Cars We Remember – Youth Group plans to restore a 1956 Mercury Medalist
Q: Hi Greg. Recently our church and youth group was gifted with a 1956 Mercury Medalist and wondered why the front bumper has the spelling…
Editorial
Tioga Downs to host fun-filled Labor Day events
Tioga Downs is gearing up for its Labor Day festivities, which are packed with fun for the entire family. Quality racing will take place throughout…
No more Sunday drives for the Old Coot
A Sunday afternoon drive! That last century, family ritual, is long gone. In the first place, there is no Sunday, not like the ones I…
Collector Car Corner – Marty Demmer’s fabulous 1952 MG-TD Mark II is an all-original classic
Q: Dear Greg, my name is Martha Demmer from Montrose, Pa. I am 77 years old and everyone here calls me Marty. On May 16, 1964,…
Old Coot joins the mole people
Well, it’s happened again. I’m forced to change my ways to fit into a changing world. This time it’s drastic. I have to become a…
Collector Car Corner – Jaguar roadsters forever
Q: Greg, I have always loved Jaguars, especially the E-Types that were built in the 1960s and 1970s. Now that Jaguar is solid with its…
Tioga County among top five counties in New York with dangerously high levels of radon
A new warning has come out regarding dangerously high levels of radon in the Southern Tier, according to a release received by Tioga County’s Health…
The old coot can’t / can wait
It starts when you’re four years old. “I can’t wait until I’m five and can get on the bus with the big kids and go…
The Old Coot can’t finish a sentence
Conversation jumpers? Conversation stealers? I’m not sure what to call them and I’m not sure why they do it. Maybe it’s a physiological disorder –…
The Old Coot takes a wrong turn
I don’t know if you’ve turned into the Owego Treadway or the Tops Plaza off Route 17C lately, but there are new rules in place….