Jeffrey Melchiondo Sr., a former four-time Barnegat Township mayor, passed away on June 13. He was 75.

Melchiondo was appointed to the township committee in 2005 to fill out an unexpired term. He was elected in 2006 and 2009 but lost a re-election bid in 2012. All three times his running mate was current committeeman Alfonso Cirulli, who returned in late 2015 when he was appointed to replace Martin Lisella, who left his committee seat to become township administrator.