Funny or Die High Five Series – The HIGH FIVE INAUGURATION!

 Above photo of Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy of Jersey City and his wife, Maureen Healy, at the Inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.

In front of a crowd made up of family, friends, former presidents, celebrities, millions of Americans and the whole world watching President Elect Barack Obama  became our 44th President and first Afro- American President.

Send us your experiences and any photo’s if you were in Washington DC for the Inaugural jcalobserver@aol.com 

Jersey City Vocal Group “The Heartaches” who sang from the mid 1960s to 1990 was highlighted this month on one of Spains famed Doo- Wop Sites.

Along with Jersey City vocal groups The Concepts, Royal Counts and the Persuassions. The Heartaches have become known as one of the premiere accappella vocal groups of the 1960s

As recorded in the book Acappella Street Corner Vocal Groups – A Brief History and Discography of 1960s Singing Groups by Abraham J. Santiago and Steven J. Dunham

to Visit site  THE HEARTACHES

(Credit: Janis Krums)
On thursday A U. S Airways jet on route from La Guardia Airport to Charolette, North Carolina crashed into the Hudson River near midtown Manhattan and across from Weehawken NJ. An investigation is underway to see what brought the Jumbo Jet down but first reports are that the plane may of hit a flock of geese causing problems to one of its engines.

Later reports have indicated that the 146 passangers and 5 crew memebers all survived.

Some taken to area hospitals with injuries and suffering from hypothermia. A triage was set up in Weehawken at the Arthur’s Landing Restaurant. Police and first responders and Water Way Ferry’s  in the area were on the scene immediately helping passenger off the sinking jet.

Surviors of the crash have reported to the media that the captian of the crashed Airbus saved their lives by bringing the jet to a landing in the freezing cold river.

The 29 year veteran Captain for US Airways  Chesley Sullenberger came on the planes intercom system and told the passengers ” Brace for impact“

One survior said that after the captain made the anouncement -it was  only moments  later that the plane splashed in the water.

Captain Sullenberger past through the cabin of the down  plane twice before he himself disembarked to make sure that all the passengers were safely off the plane .