From The Editor: The Owego Pennysaver election policy
As we near the election cycle, which begins with early voting on Oct. 24 and concluding on Nov. 1, followed by Election Day on Nov….
Editorial
The Old Coot wants a change (of clothes)
These days, many people wear single purpose clothes. Whether for work, shopping, going out for dinner, to a party or some other event, the same…
A ‘Valley Girl’ at heart
When I woke up on Tuesday, Sept. 29, I learned that my dear friend, Robin Myers-Wilson of Barton, had passed away one day prior, unexpectedly. What…
Guest Editorial: Proposed Tioga County Mandatory Source Separation Law
As written the proposed law is flawed, unenforceable, and costly. It will have consequences (intended or otherwise) that are undesirable. There is a better alternative, which is…
The Old Coot supports the Tuesday Afternoon Club
The Tuesday Afternoon Club came by this week, right on schedule (Tuesday afternoon). The first member passed through around two o’clock. He grabbed two jars…
Collector Car Corner – Reader recalls father’s Hillman Husky: British motorcars from Rootes include Sunbeam Alpine
Q: Greg I graduated high school in 1969 and my father was always interested in cars and did most of his own car care. We…
The Old Coot is elbow challenged
I’m sitting in a window seat at the Owego Kitchen, watching two robins waddle around, pecking at worms in front of the post office. Not…
From the Owego Village Mayor’s Desk
I wanted to take some time to write to you as summer is winding down and update you on what’s going on in the village….
Editorial: Community spread of COVID-19
Tioga County Public Health continues to see positive COVID-19 cases that are tied to community spread. When an individual tests positive for COVID-19, there is an…
Share the road – it is corn-chopping time
As the temperatures cool and the daylight hours diminish, it is time for our Tioga County farmers to harvest their crops. Corn chopping has already begun,…