Vito Perillo, the mayor of Tinton Falls in Monmouth County, New Jersey, has died at age 100, officials say. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mayor Vito Perillo, a man of integrity,

He stunned people when as a 93-year old WWII veteran he ran for mayor and won. But on Saturday night, Tinton Falls beloved Mayor Vito Perillo died

Tinton Falls Mayor Vito Perillo has died at 100, town officials announced Sunday. In 2017, Perillo became mayor at age 93 after he ran a grassroots campaign to beat the borough's incumbent mayor. The World War II veteran won reelection in 2021.