October 2, 2008 -- Security guards get a sneak preview of artwork done by local Jersey City artists before the opening of The Hope Center for The Visual and Performing Arts new exhibition and theater space in Jersey City, Thursday.
October 2, 2008 -- Rev. Sam Citron adjusts the bouquet on his work of art entitled "State of the Bride" installment for the opening of The Hope Center for The Visual and Performing Arts new exhibition and theater space in Jersey City, Thursday.
October 2, 2008 -- Pastor Jeff Beacham (left) and his wife Melva look at a Rev. Sam Citron's "State of the Bride" display during the grand opening of The Hope Center for The Visual and Performing Arts new exhibition and theater space in Jersey City, Thursday.
September 30, 2008 -- The aftermath of a fire on Johnston Ave. in Kearny, Tuesday.
September 30, 2008 -- Giomar Saquipulla (left) consoles her friend and resident, Rosa Pereira after a fire at her apartment on Johnston Ave. in Kearny, Tuesday.
September 27, 2008 -- St Peter's Kate McFadden tries a backward spike on Manhattan College at Yanitelli gym in Jersey City, Saturday.
September 26, 2008 -- Secaucus quarterback Lucas Litwin tries to break a tackle during a game against Becton at Kane Stadium in Secaucus, Friday.
September 25, 2008 -- Arthur Kurtz, 76, (center) of Fairlawn auditions for the Nets Sensational Seniors dance team at the Nets headquarters in East Rutherford, Thursday.
September 25, 2008 -- Miguel Kubes, 67, of Hohokus auditions for the Nets Sensational Seniors dance team at the Nets headquarters in East Rutherford, Thursday.
September 25, 2008 -- Linda Keady, 60, of Great Medows auditions for the Nets Sensational Seniors dance team at the Nets headquarters in East Rutherford, Thursday.
September 19, 2008 -- Mina Youssu, 15, lifts some weights at the new Planet Fitness gym in Bayonne, Friday.
September 18, 2008 -- Kevin Cevasco of St. Peter's Prep., right, jumps over Ferris High's Juan Samaniego to get the ball during a game at the Caven Point Complex in Jersey City, Thursday.
September 18, 2008 -- Ferris High's Juan Samaniego, left, tries to clear the ball during a game against St. Peter's Prep. at the Caven Point Complex in Jersey City, Thursday.
September 18, 2008 -- Ferris High's Juan Samaniego, front, tries to head the ball as Matt Woods of St. Peter's Prep. attempts to kick it during a game at the Caven Point Complex in Jersey City, Thursday.
September 17, 2008 -- Saint Dominic Academy's Catherine Talafous returns a serve to Bayonne's Chloe DeFilippis during the 1st singles match at the Lincoln Park tennis courts in Jersey City, Wednesday.
September 17, 2008 -- Bayonne's Carmela Ali hits the ball back to Saint Dominic Academy's Ashlee Espinal during the 3st singles match at the Lincoln Park tennis courts in Jersey City, Wednesday.
September 13, 2008 -- Erykah Badu performs at the Liberty Jazz and R&B Festival in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, Saturday.
September 12, 2008 -- St. Peter's Prep. fanatics get fired up before the High School Kickoff Classic held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, Friday.
September 11, 2008 -- Visitors look at mementos and messages to the victims of loved ones that mark the 9/11 attacks at the Central Rail Road New Jersey Terminal in Jersey City, Thursday.
September 11, 2008 -- Young members of the Union City community came out to participate in a memorial dedication ceremony and candlelight vigil honoring the four Union City residents who died in the 9/11 attacks in Union City.
August 23, 2008 -- Fady Besada, 7, flies his kite during the "Kites Over Bayonne" event held at the 16th Street Park in Bayonne, Saturday.
August 23, 2008 -- Jennifer LaPelusa, 8, looks up at her kite during "Kites Over Bayonne" event held at the 16th Street Park in Bayonne, Saturday.
August 23, 2008 -- Paul Weeks tries to get a kite out a tree for his daughter Emily Weeks, 9, during the "Kites Over Bayonne" event at the 16th Street Park in Bayonne.
Saturday, December, 27, 2008 -- The "Pumoja Dancers," Kamille King (from left to right), Yewande Kelley-Johnson, and Audrey Davis dance to the African rhythmic drumming of Master Drummer Rudy Walker and the Drum Troupe during the Kwanzaa Celebration held at the Miller Branch Library Cultural Arts Auditorium in Jersey City.
December 19, 2008 -- Jersey City Public Works employee Rich Venezia talks with his dispatcher while on his snow plowing route on West Side Ave. amidst a snow storm in Jersey City, Friday.
December 19, 2008 -- A Bayonne Public Works employee smiles as he looks out at the snow storm before he goes out on his snow plowing route at the Bayonne Centralized Garage in Bayonne, Friday, December 18, 2008.
December 16, 2008 -- Marco Mani from Millennium Communications endures the cold weather to install a new camera system near the light rail station at Exchange Place in Jersey City, Tuesday.
December 12, 2008 -- Jersey City Police Officer Nathaniel Montanez, the president of the 74th graduating class of the Jersey City Police Academy, hugs his former drill instructor, Detective Rhudy Snelling, after his graduation ceremony held at the Margaret Williams Theater at New Jersey City University in Jersey City, Friday.
December 9, 2008 -- New York Giant's Linebacker Zak DeOssie, right, compares the size of his hand with that of Alexander Wu's, 6, before speaking to the students at the Horace Mann Elementary School about how leading a healthy lifestyle is one of the keys to success in the future, in Bayonne, Tuesday.
Friday, December 5, 2008 -- Mike Conte, Jersey Journal crime reporter, hangs out behind an abandoned car wash that was being used in a towing company scandal in North Bergen.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 -- A black cat hangs out on the steps of its trailer home at the Manhattan Mobile Home Park in North Bergen.
