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America’s oldest active mayor dies at 100 years old

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TINTON FALLS, N.J. (CNN) – The oldest active mayor in the country died Sunday.

Vito Perillo, of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, died at 100 years old.

He was serving his second term.

Vito Perillo, of Trinton Falls, New Jersey, died at 100 years old.

Vito Perillo, of Trinton Falls, New Jersey, died at 100 years old.(NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC)

The World War II Navy Veteran was first elected in 2017, beating an incumbent when he was 93.

Perillo wasn’t a member of a major political party and ran a door-to-door campaign.

He worked as an engineer for the Department of Defense before seeking office.
 
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