On July 28, the Town of Rockport honored longtime resident Doris C. Johnson with the Boston Post Cane, recognizing her as the elder of the town, at age 103. Mrs, Johnson was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, N.Y., on December 30, 1918. At 103, she has.
The cane for the oldest resident on Block Island, one of 700 distributed to towns around New England by the Boston Post in 1909, is a continuing tradition
HIRAM Town’s oldest resident honored at 97 Alice Elizabeth Wadsworth, 97, of Hiram received the Boston Post Cane and Pin at her home April 20, honoring her with the distinction of being the town’s oldest resident. Hiram Historical Society President Sally Williams presented the cane, which will be kept in the town office, along […]