The public is being asked to assist State Police in identifying human remains that were found in the marshy region near Golden Hammock Thorofare in Brigantine in 1982. On May 14, 1982, the skeletal remains of an unnamed male were found in a swampy meadow near the thorofare, according to State Police. The unidentified male died sometime in 1981 or 1982. The deceased is thought to have been a Caucasian male between the ages of 35 and 45 who weighed roughly 165 pounds and stood about 5 feet, 6 inches tall.
Man Nabbed On Outstanding Warrant Charge In AC, Sentenced
30 year old Carmelo Rosado of Vineland was sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison after previously pleading guilty to third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance on May 18. On June 17, 2025, Atlantic City Police Department officers observed Rosado in the area of the Martinique and Econo Lodge Motels in Atlantic City. Officers confirmed that there were active warrants for Rosado's arrest out of another jurisdiction. Rosado was taken into custody and was found in possession of cocaine.
Mays Landing Man Handed Five Year Prison Term
A Mays Landing man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State prison for committing two separate domestic violence strangulation attacks.A judge sentenced 27-year-old Jerry Vargas-Perez on Friday following his February guilty plea to two counts of second-degree aggravated assault.The charges stem from a November 2022 incident in Atlantic City and a July 2024 incident in Hamilton Township, both involving different female victims whom Vargas-Perez physically assaulted and strangled.Under the state's No Early Release Act, Vargas-Perez must serve at least 85% of his five-year sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
Lifeguard Competition
There are still two significant all-female lifeguard competitions in South Jersey this summer, and both will be held by the Ventnor Beach Patrol. The 30th Bill Howarth Women's Lifeguard Invitational races will take place at the Suffolk Avenue beach on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The competition will feature all 15 patrols in the South Jersey Lifeguard Chiefs Association. Typically, the Howarths are the final all-female lifeguard competition of the SJLCA season. The race was renamed the Bill Howarth Women's South Jersey Lifeguard Championships last summer, mirroring the prestigious and historic men's competition.
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