With Republicans sweeping top offices in Virginia and New Jersey, this much is clear: The 2009 off-year elections are not a referendum on Barack Obama.

The exit polls of the 2009 New Jersey race showed some very revealing picture of what issues concern the New Jersey voters the most. The initial results show that property taxes and the economy top the voter concernt in NJ.

Public Policy Polling asked another of their rather bizarre questions, this time to New Jersey residents, and the results show extremism and looniness on both sides of the aisle.

NY area newspapers report that a small plane crash landed in Rockaway city mall in New Jersey. According to AP "A small plane has crash-landed in the parking lot of a northern New Jersey shopping mall. A woman who works in a store nearby says the pilot is being treated by paramedics."

Approximately 30 people, including Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano, who took office only 23 days ago, Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell, state Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt and Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini were arrested Thursday by federal authorities in connection with a major corruption and international money-laundering conspiracy probe.

An early morning shootout on Thursday between police and gunmen in Jersey City, New Jersey ended with two suspects dead and five officers wounded. Besides those five, three others were wounded, though not by gunfire, in the shooting.

The NJ election results are in for NJ primary election 2009, and former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie has won the Republican nomination for New Jersey governor and will face incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine in November.

At this time it's not known what is happening in Rumson, NJ, but according to MyFox New York, homes in this affluent neighborhood in New Jersey are being evacuated. SWAT teams are in Rumson, NJ.

It was a close shave, but New Jersey, after due consideration, has decided not to ban Brazilian bikini waxes.

For those who don't know, a Brazilian wax could be thought of as using the same technique as a bikini wax, but removing everything, or sometimes just a thin strip of hair. You can imagine the pain, but how about the lawsuits?

In this tough recession winnery a lottery would be a great "ticket" out (pun intended). Last night's Mega Millions multi-state jackpot reached a $212 million dollar level, and there is one winning ticket.

The heavy snow in the New England and the Southern parts of the Eastern United States has made changes in school schedules and people's commute to work. In New York and New Jersey areas the effects of the snow is felt particularly and NJ Transit this morning updates bus and train schedule.