The combined East Hampton and Pierson girls swim team met two tough opponents in the water over the last two weeks, but even in close losses to Ward Melville and Half Hollow Hills there were top-notch performances.

Chip Dayton, a rock-and-roll photographer with an impressive portfolio, died of cardiac arrest on Sept. 9 in Skowhegan, Me. The former East Hamptoner was 74.

Jason H. Bertanzel, who had lived on Swamp Road in East Hampton for much of his life, died of a heart ailment on Oct. 2 in Manorville, where he resided for the last year. He was 45.

The East Hampton Town Board voted Tuesday to end its relationship with R2 Architecture, the joint venture it had chosen in 2022 to design a new senior citizens center on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett, and said it would re-evaluate its plans for the facility.