AMAGANSETT

B. Avallone to Kidd Construction, 7 Old Station Place (vacant), July 19, $1,750,000.

EAST HAMPTON

J. Bermudez to C. Uchupaille, 9 Morris Park Lane, .4 acre, June 21, $295,000.

J. and A. Lundquist to B. Straumann, 81 North Woods Lane, .87 acre, June 30, $1,250,000.

L. Vaisman to R. and A. Tymann, 196 Treescape Drive, Unit 5C, June 19, $547,500.

M. Lindberg to D. and N. Fourgoux, 24 Mulford Avenue, .36 acre, July 22, $765,000.

MONTAUK

E. and R. Carathanassis to M. and K. Murillo, 23 Fort Pond Road, July 17, $450,000.

V. Parnell to J. and D. McDonough, 14 Cleveland Drive, .52 acre, July 25, $1,800,000.

NOYAC

Bank of New York Mellon to E. Kovary Jr., 4 Paumanok Road, 4.59 acres, July 19, $2,318,000.

W. Koral to 203 Brick Kiln L.L.C., 203 Brick Kiln Road, 2.02 acres (vacant), Apr. 16, $945,000.

SAG HARBOR

D., M., and M. Schellinger to L.G.M.J. L.L.C., 41 Montauk Avenue, .55 acre, July 29, $565,000.

S. Scott (by referee) to OneWest Bank, 224 Hampton Street, .35 acre, April 11, $487,819.

SPRINGS

B. Quigley (by administrator) to J. Asnes, 10 Kent Place, .53 acre, July 25, $454,000.

J. and K. Campagna to T. Connors Jr. and F. Connors, 108 Sycamore Drive, .47 acre, June 4, $540,000.

T. Schaudel to T. Gao, 55 Long Woods Lane, .92 acre, June 17, $592,500.

J. Szymanski and S. Reiss to W., S., and A. Duke, 415 Old Stone Highway, .47 acre, July 18, $650,000.

WATER MILL

Brookwood at Watermill to Watermill Shoppes L.L.C., 760 Montauk Highway, 3.65 acres, June 10, $7,100,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

Bagel Texting

    Hampton Bagels, just past the railroad bridge on North Main Street in East Hampton Village, has started accepting orders by text. Although a number of  vendors have invited customers to fax in orders, this may be a first. The order number for texts is 631-805-1330. Orders can be sent to the shop’s app at zingenow.com.

Cellphones and Batteries

     Under a recently instituted New York State program, it is now possible to recycle cellphones and rechargeable batteries at several local retail shops.

     Staples and Radio Shack, both in Bridgehampton Commons, Radio Shack on Main Street in Southampton, and East Coast Power Tool Repair on County Road 39A in Southampton have been announced as accepting the devices without charge.

Gurney’s Discounts

    Gurney’s Inn in Montauk has set aside some dates for a promotion called “A September to Remember,” with discount rates starting at $199, or four overnight stays for the price of three.

    Bookings are available for Sunday, Sept. 22, to Tuesday, Sept. 24, and for Sunday, Sept. 29, to Thursday, Oct. 3.

   Williamsburg, the Brooklyn neighborhood that exploded in popularity in the late 1990s, has come a long way — literally. As hopeful residents were priced out of its traditional borders, adjacent neighborhoods filled up and gentrified, pushing the neighborhood’s uber-cool phenomenon in every direction but west, where new high-rise buildings stop at the East River’s edge.

    A dozen or so years ago, the Surf Bar opened in a tiny storefront, its Ditch Plain inspiration impossible to overlook. Soon, it relocated to a larger space, where steaming clam chowder and beer are served in an outdoor garden complete with sand.

    In 2007 in Williamsburg, Chris Gentile and a partner opened Mollusk, a hard-goods store serving New York-based surfers. Early last year, he launched Pilgrim Surf + Supply, a store situated, like its predecessor, a stone’s throw from the river.

    Last month, Pilgrim Surf + Supply opened in Amagansett Square, at the site formerly occupied by Innersleeve Records, which moved to Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. Here, Mr. Gentile and Eric Degenhardt, the company’s “manager extraordinaire,” have established an inviting and personable shop for the surfing and outdoor lifestyle.

    “There are a lot of surfers in New York, transplants from another wave-rich land — Australia, California, Hawaii,” Mr. Gentile said of his Brooklyn customers. He had long been enamored with the South Fork, he said, as it reminded him of his native Rhode Island, where his uncle, Lou Mazza, was among a tiny handful of surfing pioneers in the early 1960s.

    “I always loved the idea of moving out here and having a shop, but the one thing I was very cautious of was making sure that we were going to contribute something that wasn’t already there. There’s a lot of surf shops in the area, great shops that I have a lot of respect for, but nobody was really addressing the things that we were addressing in Brooklyn.”

    That, he explained, is Pilgrim’s mission: “My goal is to find things from other places in the world that are totally relevant to the surf culture that exists in New York, but didn’t necessarily come from that. That’s how Pilgrim evolved — along with the boards.”

    The boards, standing tall in the late-summer sunshine, were made by the sport’s giants, among them Jim Phillips, Josh Hall, Gary Hanel, Marc Andreini, Renny Yater, Tyler Warren, Brian Bulkley, Ellis Ericson, Fineline, Mandala, Hydrodynamica, and Anderson.

    “They’re all hand-shaped, beautifully crafted boards from some of the best shapers in the world,” Mr. Gentile said. “It’s almost like a folk tradition that’s been passed down from master to apprentice. There’s a lot of culture embedded in that, and, in a way, I feel like our shop and what we do is gate-keeping that culture, making sure that’s something that’s passed on to the customer.”

    The shop enjoys a personal connection with Mr. Phillips, a renowned craftsman of surfboards, that stretches back to Rhode Island and Mr. Gentile’s uncle. “He’s from California, but would come to Rhode Island in the ’60s and shape his boards. Jim ran into a family friend who had a boatyard and then he met my uncle and some of his friends. They had a nice little run of making those boards there.”

    Mr. Phillips, said Mr. Degenhardt, “is one of the best board shapers of all time, just judging from the boards that I’ve seen come through here.”

    “It’s not like you’re just coming in and buying a surfboard,” Mr. Gentile said of the shop. “You’re buying a handcrafted object that somebody spent their lifetime evolving. That goes for everything: The brands that we bring in here have a level and a layer of social responsibility that they bring to it, and are built really well and with a lot of passion.”

    Clothing, accessories, and cosmetics on display demonstrate the global mind-set of its proprietor: Industry of All Nations, Norse Projects, Armor lux, Nomadic Thread Society, ace&jig, Bantu, Stanley & Sons, Battenwear, Makr Carry Goods, Juniper Ridge, Summer Bummer, Retro Super Future, Salt, and Ferens are represented, along with ubiquitous brands like Vans and Patagonia.

    “Oddly, a lot of the people we have these brands from are surfers too, but they’re not making surfwear, necessarily,” Mr. Gentile said.

    A table of art books, he said, “is a huge part of what we do. They’re sometimes a bit non sequitur, but I’m a visual artist, and we have a lot of friends that are visual artists. There are a lot of parallels between what it is to be an artist and what it is to surf, and there’s a lot of humility in both.”

    The business is also collaborating on a wetsuit with a Japanese company bearing the ironic name Rash, and will launch its own clothing line next year, also in collaboration with a Japanese partner, Beams.

    “We’re selling their line, too, Beams Plus,” said Mr. Gentile, “and another Japanese line called Sunny Sports. We’re like a test kitchen, in a way, but when we bring a brand in we like to show the breadth of their line.”

    On Saturday, Pilgrim Surf + Supply, with a co-sponsor, Vans, premiered “The Ductumentary,” a documentary film about Joel Tudor, a decorated competitive surfer, and the Duct Tape Invitational, a competition he founded that was held in Montauk in 2010. With Mr. Tudor in attendance, the film, along with “Kook Tour,” was screened in Amagansett Square.

    Williamsburg, like Montauk, long ago “arrived” in the popular culture. More recently, denizens of the former have discovered the latter. “Our customer there is really similar to someone out here — someone that can appreciate art, craft, something that’s made with a little bit more integrity,” Mr. Gentile said. “Amagansett, having a really strong community base, was a great place for us to come and be a year-round business. We’ve been so pleased with how welcoming it’s been so far. It’s been great.”

AMAGANSETT

B. Avallone to Kidd Construction Company, 6 Old Station Place, .56 acre (vacant), July 24, $1,750,000.

J. Lazo to C. and C. Susanin, 25 Central Avenue, .23 acre, Aug. 2, $1,895,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Scuttle Pond and Hendrick to Scuttle Bridge L.L.C., 2166 Scuttle Hole Road, 16.6 acres (vacant), July 24, $5,000,000.

65 Narrow Lane Corp. to O. Pariente, 65 Narrow Lane, .46 acre, July 30, $1,750,000.

EAST HAMPTON

D. Clemente to M. Federman, 21 Springwood Way, 1.16 acres, June 20, $1,900,000.

J. Jopling to P. and M. Robson, 40 Spring Close Highway, .46 acre, July 24, $825,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

W. McCullough to W. Robinson, 87 Dayton Lane, .1 acre, July 24, $1,275,000.

S. Raia Trust to J. Hershberger, 20 Mill Hill Lane, Aug. 1, $1,955,000.

MONTAUK

R. Long Trust to J. and L. Harrison, 108 North Greenwich Street, .35 acre, June 21, $650,000.

D. Dobbins and M. Bingham to R. and S. Bosse, 300 Fairview Avenue, .52 acre, July 20, $800,000.

SOS Partners L.L.C. to A. Rizzo, 22 Taft Drive and 19 Revere Road, .67 acre, July 25, $675,000.

SOS Partners L.L.C. to DAM-ZAC L.L.C., 19 Arnold Court (vacant), July 25, $450,000.

NORTH HAVEN

C. Licata to P. and D. Miller, 169 Ferry Road/Route 114, 1.26 acres (vacant), May 3, $475,000.

P. Bach Benefit Plan to White Buffalo East, 17 Forest Road, .78 acre, July 29, $1,275,000.

NOYAC

G. Stanley to Noyac Bay Beach L.L.C., 151 Noyack Avenue, .14 acre, June 24, $950,000.

SAG HARBOR

K. Schwestka (by executor) to K. Dempsey, 12 Montauk Avenue, .3 acre, June 7, $625,000.

E. and B. McDade Trust to Sag Harbor Studios, 200 Division Street, .1 acre, July 24, $963,000.

SAGAPONACK

T. Maier to J. Reiring, 627 Sagaponack Road, .92 acre, May 22, $4,750,000.

SPRINGS

W. Dessoffy to WO 1 L.L.C., 5 Dorset Road, .43 acre, July 18, $450,000.

S. Brandman to A. and K. Brandman, 115 Gerard Drive, .44 acre, July 17, $1,860,000.

WAINSCOTT

J. Bock to A. and J. Casden, 46 Westwood Road, .46 acre, July 19, $1,500,000.

WATER MILL

250 Noyack 54 L.L.C. to B. Gans, 250 Noyack Path, 2.5 acres (vacant), July 25, $1,375,000.

Crescent Avenue Ltd. to R. and S. Chopra, 48 Crescent Avenue, 1.52 acres, Aug. 1, $2,550,000.

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Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

AMAGANSETT

G. and A. Lupo to Gone Further L.L.C., 256 Town Lane, .97 acre, June 14, $830,000.

L. and R. Cohen to 2 Mitchell Dunes Lane, 2 Mitchell Dunes Lane, 1.45 acres (vacant), June 12, $1,162,500.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

A. Pellikaan (by adminstrator) to G. Whiting, 45 Halsey Lane, .29 acre, May 21, $1,300,000.

Morvetta L.L.C. to Kidd Construction Company, 101 Hildreth Ave­nue, 1.89 acres, May 31, $3,900,000.

EAST HAMPTON

Hudson City Savings to J. Pinos and C. Quito, 11 Tub Oarsman’s Road, June 12, $250,000.

New Sunshine Realty to A. and A. Testa, 260 Abraham’s Path, .41 acre, June 4, $775,000.

C. and M. Monot to C. Belizan, 89 Spring Close Highway, .97 acre, May 29, $1,395,000.

H. Lester Jr. to G.P. Smith and D. Thompson, 370 Pantigo Road, .61 acre, May 31, $990,000.

D. Tucker to G. Soria, 557 Montauk Highway, .72 acre, June 14, $895,000.

M. and R. Mollod to D. and C. Palame, 5 Boulder Lane, .65 acre, May 31, $725,000.

S. Deutsch to J. East and R. Zucker, 10 Rivers Road, .88 acre, March 15, $735,000.

C. Farber and M. LeGere to A. and L. Spechler, 6 Rivers Road, .71 acre, March 29, $800,000.

N. and D. Goell Trust to G. Kane, 233 Cedar Street (vacant), June 10, $672,500.

K. and E. Heilbrunn to D. and L. Rattray, 51 Red Fox Lane, .97 acre, June 6, $430,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

6 Georgica Close L.L.C. to R. and L. D’Aversa, 6 Georgica Close Road, 2.4 acres, June 16, $1,400,000.

S. Rumbough Jr. Trust to 22 Terbell Lane L.L.C., 22 Terbell Lane, 1.08 acres, June 17, $5,000,000.

MONTAUK

C. and J. Saviano to J. Lori and C. Mandera, 40 Kettle Hole Road, .72 acre, June 18, $1,565,000.

A. Pence to B. Schuler, 23 North Fleming Court, .58 acre, June 11, $680,000.

P. and D. Marcotrigiano to M. and V. Droumbakis, 7 South Fairmont Street, .86 acre, March 6, $659,000.

B. McCaughan and M. Lovece to D. Caputi, 126 Grant Drive, May 2, $595,000.

J. and C. Probst to S. and F. Ramusevic, 55 South Euclid Avenue, Unit 6B, Apr. 9, $465,000.

NORTH HAVEN

T. and B. Murphy Jr. and Sheil to E. Papazian and M. Lenzi, 20 Bay View Drive West, .28 acre, June 19, $4,350,009.

H. and A. Chwatsky to L. Brown and A. Kelly, 25 South Harbor Drive and lot 68, 1.29 acres, June 13, $3,560,000.

NOYAC

M. and J. Furukawa to A. Proulx and J. Lee, 34 Dumar Drive, .52 acre, June 6, $500,000.

E. and J. Kassatly to D. Rogers, 25 Wickatuck Lane, .57 acre, June 17, $530,450.

SAG HARBOR

Sag Harbor Destinations to 126 Main Street Associates, 126 Main Street, .1 acre, May 1, $3,575,000.

A. Nathan to H. and A. Chwatsky, 18 Glover Street, .15 acre, June 14, $1,575,000.

Finnfour L.L.C. to E. Roaman, 30 John Street, .32 acre, June 14, $2,437,500.

SPRINGS

C. Corcione (by guardian) to B. Margherita, 299 Norfolk Drive, .45 acre, June 13, $279,500.

J. Wettereau to D. Dove and L. Tiedemann, 101 Old Stone Highway, June 14, $2,400,000.

WATER MILL

Eastern Developers to M. and C. Ippolito, 750 Edge Of Woods Road, 1.04 acres, June 14, $1,875,000.

I. Feinberg and M. Moran to R. and J. Gueta, 108 Osprey Way, 1.15 acres, May 3, $1,100,000.

CORRECTION:

Lori Enterprises to J. Bolaris and Smitheman, 236 Edgemere Street, Unit 304, May 23, $315,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

MindBody the Best

    For the second time, MindBody, an international tech company serving the health, beauty, and fitness industries with offices at Red Horse Plaza in East Hampton, is among “The 100 Best Places to Work” as ranked by Outside magazine. The magazine’s 2013 list puts MindBody, based in San Luis Obispo, Calif., at No. 56.

    The magazine cited the company’s encouragement of employees’ personal and professional growth and regular delivery of locally grown fruits and vegetables to its San Luis Obispo headquarters. In East Hampton, staffers enjoy perks such as onsite subsidized massage, the option to have a standing desk, paid time off, a team member referral program, paid benefits, and a matching 401(k) program.

    In addition to free and regular yoga and personal training classes, a monthly wellness voucher program grants employees $50 worth of products or services from participating businesses that use MindBody’s software, including Kama Deva Yoga in East Hampton.

Paraco Acquisition

    Paraco Gas Corporation, based on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton, has acquired the Long Island customer base of AmeriGas. With the acquisition, Paraco Gas, which has 80-plus employees on Long Island and propane plants in Bay Shore, Bohemia, and Riverhead, will have 40,000 customers in Suffolk and Nassau Counties, including 12,000 customer accounts purchased from AmeriGas. The acquisition, which closed on Aug. 8, affects residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout the South Fork.

    Joseph Armentano, Paraco Gas Corp’s chief executive officer, said that AmeriGas customers were ensured a seamless process. “Paraco Gas has been serving propane customers on Long Island for over 35 years,” Mr. Armentano said in a statement. “We have expanded our customer base through both organic growth and numerous acquisitions. Paraco is large enough to provide the best value in propane products and services; yet, because we are driven by our family-owned and operated principles, we are able to serve our customers with the highest-quality personal service and attention.”

    Paraco Gas supports organizations on Long Island including the Long Island Walk for Breast Cancer, Give 2 The Troops Foundation, and Nassau County Fire Academy, among other civic, youth, and community groups.

Ahoy! Fashion Yacht Ashore

    Fashion trucks, like food trucks and single-season pop-up boutiques, seem to be all the rage, but it’s not every week a fashion yacht pulls up to these shores. On Saturday, one will.

    The S.S. Crown Adornia, a luxury catamaran-turned-pop-up-shop, will dock at the Montauk Yacht Club then set sail for Navy Beach restaurant on Fort Pond Bay. On board, 6 Shore Road, a women’s wear label “known for swimwear and transitional beach-to-bar silhouettes,” and Adornia, an online contemporary luxury jewelry shop, will show pieces from their latest collections and “dole out summer styling tips” to guests, according to a release.

    The two companies were also in Montauk aboard the S.S. Crown Adornia on Aug. 3, when Adornia showed jewels from its Palms collection and 6 Shore Road celebrated the launch of a new beach bag collection.

    The pop-up sailing party Saturday will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the yacht club, then depart for Navy Beach at 3 p.m. The catamaran will be anchored offshore there from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Guests can ride between the yacht club and the restaurant on a space-available basis, and there will also be a dinghy ushering people back and forth from the boat to the shore at Navy Beach.

    Adornia’s founders, Becca Aronson and Moran Amir, and Pooja Kharbanda, the designer behind 6 Shore Road, will be in attendance and there will be complimentary Chandon champagne.

AMAGANSETT

SWC SPV I L.L.C. to Rodrigo Carpentry Company,  411 Town Lane, 3 acres (vacant), Dec. 8, $1,040,000.

Kensington Realty Development to Hamptons Real Estate, 25 Handy Lane, .65 acre, June 11, $340,000.

J. and A. Magliocco to Amahand L.L.C., 108 Hand Lane, .61 acre, June 29, $3,150,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Firstlot L.L.C. to FJI The Bridge L.L.C., 2 Checkered Path, 2.98 acres (vacant), June 24, $4,000,000.

L. and R. Freeman Trust to P. and P. Devine, 1 Aelfies Way, .56 acre, May 23, $1,400,000.

Hayground Farms Inc. to Peconic Land Trust, 1851 Montauk Highway, 19.9 acres (vacant), June 17, $2,500,000.

J. Wasterlain and Stanton to W. and A. Hult, 64 Bridge Lane, .94 acre, Apr. 29, $7,150,000.

M. Kelly to Nuova Aurora L.L.C., 98 Meadowlark Lane, .89 acre, June 17, $5,250,000.

A. Roth to 143 Mid Ocean L.L.C., 143 Mid Ocean Drive, 1.9 acres, May 30, $13,500,000.

EAST HAMPTON

Kondaur Capital to T. and K. Borsack, 34 Morris Park Lane, June 12, $315,000.

WBH East Hampton L.L.C. to Wellborn and Smith, 3 Laura’s Lane, .8 acre, June 17, $1,480,000.

C.J. Moorhead Trust to Saunders 24 and 26 Montauk, 24 and 26 Montauk Highway, June 20, $1,700,000.

C. Kogan to A. Breiman and P. Mulqueen, 15 Ely Brook Road, 1.4 acres, May 31, $965,000.

J. and C. Gold to R. and T. Dauber, 17 Saddle Lane, May 31, $825,000.

H. and D. Fleishman to A. and J. Paolone, 26 Cedar Trail, June 12, $2,150,000.

N. Richards to H. Wei and J. Joseph, 129 Mulford Avenue and lot 9.002, .51 acre, June 26, $1,250,000.

V. Treves to J. and M. Reed, 227 Bull Path, 1.01 acres, June 25, $1,545,000.

E. McLaughlin to M. Black, 390 Further Lane, 1.51 acres, June 19, $4,900,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

WML Associates L.L.C. to J. and A. Magliocco, 19 Windmill Lane, 1.46 acres, June 20, $12,400,000.

J. Kallman and R. Hoving to Chandler Hollow L.L.C., 241 Cove Hollow Road, 1.01 acres, June 24, $2,950,000.

MONTAUK

One Tree L.L.C. to BAH27WP L.L.P., 27 Wills Point Road, 1.5 acres, June 13, $4,095,000.

P. and R. Sansiviero to R. and N. Hirsch, 15 Fisher Place, .4 acre, June 18, $975,000.

R. and A. Bellohusen to Mack Family Revocable Trust, 65 Monroe Drive, June 27, $1,150,000.

Corey Creek Production to T. and G. Jennings, 40 Monroe Drive, .11 acre, June 1, $1,700,000.

NOYAC

J. and M. DeLorenzo to K. Foulds, 30 Ridge Drive, Baypoint, .18 acre, June 21, $855,000.

DFDCO, L.L.C. to AHC Sag Harbor L.L.C., Old Noyac Path (vacant), May 23, $500,000.

DFDCO, L.L.C. to M. Allen, Old Noyac Path (vacant), May 23, $500,000.

Walrus Properties to Twin Ponds East L.L.C., 1559 Millstone Road, 6 acres, June 29, $3,200,000.

SAG HARBOR

C. Young Trust to Coming Up Roses L.L.C., 245 Main Street, .34 acre, June 20, $1,700,000.

SAGAPONACK

R. Mayer Profit Sharing Trust to P. Durgaj, 433 Wainscott Harbor Road, 1.15 acres (vacant), Dec. 7, $662,500.

SPRINGS

N. Mergenthaler to A. Cohen, 111 Norfolk Drive, .42 acre, June 18, $350,000.

D. and J. Stanco to C. Drogaris, 117 Woodbine Drive, .4 acre, June 17, $625,000

J. and C. Kowalski to H. Ustaoglu, 41 Hildreth Place, .32 acre, June 14, $675,000.

WAINSCOTT

L. Assini to A. Axelrod and A. Witten, 526 Wainscott-Northwest Road, 5.7 acres, June 20, $2,025,000.

WATER MILL

C. Marino and H. Rosenthal to J. Byrne, 18 Bay Lane, 1.04 acres, June 19, $3,800,000.

Kidd Construction to 178 Bay L.L.C., 178 Bay Lane, 2.03 acres, Apr. 24, $14,400,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

   At Kara Westerman’s memoir-writing workshop at the East Hampton Library in June there was a woman working on the life story of her sister, a famous film star; a published novelist recapturing memories of her childhood as an Army brat, and a visual artist creating a “transmedia” book. A whopping 30 memoirist wannabes signed up, 22 more than the maximum allowed.

    Jane Martin, the artist, said that she received support and constructive criticism both from the teacher and the group when she read excerpts from her book, an online production about relationships, featuring prose, poetry, still images, and video. While reading from it, she felt vulnerable. “I’ve had solo museum shows where I’ve had no problem discussing my art,” she said, however in sharing such personal reflections “I felt nervous because I don’t consider myself a writer, per se.”

    Her apprehension was unfounded. Reading in class “is like baring your soul to some,” said Ms. Westerman. Of Ms. Martin’s reading: “We were all dumbfounded at how powerful it was.”

    Ms. Westerman, who lives in Springs, has joined forces with Katy Gurley, a journalist, to form a small company called Gurley and Westerman Memoirs, based in East Hampton and St. Louis, where Ms. Gurley moved after spending childhood summers and several adult years in East Hampton. Ms. Gurley’s father, Martin Quigley, was a writer.

    Fittingly, the duo met in the ’90s in a writing group taught by the recently deceased Vito Sisti at Ashawagh Hall in Springs. While Ms. Westerman teaches in East Hampton and Ms. Gurley plies her trade as a journalist in St. Louis, the pair also work together to develop manuscripts for clients who want their life stories told, but would rather someone else do the work.

    Their slogan: “You have a life story to tell and we’ll make it read like a novel.” Ms. Gurley has spent 35 years as a journalist, covering topics including police and courtroom news, high-tech, and celebrities. She spent the ’90s in East Hampton doing freelance writing and editing for such clients as Bank Street College in New York City. Ms. Westerman, who hails from the world of fiction, has published short stories and is at work on a novel. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College, and completed an Edward Albee Foundation fiction residency fellowship in 2009.

    “The combination of us makes a good team,” said Ms. Westerman. “She’s Midwestern and practical. I’m Irish. The Irish know how to tell stories.”

    The duo is working with two private clients for whom they are actually writing their books. One is a very successful 40-something businessman from California who originally just wanted to tell his story for his own self-awareness and for the edification of his family. Through interviews with his friends, family, and colleagues Westerman and Gurley “are weaving all the narratives into a coherent story that’s gripping,” said Ms. Westerman. A merchandise licensee at “the top of his game,” according to Ms. Westerman, he is now considering finding a publisher, something that Gurley and Westerman Memoirs can help him with. “He’s now thinking that other people may be interested in his story.”

    The other client is in St Louis. A former university team coach, he wanted a record of that time. “The first kid in the family to go to college, he’s full of stories of ’30s and ’40s Americana,” said Ms. Westerman.

    “I do the interviews and transcribe them,” said Ms. Gurley. “Then we write the narratives — a straight description of events, very close to newspaper writing. We treat it like an expanded feature story, bringing in quotes from other people.” Ms. Westerman, she said, “might expand it a little and make it more colorful.” Then the manuscript goes back to Ms. Gurley who does the editing. “There are always two pairs of eyes on the copy.”

    They are in the process of adding video biographies to their offerings in St. Louis, and eventually in East Hampton. “You’re telling your story live, then we interview the people in your life. We’re playing with it now to see how it works.” Their first one is of Ms. Gurley’s father.

    Ms. Westerman is also talking to the Amagansett Library about recording oral histories in the fall and is teaching another memoir workshop at the East Hampton Library.

New Custom Cabinetry

    Smith River Kitchens, on Newtown Lane in East Hampton, has launched a custom line of cabinetry designed in-house and handcrafted in Lancaster, Pa. The line, called Smith River Collections, is inspired by American Shaker style and historic details and offers features specific to small kitchens and those looking to maximize storage space within a kitchen.

    The line’s Freedom and Weatherly designs were born after discussions of the unused portion of space within the toe kick of wooden cabinetry. Both designs have cabinets below the standard cabinet space, aimed at environments in which space is at a premium. The furniture is made to order using premium materials and traditional joinery technique.

A Correction

    Cee Scott Brown, an associate broker with Corcoran Group Real Estate in Sag Harbor, was described incorrectly as affiliated with another firm in the “Company Town” column last week.

AMAGANSETT

S. Centeno to A. Panaretto, 111 Montauk Highway, .66 acre, June 14, $1,600,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

102Co. N.Y. L.L.C. to R. Rubin and Rubin Trusts, 31 The Bridge, 2.84 acres (vacant), June 10, $625,000.

W., P., and A. Diefenbach, to 414 Mitchell’s Lane L.L.C., 414 Mitchell’s Lane, 4.62 acres, June 21, $3,900,000.

EAST HAMPTON

S. Cantey (by executor) to D. Coffman, 35 Wooded Oak Lane, .55 acre, June 13, $640,000.

M. and P. Podell to Carnesecchi and Mendiola, 5 Longboat Lane, 1 acre, Apr. 5, $770,000.

N. Collis to J. Bradley and F. James, 7 North Cape Lane, .64 acre, June 21, $595,000.

Ross Institute to M. and S. Hass, 40 Edwards Hole Road, 2.62 acres, June 4, $1,470,000.

J. Thaler to J. Burke, 151 Six Pole Highway, June 26, $2,200,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

Norfred Corporation to Under One Roof L.L.C., 29 King Street, 2.87 acres, June 25, $2,200,000.

C. and D. Ingarozza to D. Faber and R. Shaw, 70 Dayton Lane, .19 acre, June 17, $900,000.

J. and H. Breyer III to M. O’Hara Revocable Trust, 11 Amy’s Court, June 20, $995,000.

MONTAUK

R. Katimy to J. and D. Malone, 11 Gull Road, .17 acre, June 26, $595,000.

J. Shea (by executors) to J. and L. Fusco Jr., 21 Fenwick Road, .57 acre, June 14, $667,500.

C. O’Neill and C. Casse to DeNapoli and Pierri Trusts, 100 Deforest Road, Unit 502, June 27, $500,000.

H. Hartstein to S. Spieker, 11 South Enden Place, June 14, $555,000.

T. Perkins to J. and R. Deland, 15 Tara Road, 1.36 acres, June 14, $2,225,000.

C. French to 360 Old Montauk L.L.C., 360 Old Montauk Highway, .9 acre (vacant), June 18, $8,500,000.

NORTH HAVEN

M. and C. Ford Jr. to C. Jones, 34 Sunset Road, .54 acre, June 25, $863,000.

NOYAC

Balletta, A and R to Mays, R and D, 59 Wildwood Road, .45 acre, June 28, $675,000.

SAG HARBOR

C. Jones to I. and J. Paler, 152 Division Street, .25 acre, June 19, $1,550,000.

J. Pintauro to JKL Sag Harbor L.L.C., 55 John Street, .14 acre, June 28, $990,000.

SPRINGS

C. Wurzbach and L. Butti to J. Bufalino and J. Caspar, 81 Cedar Drive, .34 acre, June 21, $415,000.

R. and J. Morgan to J. Morgan and J. Page, 18 Broadway, .28 acre, July 2, $326,000.

D. Rankine and J. Magruder to 960 SFR L.L.C., 960 Fireplace Road, 2.65 acres, June 27, $1,825,000.

E. Schorr to L. Posner and J. Scheer, 47 Squaw Road, .64 acre, June 25, $760,000.

L. Mott (by executor) to V. Dadey, 11 Breeze Hill Road, .49 acre, June 26, $1,200,000.

WAINSCOTT

D., D., and S. Zinn to S. and H. Gordon, 38 East Gate Road, 1.2 acres, June 19, $1,912,500.

WATER MILL

H. and J. Tanney to H. Lawrence III, 12 Jordan Drive, 1.73 acres (vacant), June 28, $1,525,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton