Above: Previous Boston Post Cane recipient Bill McClintick, Sr., with his son, Bill, after receiving the cane in 2020.
The Boston Post Cane tradition was established in 1909 by the Boston Post Newspaper. A special cane was presented to the Board of Selectmen in several towns throughout New England, to be presented as an honor to each town’s oldest resident.
East Greenwich’s Boston Post Cane (replica) was returned to the Town after its latest holder, CMDR William R. McClintick, Sr., passed away in April at the age of 106. Mr. McClintick was the 21st known recipient of the cane…