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

While the cancellation of big summer events and limits on social gatherings put a major dent in their business, caterers on the East End report that things are picking up in a different way as wedding couples and private clients find ways to cut down their guests lists to hold more intimate celebrations.

A culinary weekend in Sag Harbor, new beauty products for Black women, and a co-working space reopens in East Hampton.

As the pandemic continues, temperatures drop, and people prepare to spend more time indoors, East End homeowners are clamoring to upgrade ventilation systems with air filters and purifiers, among other devices to keep their homes as Covid-safe as possible.

The Hamptons Realty Group, a fixture on Main Street in Amagansett since 1984, rolled up its signature red awning and vacated the space it has long occupied this week. The firm is still very much alive and prospering, said its owner Htun Han, but the pandemic has changed the way it is doing business.

Because of a booming real estate market, revenues for the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund in August were $11.16 million, an increase of more than 85 percent from same month last year, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced on Monday.

"The increase in revenue continues to be fueled by the exodus from New York City and other population centers to the East End," Mr. Thiele said.

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

The Suffolk County Aquaculture Lease Program's 10-year review advisory group will hold a public meeting on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. via Zoom. Members of the public will have the ability to comment.

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

A seminar on recouping economic losses in the pandemic, and a new home maintenance service.

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

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

New York State's hemp pilot research program has grown from two growers and 30 acres in 2016 to more than 500 producers and 20,000 acres this year, but is set to expire on Oct. 31, and participants in the state's budding hemp industry are nervous about changes in state and federal regulations that they say could have catastrophic consequences just as the industry is starting to thrive.

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

From acupuncture in the home to Baron’s Cove rooms in the off-season.

Due to a booming real estate market, the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund collected $61.1 million in revenues so far this year, the most for the first seven months of a year in the program's history, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced last week. 

The preservation fund, which provides money for land preservation, water quality improvement, and the protection of maritime heritage, receives the proceeds of a 2-percent real estate transfer tax. The money goes to the five East End towns: East Hampton, Southampton, Shelter Island, Southold, and Riverhead.

The novel coronavirus and a booming real estate market on the South Fork are forcing real estate agencies to get creative in selling and renting properties. Virtual tours have become a popular solution.

AMAGANSETT

J. and B. Teatom to B. and D. Slusarev, 15 Arbor Path, 1.98 acres, May 1, $2,500,000.

84 IWH Realty L.L.C. to El Refugio 84 L.L.C., 84 Indian Wells Highway, 2.1 acres, June 25, $6,300,000.

EAST HAMPTON

G. Figliolia to M. and E. Beinus Trusts, 80 Sherrill Road, .34 acre, June 10, $4,000,000.

W. and J. Schacter to G. Tsetis, 7 Little Court, 1.55 acres, July 1, $1,700,000.

J. and S. Briller to N. and C. Casino, 70 Ely Brook to Hand’s Creek Road, .87 acre, June 18, $795,000.

When the company declared its support for the Black Lives Matter movement on a chalkboard outside its tasting room and on its Instagram account in June, initial reactions were largely positive. But a delayed backlash in the form of a new Facebook group that emerged last week called Defund Montauk Brewing Company is dragging the small business onto the battlefield of a social media war of words.

AMAGANSETT

L. Badkin to R. D’Amico and K. Connors, 143 Mulford Lane, .3 acre, June 20, $775,000.

L. Halpern to K. and M. Perra, 127 Central Avenue, .29 acre, June 22, $1,900,000.

J. Wagner to J. and H. Gagliardi, 77 Gardiner Drive, .23 acre, June 15, $2,000,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

R. Nangalia and Ricciardi to D. Skokos and E. Albies, 125 Sea Farm Lane, .34 acre, May 13, $1,520,000.

EAST HAMPTON

The impending merger of BNB Bank, the East End's last independent local bank, with Dime Community Bank of New York City will allow the institution to provide greater financial support to businesses while maintaining its connection to the region, Kevin O'Connor, the C.E.O. of BNB Bank, said in an interview last week.

When the Montauk Brewing Company declared its support for the Black Lives Matter movement on a chalkboard outside its tasting room in June, initial reactions were positive, but a delayed backlash in the form of a new Facebook group called Defund Montauk Brewing Company emerged earlier this week and by Sunday had over 20,000 members.

AMAGANSETT

15 BS Lane L.L.C. to I. Lemberger, 15 Bittersweet Lane, 2 acres, June 29, $4,500,000.

The New Trust to R. Scully Trust, 36 Hedges Lane, .67 acre, May 15, $6,550,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Berg Family Trust to 180 Mid Ocean L.L.C., 180 Mid Ocean Drive, 1.59 acres, June 23, $13,825,000.

R. Gutoff (by executor) to Kapri Realty Trust, 113 Mid Ocean Drive, 2.2 acres, June 19, $20,000,000.

EAST HAMPTON

Noah in Amagansett

Noah, a men’s clothing brand with a flagship store in New York City, has launched a pop-up shop called Noah Hideout in Amagansett Square. The store is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sept. 6.

Philosofit Scales Back

While gyms remain closed due to the pandemic, an outdoor exercise emporium that offers workouts ranging from spin and dance classes to high-intensity interval training has popped up on the grounds of the East Hampton Indoor Tennis club.

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

To help retail stores, restaurants, and hotels survive the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, campaigns to promote fall tourism to the East End, and to encourage shopping locally will be essential, according to Tom Flight, a member of East Hampton Town's Business Recovery Group.

The pandemic has caused a boom in luxury home sales and an increase in real estate prices on the East End, according to second quarter reports from the Douglas Elliman and Brown Harris Stevens agencies.

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

The Plain-T tea boutique in Southampton has partnered with Inspire, a clothing brand, to launch a limited-edition line of baseball caps and T-shirts.