After injuries slowed his progress to the Boston Red Sox Major League roster, Jay Groome was traded to the Padres just before Tuesday's trade deadline.
A three-month narcotics investigation in southern Ocean County leads to arrests of three suspects from Barnegat and LIttle Egg Harbor on drug and weapons charges.
Next stop for Jason Groome could be Fort Myers, Florida the home of the Boston Red Sox rookie league team. The 17-year old recent Barnegat High School graduate was in Boston Thursday when word came that he and the Red Sox had agreed on a contract that would pay him a signing bonus of $3.65 million. Not bad for a teenager.