Joseph DeCristofaro, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War who was the longest-serving active member of the East Hampton Fire Department, died on Oct. 2 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Esteban Cordero, a former ad man born in Argentina who lived part time in East Hampton, died on Sept. 15 in New York City. He was 92.

The closing of Tight Lines Tackle in Sag Harbor is most unfortunate. Small mom-and-pop, one-man businesses like Ken Morse’s establishment continue to be squeezed out because of high rents. It’s a troublesome trend that has become too frequent here.