Mathilda (Mattie) Fetter Van Gorden passed away on Feb. 27, in Fort Myers, Fla. She lived in Old Lyme with her first husband Gus Fetter between 1960 and 1966, during which time they owned the Black Hall Marina, Fetter’s Fish Market and Fetter’s Package Store. She is survived by her four daughters, who include Gail Roth of Fort Myers, Fla., and Karen Kopec of Old Lyme.
Will Old Lyme be celebrating again tonight?
By Jimmy Zanor. Published in the Middletown Press, Feb. 28.
The senior members of Valley Regional’s boys basketball team have played a big part in some of the championship banners that adorn the walls in their Deep River gymnasium. There are a couple of Pequot Conference football crowns. There’s a Shoreline soccer title. And there’s the big one: the school’s first ever state basketball title … Friday, [Valley] will try and capture the one thing missing from their sterling resume when they face Old Lyme at Hillhouse’s Floyd Little Athletic Center (7 p.m.): a Shoreline Conference basketball championship.