Terrifying: Burglars in the bedroom

Here are the top New Jersey news stories for Wednesday:

⬛ Big pay raises for NJ lawmakers?

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State Senators and Assembly members could vote themselves big pay raises as early as next week.

Talks are underway to increase the salaries of part-time legislators by more than 70%.

⬛ NJ Lottery plans online ticket sales, but not everyone wants that

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New Jersey's lottery operator has plans to begin selling tickets online directly to consumers sometime in 2024, appealing to a new generation of players and making purchases even more convenient for residents with a dream.

But there's a big push to make sure that never happens.

⬛ Prosecutors oppose Sen. Menendez's effort to delay bribery trial

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NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged a judge to reject U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s request to delay his bribery trial scheduled for next spring by two months, until July.

Prosecutors argued against the postponement a week after defense lawyers offered multiple reasons why they say a trial of the Democrat and codefendants, including his wife, should be delayed

⬛ Toms River, NJ couple wakes up with burglars in their bedroom

Security camera image of person person outside a Toms River home 12/23/23 (The Lakewood Scoop)

TOMS RIVER — Four people who the owners say broke into a house early Saturday morning as a couple slept were scared off by a woman’s scream.

Security video posted by The Lakewood Scoop shows a crowbar being held by one of two people wearing surgical masks as they peer into the home in the Tallymyr neighborhood off Route 527 (Whitesville Road) around 2:15 a.m. The video shows them being let into the house by someone else.

⬛ NJ man high on LSD strangles other man to death, prosecutors say

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PENNSAUKEN — A man is charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter for choking another man to death while they were both using LSD, according to authorities.

Tyler Roderick, 31, of Pennsauken was arrested on Christmas Eve and taken to Camden County jail, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.

DON'T WAIT: These NJ holiday drive-thru displays are still open through the end of 2023

Final operating days range from December 29, 2023, to January 7, 2024. Locations are listed in date order alphabetically.

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LOOK: These are the most overrated and underrated states in the U.S.

A survey conducted by Home Bay asked which states you considered the most overrated states in the country. In a separate survey conducted by Home Bay, participants were asked which states they believe are the most underrated.

Interestingly, some states managed to make both lists. Here are the top 10 for each.

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