At 105, newest Cane holder stays young at heart

MARBLEHEAD – Alice McGill Tompkins, a 105-year-old resident of Lafayette Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, was recently presented the historic Boston Post Cane, in recognition of her status as the town's oldest living resident. In November, Marblehead Selectman Jackie Belf-Becker presented Tompkins with the cane and a plaque — a New England tradition that dates back more than 100 years. In 1909, a year before Tompkins was born, The Boston Post newspaper asked 700 selectman from communities acros

MARBLEHEAD – Alice McGill Tompkins, a 105-year-old resident of Lafayette Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, was recently presented the historic Boston Post Cane, in recognition of her status as the town's oldest living resident. In November, Marblehead Selectman Jackie Belf-Becker presented Tompkins with the cane and a plaque — a New England tradition that dates back more than 100 years. In 1909, a year before Tompkins was born, The Boston Post newspaper asked 700 selectman from communities acros…