Vito Perillo, the mayor of Tinton Falls, N.J., and known in life as the nation’s oldest mayor, has died. He was 100. Perillo died Saturday night, the Asbury Park Press reported. He made national headlines in 2017,

Vito Perillo, believed to be the oldest serving mayor in the United States, passed away over the weekend at the age of 100 while serving his second term in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.

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, and a beloved member of our community," Tinton Falls Borough Administrator Charles Terefenko wrote in a statement.