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My Best of 2009 in Photojournalism

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Happy New Year! Here are my favorite images that I’ve taken for The Jersey Journal newspaper from 2009. Thanks for looking!

WEEHAWKEN, N.J., JAN. 15, 2009 — Seen from Weehawken, NY Waterway ferries and New York Fire Department boats surrounded the US Airways commercial airliner Flight 1549 that made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Seen from Weehawken, NY Waterway ferries and New York Fire Department boats surrounded the US Airways commercial airliner Flight 1549 that made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Seen from Weehawken, NY Waterway ferries and New York Fire Department boats surrounded the US Airways commercial airliner Flight 1549 that made an emergency landing on the Hudson River. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Emergency vehicles responded to the NY Waterway Port Imperial ferry terminal in Weehawken to aid survivors of US Airways Flight 1549. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Survivors of US Airways Flight 1549 are escorted by police from the NY Waterway Port Imperial ferry terminal to board a bus that will take them to the Senior Citizen Nutrition Center for further assistance. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Survivors of US Airways Flight 1549 are escorted by police from the NY Waterway Port Imperial ferry terminal to board a bus that will take them to the Senior Citizen Nutrition Center for further assistance. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Emergency workers attended to a survivor of US Airways Flight 1549 at the NY Waterway Port Imperial ferry terminal. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A survivor of US Airways Flight 1549 was transported on a gurney to an ambulance from the NY Waterway Port Imperial ferry terminal. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A survivor of US Airways Flight 1549 was loaded into an ambulance at the NY Waterway Port Imperial ferry terminal in Weehawken. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A survivor of US Airways Flight 1549 exited the NY Waterway Port Imperial ferry terminal in Weehawken to board a bus that will take him and other survivors to the senior citizen nutrition center to be reunited with their loved ones. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Survivors of US Airways Flight 1549 wrapped in blankets provided by the American Red Cross connected with their loved ones on cellphones on board a bus outside the senior nutrition center. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Julian Williams of Charlotte, NC, a survivor of US Airways Flight 1549 told reporters how he saw the engine burst into flames and the cabin fill with smoke before jumping into the frigid waters of the Hudson River. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
WASHINGTON, D.C., JAN. 20, 2009 — Bishop Austin Harrold, of the Interdenominational Christian Community Church in Jersey City, gave directions to passengers on one of two buses headed to the nation’s capital to attend the historic inauguration of Barack Obama, the country’s first African-American president. The bus ride was sponsored by the Jersey City Million Man March Organization and the King Solomon Masonic Lodge. Two buses, each carrying 38 passengers, left at 4:05 a.m. The following are photos from their trip and of the crowds that gathered on the National Mall. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
People cheered as they watched the inauguration of President Barack Obama on the portable television brought by Jerry Cork of Maryland after they were unable to get past huge crowds that have gathered on the National Mall and to get close enough to the Capitol to view the historic moment in person. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 19, 2009 — US Airways Flight 1549, which made an emergency landing on the Hudson River on Jan. 15, was temporarily stored on a barge at Weeks Marine Inc. after being hauled out of the river in New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., JAN. 22, 2009 — The US Naval Ship Bob Hope was in the Bayonne Drydock for repairs and a makeover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The US Naval Ship Bob Hope was in the Bayonne Drydock for repairs and a makeover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The US Naval Ship Bob Hope was in the Bayonne Drydock for repairs and a makeover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The US Naval Ship Bob Hope was in the Bayonne Drydock for repairs and a makeover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The US Naval Ship Bob Hope was in the Bayonne Drydock for repairs and a makeover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The US Naval Ship Bob Hope was in the Bayonne Drydock for repairs and a makeover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The US Naval Ship Bob Hope was in the Bayonne Drydock for repairs and a makeover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
LIBERTY ISLAND AND ELLIS ISLAND, N.Y., JAN. 23, 2009 — More than seven years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Statue of Liberty’s crown and the circular stairway leading up to it remain closed to the public due to safety concerns. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
More than seven years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Statue of Liberty’s crown and the circular stairway leading up to it remain closed to the public due to safety concerns. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, right, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ-08), discussed reopening the crown of the Statue of Liberty to visitors during a tour of Liberty Island and Ellis Island. More than seven years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Statue of Liberty’s crown and the circular stairway leading up to it remain closed to the public due to safety concerns. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar toured Ellis Island with Cynthia Garrett, Superintendent of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar toured a dilapidated building that once housed a public health facility where immigrants were screened. Efforts are underway to restore it. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Angel Pazol, 10, of Mexico, rolled a snowball at the foot of the Statue of Liberty during a visit with his parents. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Karen Pineda, right, took a photo of her daughter, Kaylyn Velasco, 13, at the foot of the Statue of Liberty as her cousin, Jordan Castro, looked on. The three are tourists from San Francisco. Pineda said, “It would be great if they reopen the crown to the public because I’d like to see what Lady Liberty is looking at, too.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
 
The Statue of Liberty on the New York Harbor. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A flock of seagulls and the Statue of Liberty on the New York Harbor. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Tourists on board a ferry took photos with the Statue of Liberty on the New York Harbor. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Statue of Liberty on the New York Harbor was seen from aboard a ferry. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 13, 2009 — Jason Hendricks, a senior at Hudson Catholic High School, signed to attend Pittsburgh to play football. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JAN. 22, 2009 — High school students from around the state participated in
The Second Annual New Jersey State ProStart Competition presented by the New Jersey
Restaurant Association/New Jersey Restaurant Educational Foundation,
at the Hudson County Community College Culinary Arts Institute. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Judge Chef Robert Conti, of PFG-AFI Foodservice, shared his observations with Marisiella Giles, of Essex County Technical School, as she and her teammates, Tom Patierno, left, and Nick Fogel were judged on how well they chop and slice. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Spectators composed of other students, teachers and parents watched the teams compete through the windows of the kitchen. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Passaic County Technical Institute student, Karron Wells, seared the beef for his team’s dish: pan seared fillet of beef topped with foie gras and poached pears. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Atlantic County Institute of Technology student Kim Melendez finished off the raspberry almond Napoleon for the Triple Threat dessert dish. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Essex County Technical School team’s jalapeño-lime glazed shrimp over baby arugula dish. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Passaic County Technical Institute students, from left to right, Breauna Pegues, Natalie Diaz, Mazah Gobjoka and Karron Wells plated their dishes of pan seared fillet of beef topped with foie gras and poached pears, left, and fried oysters with horseradish sauce and micro greens. In the foreground is their dessert of banana cream pie topped with caramelized bananas and whipped cream. They won first place and the opportunity to compete in the nationals. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Spectators composed of teachers, parents and fellow students applauded as members of the Passaic County Technical Institute team brought out their finished dishes for judging. Student Karron Wells carried the plate of fried oysters with horseradish sauce and micro greens. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Chef Justin Kaplan of the Blue Bottle Cafe, Chef Robert Conti of PFG-AFI Foodservice, Chef Daniel Turgeon of the Culinary Institute of America, and Ara Karakashian of Hudson County Community College judged the dishes. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Judge Chef Daniel Turgeon of the Culinary Institute of America tasted the Passaic County Technical Institute team’s pan seared fillet of beef topped with foie gras and poached pears dish. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Passaic County Technical Institute won the culinary competition and earned the opportunity to compete in the finals. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., FEB. 19, 2009 — Secaucus High School wrestler, Bob Roesing, was 27-0 and a big favorite for the 160-lb. division in this weekend’s Districts. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., FEB. 12, 2009 — Brendan Wahlers, substitute teacher at Bayonne High School, delivered part of the “Gettysburg Address” as portraits of Lincoln are projected on the screen, during the Lincoln Community School’s celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Second graders at Lincoln Community School in Bayonne recited various characteristics they have in common with Abraham Lincoln. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Robert Piel and Heaven Gallon led fifth graders to the stage to perform a skit, “North vs. South: Gettysburg.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Lincoln Community School cheerleaders performed a cheer. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Fourth grader Jessica Czajakowski looked at decorations made by art teacher Mary Anne Christianan and her students. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Brendan Wahlers, a Bayonne High School substitute teacher, dressed as Abraham Lincoln, invited students to sing “Happy Birthday” both for Abraham Lincoln and student Alyson Kosakowski, center, who was also celebrating her 10th birthday. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NEWARK, N.J., FEB. 23, 2009 — Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz, Orthodox Union Rav Hamachshir, center, gave a tour of the Manischewitz Matzo Baking Plant to senior members of the OU, dignitaries in the kosher world, congregational rabbis and lay leadership, before the start of the first shmura matzo run at the new facility. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Binyomin Gordon, a mashgiach at the Manischewitz Matzo Baking Plant, prepared the dough. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Guests looked at stacks of laminated dough during the process of making shmura matzo. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The dough was cut into strips. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Isaac Lieberman, a senior mashgiach, performed quality control over squares of shmura matzo dough before they were baked in the oven. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A look inside the matzo oven, a brand new $11 million piece of equipment. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Production Manager Valery Pevzner, center, watched baked shmura matzo squares roll out of the oven. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz demonstrated to guests the “matzo crack” test, checking that the matzo snaps as it is broken when it comes out of the oven. This indicates that the matzo has lost the softness of dough and is adequately baked. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Baked shmura matzo rolled through the conveyor system. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Baked shmura matzo ready for sorting. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A worker sorted baked shmura matzo. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A worker lined up the baked shmura matzo to be packaged in plastic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Baked shmura matzo are packaged in plastic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Workers collected the packaged baked shmura matzo. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
SECAUCUS, N.J., FEB. 4, 2009 — Gov. Jon Corzine and Mayor Dennis Elwell, left, arrived at Studio 42 inside the MLB Network a the street renaming ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Studio 42 inside the MLB Network in Secaucus, is a half-scale baseball field where demonstrations by the network’s analysts take place. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Gov. Jon Corzine led the ceremonial unveiling of the new name for the street where the MLB Network in Secaucus is located. With him were, from left, Mayor Dennis Elwell, MLB President and Chief Operating Officer Bob DuPuy, MLB Executive Vice President and CEO Tim Brosnan, MLB President and CEO Tony Petitti, and Hartz Mountain President and CEO Emanuel Stern. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The street outside the Secaucus studios of baseball’s new cable television network was a given a new name during an unveiling inside Studio 42 of the MLB Network by Gov. Jon Corzine, Mayor Dennis Elwell, MLB Network President and CEO Tony Pettiti, and Major League Baseball executives. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., FEB. 9, 2009 — Government officials and management of the Westin Jersey City Newport, the LeFrak Organization, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts cut the ribbon for the new Westin Jersey City Newport, a hotel with 429 guest rooms, more than 20,500 square feet of meeting facilities, and upscale dining. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Guests were treated to a luncheon in the grand ballroom after the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Westin Jersey City Newport. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Guests were treated to a luncheon in the grand ballroom after the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Westin Jersey City Newport. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., FEB. 17, 2009 — The Bayonne Fire Department responded to the scene of an overturned truck on Route 440 near the Avenue C exit ramp. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
 
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 2, 2009 — D’Antonio, 6, and her brother, Michael, 4, soared down the hill at the Dr. Leonard J. Gordon Park during a snow storm. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., MARCH 9, 2009 — EMT Joseph Burlew, left, and Thomas Kelly, who is an EMT and a firefighter, were nominated for America’s Most Wanted All Stars for their October 2008 rescue of a woman who accidentally drove into the waters of Newark Bay. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
WEST NEW YORK, N.J., MARCH 6, 2009 — Maria Elena Presutti, left, Katy Giacumbo, and Rose Indri, shared a laugh while sorting items at the Our Lady of Libera Thrift Shop in West New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Rita Landisi is the manager of the Our Lady of Libera Thrift Shop. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 10, 2009 — Ashin Metah performed aarti, a Hindu ritual where a lamp of light is offered to deities, accompanied by prayers and song, on the eve of the Holi Festival, also called the Festival of Colors, at the Govinda Sanskar Kendra on Newark Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hindus sang praises to the deities on the eve of the Holi Festival. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hindus sang praises to the deities on the eve of the Holi Festival. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Food was ready to be served to the congregation of Hindus who gathered on the eve of the Holi Festival. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hindus placed their down-turned hands over the flames of a lamp on an aarti plate and then raised their palms to their forehead as a way of seeking purificatory blessing. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hindus placed their down-turned hands over the flames of a lamp on an aarti plate and then raised their palms to their forehead as a way of seeking purificatory blessing. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hindus placed their down-turned hands over the flames of a lamp on an aarti plate and then raised their palms to their forehead as a way of seeking purificatory blessing. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hindus placed their down-turned hands over the flames of a lamp on an aarti plate and then raised their palms to their forehead as a way of seeking purificatory blessing. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 11, 2009 — Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson met with fans at his new waterfront area restaurant in Jersey City called Magic Johnson Marketplace. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Earvin “Magic” Johnson autographed basketballs for fans at his new waterfront area restaurant in Jersey City called Magic Johnson Marketplace. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A mini basketball signed for a fan by Earvin “Magic” Johnson. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Troy Lee posed for a picture with basketball Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson, left, after getting his son’s sneakers autographed at a new waterfront area restaurant in Jersey City called Magic Johnson Marketplace. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
People lined up inside the Magic Johnson Marketplace, a new waterfront area restaurant for a chance to meet basketball Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who signed autographs and posed for photos. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson signs autographs for Jersey City police officers Brian Gajewski, center, and Victor Smith, right, at his new waterfront area restaurant in Jersey City called Magic Johnson Marketplace. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson signed autographs at his new waterfront area restaurant called Magic Johnson Marketplace. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Earvin “Magic” Johnson posed for a photo with Saint Peter’s Prep students, from left to right, Neil Patel, Tyrone Stamps, Oscar Contreras and Alex Yu at his new waterfront area restaurant called Magic Johnson Marketplace. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
WEST NEW YORK, N.J., MARCH 12, 2009 — R.L. Stine told students during a visit to School 3, “When I was 9 years old, when I discovered writing, I had this old typewriter. I was this weird kid. I would just stay in my room writing all the time and my mother would be outside the door and she would say, “Bob, go out and play! What’s wrong with you, go outside.” And I’d say, “It’s boring out there. Type, type, type, type.” But I never learned how to type. I just use one finger to type. I’ve written 300 books with this finger. Look at it it’s totally ruined, it’s totally curved.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Students laughed as they listened to renowed and beloved children’s book author R.L. Stine tell a story during a visit to School 3. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Students waited in line for R.L. Stine to sign copies of his Goosebumps books in the library at School 3. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Renowed and beloved children’s book author R.L. Stine signed his books at the library during a visit to School 3. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Sabrina Jara shared a laugh with R.L. Stine as he signed her book during a visit to School 3. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., MARCH 17, 2009 — The New York Red Bulls practiced at Giants Stadium before their trip to Seattle for the season-opener game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The New York Red Bulls practiced at Giants Stadium before their trip to Seattle for the season-opener game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The New York Red Bulls practiced at Giants Stadium before their trip to Seattle for the season-opener game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The New York Red Bulls practiced at Giants Stadium before their trip to Seattle for the season-opener game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The New York Red Bulls practiced at Giants Stadium before their trip to Seattle for the season-opener game. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
KEARNY, N.J., MARCH 18, 2009 — Phlebotomist Tracie Thorn, left, took the blood of donor, Cassandra Schmidt, 26, of Kearny, inside the Blood Center of New Jersey Bloodmobile parked outside the Walmart during a blood drive. Schmidt, who has donated 20 times in her lifetime, said, “I give blood whenever there’s a blood drive just in case anybody in my family ever needs blood. At least I know I was nice enough to give so hopefully somebody would be nice enough to also give and help out.” (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 19, 2009 — Kittens up for adoption at the Liberty Humane Society at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Poodle stretched a paw through his cage at the Liberty Humane Society. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Citrus with her newborn kitten at the Liberty Humane Society. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Heather, on the floor, played with Shortstack at the Liberty Humane Society. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 20, 2009 — Car crash at the Tonnelle Circle in Jersey City where six people were injured. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., MARCH 24, 2009 — Bartender Lisa Sniscak at the Lua Restaurant. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
CRANFORD, N.J., MARCH 25, 2009 — Law enforcement officials walked in a procession accompanying the hearse carrying the casket of John J. ‘Jack’ Hill, Jr., 65, Chief of Investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, on Alden Street towards Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church where the funeral service will be held. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The flag-draped casket of John J. ‘Jack’ Hill, Jr., 65, Chief of Investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, was carried by Jersey City police officers out of the hearse outside of Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church.(Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Law enforcement officials showed their respects as the flag-draped casket of John J. ‘Jack’ Hill, Jr., 65, Chief of Investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, is carried by Jersey City police officers into Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Family members watched as the flag-draped casket of John J. ‘Jack’ Hill, Jr., 65, Chief of Investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, was carried by Jersey City police officers into the Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church for the funeral service. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jersey City police officers carried on their shoulders the flag-draped casket of John J. ‘Jack’ Hill, Jr., 65, Chief of Investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The flag-draped casket of John J. ‘Jack’ Hill, Jr., 65, Chief of Investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, was carried by Jersey City police officers into the Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church for the funeral service. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Police brass from across the state saluted as the flag-draped casket of John J. ‘Jack’ Hill, Jr., 65, Chief of Investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, was carried up the steps of the Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church for the funeral service. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
An officer accompanied a riderless horse from the Bergen County Police Department with reversed riding boots in the stirrups which symbolizes a fallen leader looking back on his troops for the last time, during the funeral service for John J. ‘Jack’ Hill, Jr., 65, Chief of Investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, at Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 27, 2009 — Dylan Evans, founder of the Jersey City Mural Arts Program, posed in front of a detail of the mural at First Street in the Downtown area which was created by three artists: Jason Maloney, Ron English and Big Foot. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 30, 2009 — Demolition of the decrepit buildings on Journal Square. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MARCH 30, 2009 — New Jersey City University students and faculty members with the American Federation of Teachers Local 1839 crowded around Gov. Jon Corzine rallying for financial support for higher education from the state before the governor made his presentation of the report by the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel on Immigrant Policy at NJCU. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NORTH BERGEN, N.J., MARCH 31, 2009 — The 60-foot-high stained glass of Temple Beth-El. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., APRIL 3, 2009 — Xavier Wise, 8, of Bayonne, competed in the “New York Knicks Kidz Bop
Talent Search” and needed online votes to go on to the final round. He won enough votes and performed at Madison Square Garden on April 8, entertaining the half-time crowd with Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back.” He won second place. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., APRIL 6, 2009 — Pre-K to third-graders performed during the kick-off celebration for “The Week of the Young Child” at School 14. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 6, 2009 — All the buildings of the old Hotel on the Square block on Journal Square have been leveled to make way for the One Journal Square development. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
 
BAYONNE, N.J., APRIL 7, 2009 — Horace Mann School students and Cleaner & Greener club members, from left, Erica Soares, 13; Jiana Kupecz, 13; Courtney Metcalf, 13; and Jennifer Correa, 12, made puppets out of recycled materials for the school’s Earth Day Parade. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 7, 2009 — Robert Sweeney, with the housekeeping staff at NJCU, protested proposed 12-day furloughs, layoffs and wage freeze by Gov. Jon Corzine’s new budget. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Kathleen Hernandez, executive vice president of the CWA Local 1031, led a protest against proposed 12-day furloughs, layoffs and wage freeze by Gov. Jon Corzine’s new budget. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NJCU Chief Engineer Jose Abalo and CWA Contract Administrator Dorene William, protested against proposed 12-day furloughs, layoffs and wage freeze by Gov. Jon Corzine’s new budget. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., APRIL 13, 2009 — Firefighters spray water on Tony’s Hot Dogs truck on Broadway and 12th Street which caught fire, as the truck’s propane tanks continue to leak gas. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HARRISON, N.J., APRIL 14, 2009 — The last structural steel beam was lifted into place on the new Red Bull Arena during a topping-off ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The last structural steel beam was lifted into place on the new Red Bull Arena during a topping-off ceremony. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 15, 2009 — The Jersey City Police Department held an emergency drill at Dickinson High School. The scenario: a lone gunman shoots up a school resulting in heavy casualties. Students were played by police academy recruits. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
One of the injured students was rescued from the school. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A police officer rushed to the school upon getting the initial emergency call. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A police officer helped an injured officer. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Emergency Service Unit responded to the scene and prepared to go inside the school. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Injured students were rescued from the school. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The injured students were triaged. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The gunman was captured. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Other students were rounded up for questioning. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The victims are interviewed by police detectives. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 21, 2009 — Floyd Bennett, owner of FJB Comics & Games, celebrated the re-opening of his store at a new location on Coles Street, six months after his old store on York Street burned down. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., APRIL 24, 2009 — Second-graders Breona Davis, left, and Kiiwii Bacon played the limbo during the carnival at School 17, the culminating activity for the school’s “Week of the Young Child” celebration. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
First-grader Bryan Cando jumped up for a shot at the basketball station during the carnival at School 17, the culminating activity for the school’s “Week of the Young Child” celebration. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NORTH BERGEN, N.J., APRIL 28, 2009 – A brush fire raged close to train tracks in the area of Tonnelle Avenue and Route 495 causing delays in rail traffic. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 5, 2009 — The Colgate Clock at the foot of Essex Street is in badly need of a makeover. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., MAY 7, 2009 — Club H Fitness instructor Michele Ward will lead a spinning charity event. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., MAY 18, 2009 — Artist Doug Auld with his paintings at his home studio. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., MAY 21, 2009 — Bayonne’s Casey Blake spiked the ball during the NJSIAA game against Belleville. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., MAY 22, 2009 — A Bayonne firefighter swept up debris from an accident where a car hit the back of this house on 26th Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
These three cars parked in the lot of the Forum Fitness Club and Kessler Rehabilitation Center on 25th Street in Bayonne were damaged by a car going through the lot and crashing into the back of a house on 26th Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., MAY 28, 2009 — The Explorer of the Seas is docked at the newly renovated permanent berth for Royal Caribbean Cruises at Cape Liberty Cruise Port at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor near the 9/11 Teardrop Memorial. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A view from the bridge of the Explorer of the Seas cruise ship of the ship’s helipad, left, and the 9/11 ‘Teardrop Memorial,’ right. The ship is docked at the newly-renovated permanent berth of the Royal Carribean Cruises at Cape Liberty Cruise Port at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, Thursday, May 28, 2009. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 4, 2009 — Fourth- and fifth-grade students at St. Patrick/Assumption All Saints School performed original choreography set to musical classics including “Hard Day’s Night” and “Ticket to Ride” in the school’s Jacques d’Amboise Theater as they told the story of John Lennon’s life from the phenomenon of Beatlemania to his messages of awareness and peaceful activism, during the National Dance Institute’s End-of-Year Performance. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 4, 2009 — Govinda Temple high priest, Hariesh Pathak, played an harmonium during the “A Taste of India” reception for the 2009 Downtown New Jersey Conference at The Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre at Journal Square. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 5, 2009 — A Jersey City firefighter opened up a hole on the roof during a two-alarm fire to ventilate the house on Brinkerhoff Street. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JUNE 5, 2009 — Jersey City Police Officer Moises Mendoza led School 38 and School 4 students in cheering, “Give me a G-R-E-A-T!” during the Jersey City Public Schools Gang Resistance Education and Training Program graduation at the Frank R. Conwell Middle School, as School 4 sixth-graders, from left, Lucy Colon, Simaran Kaur and Shadise Mosley, cheered along. The three students also presented Mendoza and Police Officer Bill Laughlin, right, with a thank you gift for the roles they played in the program. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., JUNE 30, 2009 — A distraught woman held her cat which was rescued from her house on Avenue A during a two-alarm fire, as an EMT gave the feline some oxygen. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., JULY 1, 2009 — Peter J. Cammarano III waved to the crowd after being sworn in as Hoboken’s 37th and youngest mayor at the Stevens Institute of Technology. He was joined by his wife, Marita and daughter, Abigail.
 On July 23, 2009, just twenty-three days after assuming the office of mayor, Cammarano was arrested by the FBI as part of a major corruption and international money laundering conspiracy probe known as Operation Bid Rig. Cammarano was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey with accepting $25,000 in cash bribes from an undercover cooperating witness. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 22, 2009 — Wesley Brown, 51, reflected in the mirror, looks at the blood and bullet holes in the bathroom of his Van Wagenen Avenue apartment where his mentally-ill wife, Martina Brown, 58, was fatally shot by Jersey City police officers. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 24, 2009 — The funeral of slain Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, at St. Aedan’s Church on Bergen Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The family of fallen Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, walked in the funeral procession. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Spectators waited for the funeral procession for Detective Marc DiNardo to go by on Bergen Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Port Authority police waited for the funeral procession for fallen Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, to arrive outside St. Aedan’s Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A police helicopter flewoverhead as various police and fire pipes and drums marched in front of St. Aedan’s Church on Bergen Avenue in Jersey City for the funeral procession for fallen Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A Jersey City police officer stood in front of St. Aedan’s Church on Bergen Avenue awaiting the funeral procession for Detective Marc DiNardo. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The flag-draped casket of Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, inside the hearse before it was carried into St. Aedan’s Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Mary DiNardo, center right, wife of slain Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, and other relatives stood outside St. Aedan’s Church with DiNardo’s three children, Gwendolyn, 4, Marc Anthony II, 3, and Ella, 1, as they waited for the casket to be brought out of the hearse and into St. Aedan’s Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jersey City police officers carred the casket of fallen officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, into St. Aedan’s Church for the funeral service. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Holding her one-year-old daughter, Ella, Mary DiNardo, the wife of fallen Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, watched as her husband’s casket was carried into St. Aedan’s Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jersey City police officers saluted as the casket of fallen police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, is carried into St. Aedan’s Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jersey City police officers saluted during the funeral service of fallen fellow officer, Detective Marc DiNardo inside St. Aedan’s Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
EMTs carried out a woman who fainted during the funeral service at St. Aedan’s Church for fallen Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Gwendolyn DiNardo, 4, with an unidentified woman, walked down the aisle during the funeral service for her father, slain Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo, inside St. Aedan’s Church. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Pipe and drum bands filled the aisles inside St. Aedan’s Church during the funeral service of fallen Jersey City police officer, Detective Marc DiNardo. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The riderless horse during the funeral procession for fallen Jesey City officer, Detective Marc DiNardo. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
WEEHAWKEN, N.J., JULY 28, 2009 — During a reunion, Barry Leonard, was hugged by Dr. Hilda Roque of the Palisades Medical Center, who took care of him after the airplane he was flying on, US Airways Flight 1549, made an emergency landing on the Hudson River
on Jan. 15 after a flock of geese flew into the engines of the plane. All 155 people on board survived. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., JULY 31, 2009 — Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A woman danced above the crowd watching the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Ra Ra Riot violinist Rebecca Zeller performed at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Concert-goers danced to the music of DJs Patricio and Jupiter at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
DJs Patricio and Jupiter spinned music under the DOLAB at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The H&M tent that housed a lounge, cell phone charging stations, internet service and where one can get some swag at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Festival goers crowded the beer garden tents at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jay-Z performed at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jay-Z performed at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jay-Z performed at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Fans danced to Jay-Z’s performance at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jay-Z paid tribute to Michael Jackson during his performance at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Sibylla Deen of New York City, center, danced in the mud with other festival goers at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Festival-goers danced in the mud at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A festival-goer’s muddied sandals and feet at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HOBOKEN, N.J., AUG. 10, 2009 — Recovery crews hoisted the helicopter that was involved in a mid-air
collision with a small plane over the Hudson River on Aug. 8 onto the 12th Street Pier. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The wreck of the Piper PA-32 single-engine plane that collided with a Liberty Tours helicopter was pulled out of the Hudson River. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 25, 2009 — Spectators sought relief from the heat in the shadow of the golf shop tent as they watched professional golf players during practice day for The Barclays 2009, the opening event of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup, at the Liberty National Golf Course. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 26, 2009 — Spectators snapped photos as Tiger Woods teed off at one of the holes during The Barclays Classic Pro-Am at Liberty National Golf Course. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
.Tiger Woods laughed with his caddie, Steve Williams, left, at Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City during The Barclays Classic Pro-Am. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Phil Mickelson, center, fist bumped with Steve Pagliuca, Managing Partner and Executive Committee Member of the Boston Celtics, as Bob Diamond, president of Barclays PLC, right, laughed, during The Barclays Classic Pro-Am. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Tiger Woods bounced a golf ball on his club during The Barclays Classic Pro-Am. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Ethan Kalalo, 6, of Staten Island, ran onto the green to Padraig Harrington to get his autograph during The Barclays Classic Pro-Am. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 27, 2009 — Zach Johnson hit the ball out of a bunker at the 18th hole at Liberty National in Jersey City during the first round of The Barclays tournament. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The group of Phil Mickelson, Kenny Perry and Lucas Glover made its way toward the second hole during the first round of The Barclays tournament. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Phil Mickelson waved and smiled at a fan during the first round of The Barclays tournament. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A volunteer held up her arms to signal the crowd to be quiet and still as a player prepared to putt a ball on the 18th hole during the first round of The Barclays tournament. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 28, 2009 — Bill Haas teed off at the first hole this morning during the soggy second round of The Barclays tournament. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A spectator didn’t seem to mind the rain as he watched golfers at the first hole during the soggy second round of The Barclays tournament. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Spectators watch the tournament from under an umbrella during the soggy second round of The Barclays. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., AUG. 24, 2009 — A red-tailed hawk was spotted perched on top of The Jersey Journal building. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A red-tailed hawk was spotted perched on top of The Jersey Journal building. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 1, 2009 — Friends tried to restrain a distraught Miles Dionisio, sister of Christine Mariano, 20, who was found strangled to death in a fire at Mariano’s Stevens Avenue home. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Claire Mariano was comforted by her son, Chris, after learning that her daughter, Christine, 20, died in the fire at their home on Stevens Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Romulo A. Gregoria Jr., left, is seen comforting Claire Mariano, mother of Christine Mariano, who died in a fire on Stevens Avenue. Gregoria has been charged with strangling Christine Mariano to death then setting her bedroom on fire. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 10, 2009 — Rocio Aranda-Alvarado is the curator of the Jersey City Museum. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Rocio Aranda-Alvarado is the curator of the Jersey City Museum. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 15, 2009 — Learning Community Charter School students cheered as the staff cut the ribbon for their school’s new home on Kennedy Boulevard. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., SEPT. 18, 2009 — Puccini’s Restaurant owners Pasquale Iengo, right, and his wife, Domenica,
with their long-time employee, Natale Rescigno, are celebrating their Jersey City restaurant’s 25th anniversary this year. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, NJ, SEPT. 23, 2009 — Dawn Waters is a ‘running concierge’ at the Westin Jersey City. He leads running tours around Newport. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Dawn Waters is a ‘running concierge’ at the Westin Jersey City. He leads running tours around Newport. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NORTH BERGEN, N.J., SEPT. 24, 2009 — Second grader Kevin Wadleigh, imitated the ‘stop, drop and roll’ technique as demonstrated by North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Firefighter Jose Pujols, as firefighters Alider Pratts, right, and Steven Hillis and first and second graders at Kennedy School in North Bergen watched. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
BAYONNE, N.J., OCT. 8, 2009 — Bayonne High School senior and track star Joshua Reyes suffers from asthma, but has excelled on the track and looks to earn a collegiate scholarship. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 29, 2009 — Candidate for New Jersey governor, Chris Daggett, seen through a viewfinder of a video camera, spoke at a luncheon with the Jersey City Rotary Club at Casino in the Park at Lincoln Park. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., OCT. 29, 2009 — Patricia O’Hanlon, a breast cancer survivor, completed a marathon in all 50 states and will be inducted in the 50 States Marathon Club. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NEWARK, N.J., NOV. 1, 2009 — President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine waved at the top of the steps as they exited Air Force One at Newark Liberty International Airport. (Reena Rose Sibayan | For The Associated Press)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 2, 2009 — The Jersey City Fire Department’s Marine I vessel, the Joseph Lovero, left, and the Jersey City Police Department’s Emergency Service Unit police boat, center, greeted the USS New York as it makes its way up New York Harbor past the Verrazano Narrows Bridge towards Ground Zero in New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
From the Harborside Financial Center’s south pier in Jersey City, a Jersey City firefighter captured on video the arrival of USS New York to New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Standing at the Harborside Financial Center’s south pier in Jersey City, firefighters from various New Jersey municipalities watched the USS New York make its way up the New York Harbor towards Ground Zero in New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jersey City fire and police honor guards and emergency responders from various New Jersey municipalities gathered at the J. Owen Grundy Pier to salute the USS New York as it passed near Ground Zero in New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The USS New York passed by Ground Zero in New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Chinook helicopters flew in formation over the USS New York as it made its way up the Hudson River after making a stop near Ground Zero in New York City. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., NOV. 2, 2009 — Jersey City native Lt. Cmdr. Donald Wilson gave a tour of the USS New York docked at Pier 88. 
 Wilson, a 1987 graduate of St. Peter’s Prep, joined the Navy right after graduation. He is the ship’s information systems officer, in charge
of the computer systems, technical data, intelligence and communications. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The ship’s bow stem is crafted with 7.5 tons of World Trade Center steel. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A flag with an image of the Twin Towers hung on one of the ship’s masts. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Navy security stood guard by the USS New York docked at Pier 88. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The USS New York is “designed to sink,” said Wilson. The lower level can fill with 13 feet of water to load hovercraft and utility boats. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The USS New York is also equipped with an intensive care unit that can hold 21 patients, has two dental surgery rooms and a pharmacy. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A battle dressing station on board the USS New York. The ship can be used in disaster relief efforts and serve as temporary shelter. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The wardroom or the mess-cabin of naval commissioned officers on board the USS New York with the ship’s crest on the deck. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The crew’s mess cabin on board the USS New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A tribute to the World Trade Center towers in neon lights inside the crew’s mess cabin on board the USS New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Lt. Cmdr. Don Winslow inside the bridge of the USS New York. Wilson had the honor of driving the ship out of New Orleans, LA, after it was built. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A rigid-hull inflatable boat on board the USS New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Lt. Cmdr. Don Winslow inside his sleeping quarters on board the USS New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Workspace inside Lt. Cmdr. Don Winslow’s sleeping quarters on board the USS New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The crew’s berthing or sleeping quarters on board the USS New York. Crew members sleep on three level bunks on either side of each aisle. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Marine Corps Ssgt. Niceforo Mendoza Jr. on his bunk bed on board the USS New York which gives him enough space to sit up and type on his laptop. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A Sea Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter on the flight deck of the USS New York. — REENA ROSE SIBAYAN / THE JERSEY JOURNAL
A V-22 Osprey helicopter, left, and a Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the USS New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Marine Corps Capt. Russell Hill is a pilot of the V-22 Osprey helicopter on the USS New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Marine Corps pilots inside the V-22 Osprey helicopter on the flight deck of the USS New York. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., NOV. 6, 2009 — Derek Jeter waved to the crowd from onboard a float during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Fans cheered and waved around ticker tape during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship victory parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Alex Rodriguez, right, rode a float with catcher Francisco Cervelli during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Most Valuable Player Hideki Matsui rode on one of the floats during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Kids clamored for autographs from the players during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Robinson Canó tossed an autographed ball back to a fan in the crowd during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Alex Rodriguez rode a float with catcher Francisco Cervelli and rapper Jay-Z during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Alex Rodriguez rode a float with catcher Francisco Cervelli and rapper Jay-Z during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Former Yankees player John Flaherty recorded the crowd on video during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
From left, Nick Swisher, Jerry Hairston and Johnny Damon rode one of the floats during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Fans cheered during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)(Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The Yankees CC Sabathia, left, and Mark Teixeira onboard a float during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Derek Jeter with his family and girlfriend, Minka Kelly, second from left, waved to fans from his float during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg raised the 2009 World Series Championship trophy during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A man flew toilet paper out the window of an office building on Broadway, near Chambers Street, during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jose Molina, left, and A.J. Burnett waved to fans from their float during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Jorge Posada waved to the crowd from aboard one of the floats during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
National Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, left, joined the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Former Yankees manager, Gene Michael, center, rode on one of the classic cars during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Fans clamored for attention during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The packed crowd during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Juan Hernandez, who is from the Bronx and works in Jersey City, joined the crowd with his son, Bryan, 7, who ditched school for the day, during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
A group of young fans cheered and danced on the streets during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The packed crowd during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The packed crowd during the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
The crowded scene at the World Trade Center PATH station as fans from New Jersey headed home after watching the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 18, 2009 — The rotunda of the William J. Brennan Hudson County Courthouse. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., NOV. 23, 2009 — Firefighters and tow truck drivers responded to a scene of an overturned vehicle on Paterson Plank Road. The driver survived. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NORTH BERGEN, N.J., NOV. 24, 2009 — Harlem Wizard’s Mike Mathews, a.k.a. Big Mike, wowed McKinley Middle School students in North Bergen with his ball-spinning skills during the basketball player’s visit to promote the Wizard’s upcoming game against North Bergen High School teachers on Dec. 2. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Seventh-grader Abdulkareem Elsammak bounced the basketball on his head during a face-off with the Harlem Wizard’s Mike Mathews, a.k.a. Big Mike. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Seventh-grader Abdulkareem Elsammak scored during a free-throw challenge by Harlem Wizard’s Mike Mathews, a.k.a. Big Mike during the basketball player’s visit to promote the Wizard’s upcoming game against North Bergen High School teachers on Dec. 2. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
McKinley Middle School students in North Bergen playfully jeered at Harlem Wizard’s Mike Mathew, a.k.a. Big Mike, when he goofed his own challenge of “You’ve Been Tricked” during the basketball player’s visit to promote the Wizard’s upcoming game against North Bergen High School teachers on Dec. 2. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Harlem Wizard’s Mike Mathews, a.k.a. Big Mike, placed a spinning basketball on the finger of fifth-grader Veronica Castro during the basketball player’s visit to promote the Wizard’s upcoming game against North Bergen High School teachers on Dec. 2. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
NORTH BERGEN, N.J., NOV. 24, 2009 — New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Divison of Fish and Wildlife workers George Figueroy, right, and Mark DeVito tossed trout into Woodcliff Lake at North Hudson County Park as part of the Winter Trout Stocking Program. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Divison of Fish and Wildlife employee Mark DeVito used a net to scoop up trout from fish tanks on top of a truck. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Divison of Fish and Wildlife employee Mark DeVito tossed trout into Woodcliff Lake. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Paul Ellersick, of Jersey City, helped Bill Leenig, of North Bergen, left, net the trout he caught in Woodcliff Lake at North Hudson County Park in North Bergen which was freshly stocked by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Divison of Fish and Wildlife as part of the Winter Trout Stocking Program. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Steve Won, of Fort Lee, showed off a rainbow trout he caught in Woodcliff Lake at North Hudson County Park in North Bergen which was freshly stocked by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Divison of Fish and Wildlife as part of the Winter Trout Stocking Program. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
HARRISON, N.J., DEC. 7, 2009 — Kearny firefighters put out hotspots in the back of a three-story apartment building on Franklin Avenue. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J., DEC. 28, 2009 — Hoboken’s Julio Fermaint broke through Ramapo’s defense during the game at Cliffside Park High School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hoboken’s Delquan Groomes looked to score during the game against Ramapo at Cliffside Park High School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hoboken’s Noel Garcia passed the ball during the game against Ramapo at Cliffside Park High School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Hoboken’s Eddie Canary battled two Ramapo players for the ball during the game at Cliffside Park High School. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., DEC. 30, 2009 — Corey Caddle, 13, executed outfield drills during the Jersey City’s Department of Recreation’s baseball and softball clinic at the Yanitelli Center of St. Peter’s College. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Joey Witt, 6, made a catch during the Jersey City’s Department of Recreation’s baseball and softball clinic at the Yanitelli Center of St. Peter’s College. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Khalil Jackson, 11, made a catch during the Jersey City’s Department of Recreation’s baseball and softball clinic at the Yanitelli Center of St. Peter’s College. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Alex Rivera, 13, made a catch at second base during the Jersey City’s Department of Recreation’s baseball and softball clinic at the Yanitelli Center of St. Peter’s College. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
Liz Tolentino, left, tossed balls to Eugenee Del Rosario, right, who was working on improving the mechanics of her swing, during the Jersey City’s Department of Recreation’s baseball and softball clinic at the Yanitelli Center of St. Peter’s College. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

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