Home, James! Is Closing After 25 YearsHome, James!, nestled in a bright, goody-filled spot at 55 Main Street, is closing its doors after 25 years in business.
“We’re going to focus our energy into our wholesale collection,” said David Cipperman, who owns the business with his partner, Josef Schreick. The shop features tableware, accessories, and linens, along with other personal items, such as Christmas ornaments, and has been a favored destination for shoppers since it first came on the scene in 1986.
More Awards for Ads
Blumenfeld + Fleming, an advertising, marketing, and design firm based in Montauk, has won 17 media awards from MarCom, an international marketing and communications competition that received over 6,000 entries.
EAST HAMPTON
P. Greenwald to M. Nelson, 30 Old Orchard Lane, 1.68 acres, Oct. 3, $1,375,000.
M. Duryea to E. Menkes and S. Davis, 35 Floyd Street, .4 acre, Sept. 23, $1,200,000.
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE
H. and L. Drucker to J. Ende, 121 Pantigo Road, .45 acre, Sept. 29, $1,250,000.
MONTAUK
K. and E. Tikkanen to S. Dejesus, 49 Flamingo Avenue, .41 acre, Sept. 12, $709,500.
J. and D. McDonough to M. and M. Waskiewicz, 9 McKinley Road, .23 acre, Sept. 30, $1,300,000.
SAG HARBOR
Working: ROBERT A. MORARU, M.D.Robert A. Moraru, M.D., of Lower Manhattan Medical Associates has opened a satellite office in East Hampton where he hopes eventually to practice dermatology full time.
AMAGANSETT
H. Miller to Cherry Tree Holdings, 61 Indian Wells Highway, 1.11 acres, Sept. 28, $2,850,000.
F. Parsons and A. Lee to J. Reeves IV, 48 Hand Lane, .52 acre, Aug. 17, $1,500,000.
EAST HAMPTON
A. Pontick Jr. to 61 Buell Lane Extension, 61 Buell Lane Extension, Sept. 26, $1,037,500.
R. and C. Webby Jr. to A. Lee, 61 Whooping Hollow Road, .46 acre, Sept. 27, $685,000.
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE
E. Blake by executors to 46 Huntting Lane L.L.C., 46 Huntting Lane, .6 acre, Sept. 23, $2,350,000.
Two of the East End’s community banks, Bridgehampton National Bank and Suffolk National Bank, have posted their third quarter numbers, and both report strong earnings, but for Suffolk Bancorp, the good news comes in the midst of more troubling circumstances.
The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.
According to Prudential, the number of sales is up sharply over the same period last year, although prices slipped from last year’s results, as did listing inventory.
A Mom and Pop (Up)?White’s Pharmacy and a handful of other East Hampton retail establishments have the increasingly uncommon distinction of staying in business, in the same spot, for over four decades, year round.
Operation Rescue Paw
The Rescue Paw Foundation, founded by Candy Udell, an East Hampton resident and the president of London Jewelers, has teamed up with the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons to rescue young dogs from entering a high-kill shelter in Lawrence County, Ala. Eleven young mixed-breed dogs came from Alabama to Wainscott on Oct. 7, saved from “deplorable conditions,” according to a release from the Animal Rescue Fund.
EAST HAMPTON
Fresno Partners L.L.C. to R. Steininger, 18 Dominy Court, .92 acre, Sept. 1, $2,450,000.
D. Westfall to I. Wilts, 42 Buell Lane, 1 acre, Sept. 12, $1,450,000.
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE
M. Neko to T. Walsh, 7 Sherrill Road, .13 acre, Sept. 16, $335,000.
Fashion Place Associates to Baldak L.L.C., 10 Drew Lane, 1.63 acres, Sept. 9, $6,008,170.
MONTAUK
E. and J. Porco to C. Tyler and B. Kim-Tyler, 148 Monroe Drive and 5 Jefferson, .35 acre, Sept. 9, $750,00.
AMAGANSETT
S. Falik to Amagansett Beach Box, 1932 Montauk Highway (vacant), Sept. 7, $300,000.
J. Keating by administrators to J. Kirschenfeld, 20 Beach Avenue, .11 acre, Sept. 9, $650,000.
S. Newman to D. and C. Bunzel, 27 Bayberry Lane, .29 acre, July 26, $1,825,000.
MONTAUK
D. Lanzarone to T. and L. Iacovano and Geisler, 167 South
Emerson Avenue, Unit 7, Sept. 12, $557,500.
SPRINGS
M. Bobek to D. and C. McKinney, 8 Clinton Street, .5 acre, Aug. 26, $570,000.
AMAGANSETT
G. and E. Simons to D. Nugent and V. Gaynor, 60 Schellinger Road, .23 acre, Aug. 19, $515,000.
EAST HAMPTON
R. Pollack and Trust to J. O’Grady, 6 Semaphore Road, 1 acre, Aug. 23, $985,000.
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE
A. and R. Riley to F. Grund and S. Florentine, 61 Dayton Lane, .19 acre, Sept. 1, $1,350,000.
MONTAUK
S. Beinner to T. and G. Sullivan, 144 Greenwich Street, .35 acre, Aug. 25, $670,000.
R. Moran to C. Daly, 236 Edgemere Street, Aug. 26, $191,000.
Solar Home Tour
Renewable Energy Long Island is coordinating visits to three South Fork houses on Saturday as part of the National Solar Tour and Green Buildings Open House.
The Matheson house at Manor Lane South in Springs uses a photovoltaic system to generate power, along with other green features. The Kalfaian house on South Delrey Road in Montauk has been solar powered since the early 1990s, and the James house in Montauk on South Flagler Street uses both solar and geothermal systems.
AMAGANSETT
A.S.M.A.C. L.L.C. by sheriff to H. Sabet, 415 Main Street, 2 acres, June 2, $500,000.
H. Lamont to J. and L. Rabaglia, 17 Whalers Lane (vacant), Aug. 12, $1,200,000.
K. Lee to P. Klepetko and T. Deutsch, 72 Hedges Lane, .59 acre, Aug. 10, $2,550,000.
EAST HAMPTON
M. Goldstein to C. Borzon, 724 Hand’s Creek Road, Aug. 12, $248,750.
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE
T. Tillinghast to T.C.B.C. L.L.C., 4 Georgica Road, 2.2 acres, Aug. 18, $2,200,000.
NORTH HAVEN
Pumpernickel’s Closes DoorsPumpernickel’s Deli on Pantigo Road in East Hampton is closing its doors at the end of the business day tomorrow.
AMAGANSETT
R. Marshall and W. Georgi to Windansea L.L.C., 296 Cranberry Hole Road, .75 acre (vacant), July 27, $750,000.
R. Brown Jr. to B. Mayer, 25 Wyandanch Lane, .09 acre, Aug. 1, $690,000.
EAST HAMPTON
P. and D. Bach to H. Levy and D. Pratt, 62 Huckleberry Lane, Aug. 4, $950,000.
S. Sherwood to F. and K. Blanco III, 4 Old Schoolhouse Lane, 1.84 acres, July 28, $1,850,000.
E. Ship to R. Schwartz and N. Garson, 55 Ely Brook Road, 1.4 acres, July 29, $840,000.
Plum TV, which is based in Miami but operates a station in the Hamptons along with seven other high-end markets in the United States, began what Robbie Vorhaus, a spokesman for the company and a Sag Harbor resident, called a “massive restructuring” last week, letting go 50 of its 85 employees across the country with almost no notice.
“There were major layoffs in order to preserve the brand,” said Mr. Vorhaus.
EAST HAMPTON
251 Pantigo Road L.L.C. to Fleetwood and McMullan, 251 Pantigo Road, .25 acre, Aug. 1, $1,250,000.
MONTAUK
G. Roth to A. and L. Fuschetto, 278 West Lake Drive and Lot 35, 1.55 acres, Aug. 5, $1,350,000.
NORTH HAVEN
D. and J. Stack to S. Lattuga, 46 Robertson Drive, 1.9 acres, July 21, $1,100,000.
SPRINGS
C. and M. Todaro to R. and J. Leavy, 11 Norfolk Drive, .52 acre, July 29, $480,000.
WAINSCOTT
AMAGANSETT
E. Laffey to J. and T. Novogratz, 30 Laurel Hill Lane, 1.66 acres, July 22, $2,750,000.
O. Jadwat to 25 Golf Club L.L.C., 25 Golf Club Drive, 1.75 acres (vacant), July 21, $729,000.
F. Naib to Yinz Partners L.L.C., 33 Whalers Lane, 2.03 acres, July 29, $9,690,000.
EAST HAMPTON
I. and F. Carter to J.J.J. Enterprises L.L.C., 145 Springs-Fireplace Road, .09 acre, June 21, $250,000.
O. Gardiner to Crossroads Atlantic, 130 Route 114, .92 acre (vacant), June 29, $600,000.
AMAGANSETT
M. Martin to M. Cantu-Bonzani, 88 Leeton Road, .17 acre, June 22, $1,460,000.
MONTAUK
Caparro Second Family to C. Payne, 8 Royal Oak Way, 1.05 acres, July 11, $375,000.
E. and A. Watral to M. Densen, 193 East Lake Drive, .83 acre (vacant), July 15, $1,300,000.
L. and C. Warren to J. Silvera, 20 Duval Place, .51 acre, June 15, $620,000.
NORTHWEST
E. and H. Goodstone to A. Klinger and S. Wagner, 3 Angiedon Court, May 27, $1,475,000.
Beauty events are big this season. Following Renee Stern’s (of Renee Stern Cosmetics) visit to White’s Pharmacy two weeks ago to discuss eye colors, Rebecca Underdown of the McDermott family in East Hampton hosted the East Coast launch of her Essencia organic skin care line at Coastal Home in Bridgehampton last Thursday.
Pleased Pachyderms
Mikelle Terson of Mikelle Design in New York City is launching a contest to help raise money for her Mik-ellephant Sanctuary Fund this fall.
The jewelry designer, a longtime supporter of multiple wildlife organizations, is using her Happy Elephant necklace as the centerpiece for two fund-raising opportunities.
AMAGANSETT
R. Ludlow by executor to A. Sheldon, 80 Old Montauk Highway, 1.38 acres, July 13, $2,450,000.
MONTAUK
D. Green to J. Rutenberg and O. Karady, 12 Fairmont Avenue, .45 acre, July 19, $722,500.
NORTHWEST
D. Ray to Van deStadt and Zinyama, 3 Jody’s Path, 1.9 acres, July 13, $818,500.
Signature S.P. L.L.C. to 15 Crooked Highway, 15 Crooked Highway, 3.2 acres (vacant), July 8, $600,000.
SPRINGS
A. Wagner and R. Campola to L. Hirschfield, 25 Bay Inlet Road, .4 acre, July 14, $1,450,000.
NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of GARFIELD’S TRANSPORTATION LLC., a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Sec. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 05/09/2011. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any such process served to: GARFIELD’S TRANSPORTATION LLC P.O BOX 342, MONTAUK, NY, 11954. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
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NOTICE
Suffolk Bancorp announced that it would not be filing its quarterly report within the time allowed.
Bonnie Schnitta, the founder and president of SoundSense on Newtown Lane in East Hampton, has been awarded a patent for a “sound-focusing mechanism and method of estimating acoustic leakage of an object and method of estimating transmission loss of an object” — in short, the dB focus tube — the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration has announced.
The Corcoran Group’s second-quarter real estate market report was recently published and shows numbers are up slightly this year over the same time last year.
Several pricey deals in Southampton Village and on North Haven increased the quarterly sales figures over last year’s. For example, in Southampton Village the dollar amount was more than double the number from 2010’s second quarter — $127.8 million versus $54.2 million — although there were only two more house sales this quarter as compared to the same quarter last year.