Tim Tibus was a rock-and-roll kind of guy who liked to have a good time, with his black cowboy boots, long hair, silver rings, and heavy-metal T-shirts. But he was also kind and loyal, friends recalled this week. A Springs resident since the 1990s, he died of a heart attack at home on Saturday. He was 61.

Janet L. Grossman came from a long line of medical doctors in a family that valued education. It made sense, then, that she would go on to travel extensively and study design and architecture abroad, and later became the first woman in her family to earn a Ph.D., specializing in human resources and adult education at the Fielding Institute in California in the late 1980s. She died of pulmonary fibrosis at home in Sag Harbor on Aug. 27. She was 89.

There's been plenty of whale action visible from the beaches, and it's been a stellar week for inshore and offshore fishing, with fluke, striped bass, porgy galore, and tuna farther out.

A report on East Hampton's fall sports seasons, all now in full swing in football, girls swimming, girls tennis, boys cross-country, field hockey, and boys volleyball.