, left, of Crosslake, Minn., and Al Pupo, of Lakeworth, Fla., read the plaque of the memorial. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 19, 2010 — “Cake Boss” star Buddy Valastro, left, and the staff of Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop, made a cake modeled after the Lackawanna Center building on Grove Street in Jersey City where his family’s Hoboken-based baking business will make its new home sometime next year. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 15, 2010 — ‘Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age’ is on exhibit at the Liberty Science Center from Oct. 16, 2010, to Jan. 9, 2011. Above, Baby Lyuba, a perfectly preserved infant mammoth found in Siberia two years ago, is the star of the show, but was only on exhibit until Nov. 10. (Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 27, 2010 — Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was interviewed about his upcoming reality TV show on Animal Planet, “Taking on Tyson,” at Tyson’s Corner, the coop for his racing pigeons, behind the Ringside Lounge which is owned by his long-time friend, Mario Costa. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

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