Jersey City's Division of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday honored and celebrated military veterans during a flag-raising ceremony followed by an art exhibition and reception at City Hall. Mayor Steve Fulop presented proclamations to veterans Richard Hamilton, Fred Jackson, Leon Tucker Jr. and grand marshals of the Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Councilmen Rich Boggiano and Daniel Rivera.

One hundred years ago today, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the First World War ended, and in many ways the modern world began. The war began as a royal family feud, pitting Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary and his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II, against their cousins Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and King Edward VII of Great Britain.

In the competition's 10th year, 221 submissions for warming hut ideas came from from 57 countries, organizers say. Jennie O'Keefe and Chris Pancoe, two Winnipeg artists, designed Huttie, which will be one of the warming huts on the Red River in 2019.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Norton and Lance Cpl. Lonky -- who didn't want to give their full names - were two of the dozens of veterans who were recognized and honored at the fourth annual Jersey City Veterans Day Parade.

The city and a local community center are coming together to bring more awareness and support to an issue for the first time. The city of Jersey City and Hudson Pride Center are partnering to recognize Transgender Awareness Week, which will run from Nov. 12 to 19 and will lead up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. "Jersey City stands with all members of our diverse community and is proud to partner with Hudson Pride Center to officially recognize Transgender Awareness Week," Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop said in a statement.

I remember as a child walking with the Girl Scouts in a parade along Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City as my dad took his place with the Veterans of Foreign Wars in another part of the line of march. We girls giggled in our green beanies and uniforms, our sashes filled with badges that showed our skills in things like cooking and camping, as we waved to relatives and friends gathered along the sidewalks and to officials stationed at the reviewing stand at the parade's end.