A. Philip Dinkel Jr., the owner of the Montauk I.G.A. for almost 30 years, died on Aug. 23 in Easton, Md., at the age of 89.

A conservationist who was fond of birds and dogs in particular, Polly Bruckmann devoted many years to organizations that benefited the environment and the community. Mrs. Bruckmann, of Lily Pond Lane and Manhattan, died on Sept. 3 following a fall. She was 90.

Jean Greenlees Ruggles, who had a long career teaching at the Montauk School, died at home in Montauk on Sept. 1. She was 96.

Time was, East Hampton was famous as the anti-signage town. Have you noticed an uptick in signs on our streets in the last year or two? We don’t like it.

A pertinent subject came up at a meeting of Amagansett’s citizens advisory committee Monday, when members heard from a representative of the Devon Yacht Club, which is seeking permits to rebuild its clubhouse. In short, what was the point of the meeting?

As the recreational boating season hurries to a close here in the Northeast, my ideas of a summer spent at least part of the time afloat on Cerberus slip away.

One of the indignities of getting older is having hair that will no longer express your personality in a way that adequately represents who you think you are, deep down. Our hair betrays us with age.

Someone who grew up in Bridgehampton (this columnist, for one) might think all there was to Leonard Riggio was Minden, his vast and venerable Ocean Road estate. But his passing calls up more.

Remembering the first time I came to the East End 30 years ago also rekindles thoughts of the skyline of India, and my home country’s independence.

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I had a nice chuckle watching an episode of “Gilligan’s Island” in which Gilligan, in his inevitable white bucket hat, hauled in a lobster trap from the overly warm, tropical lagoon (a stage studio out in Los Angeles).

East Hampton High’s boys soccer team defeated Eastport-South Manor 5-1 in its season-opener here on Sept. 4, as Don McGovern, Bonac’s coach, subbed in earnest.

After a season-opener loss to Shoreham-Wading River last week, the Bonac field hockey team reworked its lineup and beat Greenport-Southold 6-0.

A team of four long-distance swimmers recently accomplished a relay-style open-water swim from Montauk Point to Block Island. Drew Harvey, Michal Petrzela, Jeremy Grosvenor, and Spencer Schneider combined for 15.8 miles by taking a wide, S-shaped route.

Friends of Allan Weisbecker will gather Thursday afternoon at 3 at Montauk's Ditch Plain Beach for a paddle-out in his memory, with an exhibition of his photographs to follow at 6 at the 484 Gallery on West Lake Drive.

The newest Little Free Food Pantry in town is at LTV Studios at 75 Industrial Road.

The White Room Gallery is showing Stuart Yankell's vibrant paintings of people in motion and Taylor Smith's Pop paintings on discarded floppy discs.

The Ha Ha Hamptons Comedy tour will bring four female comedians to Bay Street Theater for Mom's Night Out.

Joanna Steidle's random purchase of a drone in 2015 has led to a thriving drone photography practice and wide commercial and artistic recognition.

Meet Samson Occom (1723-1792), Mohegan, scholar, orator, Montauker, minister, synthesizer of native spirituality and Christianity, prolific author of religious tracts.