Longevity in the family genes

HOWLAND — Grace Taranto looks 75, acts 50, and celebrated her 100th birthday Aug. 15.

“God let me live this long,” she said when asked the secret to her long life.

She said she doesn’t smoke or drink, but admitted sipping a little of her father’s homemade wine when she was young.

Actually, her longevity is probably in the family genes.

She is the oldest of six children, five of whom are still living in their homes. Grace has been in an assisted-living apartment at Shepherd of the Valley since 2005.

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