Charles H. Deering of Springs, an Army veteran and member of East Hampton American Legion Post 419 whose pastimes included cooking, hunting, fishing, and photography, died on Dec. 22 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He was 98.

Michael Kinney, who was drawn to Montauk in the late 1960s for work and surfing, and later ran the industrial arts program at the Montauk School, died of cancer on Dec. 10. He was 73.

A popular beach access point to a surf spot known as the Ranch, used by generations of Montauk surfers and fishermen, could be jeopardized if a subdivision application introduced to the East Hampton Town Planning Board earlier this month is approved.