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Sharks and pirates usually conjure up images of the open seas — unless you’re in the Hamptons real estate business.

PC Tuneups

    Computer running a little slow? Weird messages popping up out of nowhere? Now there’s a chance to take your little electronic friend into Staples at the Bridgehampton Commons for a free tuneup on Saturday.

    A certified technician will also be on hand to offer a consultation as well as boost your PC’s speed and performance and check for nasty spyware and viruses. Appointments can be scheduled by contacting Staples at (631) 537-1654.

Pop-Up From St. Barts

The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

EAST HAMPTON

A. and S. Schoenfeld to A. Kozicharow and Goeller, 7 Little Court, 1.55 acres, May 11, $1,100,000.

J. Young to D. Gorrie, 3 Spread Oak Lane, 1 acre, May 11, $950,000.

L. Kramer to S. Cohen and N. Leung, 7 East Way, .54 acre, May 13, $600,000.

F. and A. Notel Jr. to T. and L. Calabrese Jr. 1 Beech Road, .63 acre, May 6, $1,125,000

Cruising Organic Avenue

    Organic Avenue has once again opened its doors, and juicers, on Job’s Lane in Southampton. Offering a “live, organic, vegan experience” — L.O.V.E. — Organic Avenue sells soups, salads, entrees, snacks, and juices geared toward those seeking to follow a vegan or raw-food lifestyle.

The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

AMAGANSETT

B. Hunnicutt to A. Hede, 12 Pond Park Place, 1.68 acres, May 2, $1,480,000.

Gualtieri and Davidowicz to T. and C. Berkman, 9 Fresh Pond Road, .86 acre, April 20, $2,250,000.

J. and L. Aurilia to J. Lynch, 17 Cliff Road, .28 acre, April 22, $1,600,000.

EAST HAMPTON

Awards for Ads

    The Montauk-based ad team of Lynn Blumenfeld and Jill Fleming took home fistfuls of awards recently for their company, blumenfeld + fleming, from the international Hermes Creative Awards.

    Blumenfeld + fleming is an advertising, Web, and logo design firm with headquarters in Montauk. The company was founded by Ms. Blumenfeld and Ms. Fleming, two former Madison Avenue creatives, in 2002. Their clients include Suffolk County National Bank, South­ampton Hospital, Gosman’s, Land­scape Details, and Advantage Title.

The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

AMAGANSETT

S. Papandrea Page to P. McBrien, 71 Dunes Lane, 1.4 acres, March 28, $6,325,000.

A.S. Land Corporation to Harrison William Realty, 306 Bluff Road, 1.14 acres (vacant), April 29, $3,300,000.

EAST HAMPTON

L. Heneveld to H. Cohen and M. Zimmerman, 8 Shellfish Lane, May 2, $1,145,000.

L. and B. Kruysman to C. Growney, 302 Abraham’s Path, April 25, $1,695,000.

MONTAUK

Cursive East End

    Cursive, which has two stores in New York City, has launched an outpost at Amagansett Square.

    The shop, co-owned by Michael Schultz, Douglas Duncan, and a long-haired dachshund named Noodle, sells fine papers, jewelry, and “curiosities.”

    According to its Web site, Cursive opened originally “in the hopes of bringing some wonder and excitement to the mostly sedate world of fine paper.”

    The Amagansett shop will be open every day.

Free Ride to the Beach

The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

EAST HAMPTON

J. Harrison to D. and R. Shouldice, 6 Founders Lane, March 30, $650,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

Coopers on Newtown to D. and J. Page, 186 Newtown Lane, .16 acre, April 1, $1,565,000.

P. and J. Young to P. Marchgiotta,  19 Gingerbread Lane, .27 acre, March 31, $1,625,000.

L. Avati to R. Berardi and G. Magnolfi, 120 Montauk Highway, 1.1 acres, April 8, $1,550,000.

Oh Those Rays

    WellNest, a store on Main Street in Sag Harbor that sells “environmentally friendly lifestyle products,” will be selling products to protect people from the sun, including sunglasses, on Sunday. Fifty percent of the proceeds will go to the Melanoma Research Alliance. The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FreshDirect’s Back

The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

EAST HAMPTON

L. and E. Foster to M. Messemer, 5 North Cape Lane, .63 acre, Mar. 28, $650,000.

W. Langer to J. Winther and S. Perry, 19 Van Scoy’s Path West, 1.8 acres, April 7, $1,900,000.

MONTAUK

J. Scoglio to J. and N. Gentile, 6 Gull Road, .17 acre, April 15, $676,000.

J. and D. Iaqunito to J. and I. Lowe, 128 Adams Drive, .23 acre, April 6, $855,000.

Restoration Anew

    Restoration Hardware, at 69 Main Street in East Hampton, will open its doors on Saturday. The new shop, dubbed the Gallery at East Hampton, will offer “an artful expression of home furnishings in a gallery setting,” according to material from the company, which promises “a complete re-conceptualization of the shopping experience.”

    The store will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.

Bank Ups and Downs

AMAGANSETT

T. DiMatteo  to G. Tannenbaum and Brittis, 59 Shore Road, .34 acre, April 1, $2,730,000.

M. and M. Weissbach to P. Ribustello and Russell, 268 Main Street, .5 acre, April 1, $1,250,000.

J. Schwagerl to L. Lefkowitz and Gelbart, 50 Meeting House Lane, .48 acre, April 4, $5,850,000.

B. Brickman to J. Reiring, 43 Beach Avenue, .3 acre, April 5, $1,400,000.

EAST HAMPTON

G. Lynch by heir to 182 Springs Fireplace, 182 Springs-Fireplace Road, April 6, $330,000.

Big Drop Is Here

    A favored stop of celebrities like Katy Perry and Eva Longoria, Big Drop is launching its fourth retail fashion boutique, at 66 Newtown Lane in East Hampton, later this spring. It will join the flagship store in SoHo and offshoots on the Upper East Side and in Miami.

The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

AMAGANSETT

T. and K. Fagerland to C. Anderson and M. Donohue, 53 Red Dirt Road, 2 acres, March 29, $1,275,000

Braverman and Rosenberg to 66 T.I. Realty L.L.C., 66 Treasure Island Drive, .28 acre, March 22, $2,525,000.

EAST HAMPTON

Residential Mortgage to M. and A. Irvine, 402 Abraham’s Path, .9 acre, March 3, $354,000.

Two more reports issued this week confirmed the decline in East End real estate sales in the first quarter of this year compared to the first quarter of last, though again this may speak more to the high returns spurred by last year’s tax incentives for home buyers than to the state of...

AMAGANSETT

D. Caldwell to Taxi East Real Estate, 159 Atlantic Avenue, .3 acre, Mar. 10, $1,875,000.

EAST HAMPTON

E. and G. Crane to M. Baldinger, 56 Huckleberry Lane, Mar. 4, $800,000.

M. Braverman to G. Fitzgerald, 103 Swamp Rd, 3.97 acres, Mar. 16, $1,200,000.

D. Falborn to E. Carney, 19 Country Lane, .46 acre, Mar. 11, $570,000.

MONTAUK

L., S., R., and T. Hott and Trust to E. and L. Cahill, 90 Soundview Drive, .57 acre, Feb. 19, $990,000.

Bank Announced Loss

    Suffolk Bancorp, the parent company of Suffolk County National Bank, announced a loss for the first quarter of 2011, with a loss-per-share of $1.33, in comparison to earnings of 16 cent during the same period last year. The net loss was $12.8 million, compared to the net income in 2010’s first quarter of $1.53 million, according to a press release issued by the company last week.

The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

AMAGANSETT

Chicago Title Insurance to N. Macray, 46 Montauk Highway, .4 acre, March 9, $3,500.

EAST HAMPTON

G. Lacinski and C. Pagoota to J. McCue, 28 Miller Lane, .13 acre, Dec. 15, $550,000.

M. and M. Brandt to D. Floyd and D. Bernard, 3 Wigwam View Lane, .4 acre, March 4, $650,000.

M. Jones Trust to Flex Development, 57 Edwards Hole Road, .58 acre (vacant), March 3, $231,975

MONTAUK

Real estate endured a significant drop-off on the East End in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the same period last year, data from two sources show.