Robert Salpeter of Manhattan and Montauk, a pioneering graphic designer who began his career at IBM and started his own studio, died on Sept. 8 at the age of 88. He had been ill with pancreatic cancer.

As we have now formally settled into fall, the changes on the fishing scene have commenced, as have the changes in weather.

Rocky Point picked East Hampton as its homecoming opponent. Big mistake. The Bonackers on Saturday wreaked havoc at the North Shore school on their way to a 40-7 rout of the Eagles.

I-Tri, the South Fork-based girls’ empowerment program, will host its annual Ride and Wine fund-raising cycling event on Oct. 5, with a new route and a new spot for its afterparty.