Second Annual Coat Drive announced
The Apalachin Lions Club will be collecting clean useable winter coats for those in need through Nov. 23. Coats can be left off at Blessed…
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Zombies to invade Owego; Oct. 25
Organizers of the Second Annual Zombie Fest are pleased to announce that this year’s event will take place on Oct. 25, 2014 at Owego’s Historic…
Murder Mystery to be presented at Tioga Trails Cafe
The Summer Savoyards is a nonprofit community group that performs a Gilbert and Sullivan comedy operetta each summer in Binghamton, N.Y. Established in 1961, the…
Our buses are needed
Dear Editor, The following letter was sent to Governor Andrew Cuomo. “I am writing to you in response to information I have received regarding public…
Privacy is just a vague concept used by the Founders
Dear Editor, I suspect the reason the Founders don’t use the word “privacy” in the Constitution is that they considered privacy a settled manner. After all,…
Riding the wrong way?
Dear Editor, This is in response to the article, “The Old Coot goes the wrong way” by Merlin Lessler, dated Aug. 24, 2014. I was…
Making reality a little more real
Afraid to face the truth — that was my reality for probably most of my life. It wasn’t like I would have admitted it because…
Eleventh annual Traci’s Hope BBQ planned for Oct. 4
Continuing Traci Gibson’s mission of helping others, the Traci’s Hope annual barbeque will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4. Traci’s family and friends invite the…
Guthrie Gala raises $73,000 for House of Hope
Over $73,000 was raised for the Sayre House of Hope at the annual Guthrie Gala, which was held on Sept. 13 in Sayre, Pa. The…
The Old Coot doesn’t get the ‘credits’
I was watching a TV show the other night; as the final scene faded into the background the credits started to roll. A blur of…