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95-year-old says she walks 25 minutes every day.

Barbara Long and Marion L. Cronin, who are not related, were jointly awarded the town’s Boston Post cane, a New England tradition

ATKINSON — The Atkinson Historical Society awarded graduating Timberlane Regional High School senior Emily Watson its 2023 Atkinson Historical Society scholarship.

DRACUT — In Dracut Town Hall hangs an old black cane in a glass case. It is labeled "The Boston Post Cane." What is this old cane and why is it displayed in Town Hall?

In 1948, Dewey did not defeat Truman in the race for the White House, as had been prematurely proclaimed in a huge banner headline that night in the Chicago Daily Tribune.Almost 70 years later, the movie “La La Land” did not beat “Moonlight” in the...

DIGHTON — On Oct. 14 Virginia Silvia will turn 99.   But now at age 98, shes already the oldest person living in Dighton. So on June 28 her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and the town got a head start on wishing her a happy birthday with a special award, the Boston Post Cane. Silvia, who still lives in her own home, seemed unfazed by the accolades, which included a certificate of recognition from the selectmen and her names inclusion on the towns Post Cane recipients plaque. ...

KITTERY, Maine — In 1917, the United States entered World War I, marshmallow fluff was invented, a brand new car cost less than $400 and the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded. It was also the birth year of longtime Kittery resident Malcolm Foss, the town’s 23rd recipient of the prestigious Boston Post Cane honor. On Wednesday night, Foss, his loved ones and town leaders gathered for an intimate ceremony at the Kittery Historical & Naval Museum to honor the 103-year-old Foss, whose birthday...

Boston Post Cane tradition dates back to 1909 Gardner News ASHBURNHAM — The town’s oldest resident was recently honored by the Council on Aging. Rachael Bush Whitney, 100, who once served in the Army and has lived in the community since 1955, was presented with a Boston Post Cane certificate on Monday, April 26. The cane tradition began in 1909 when the publisher of the former Boston Post newspaper, Edwin Grozier, designed 700 walking sticks with heads made of 14-carat gold and each engrav...