East Hampton Physical Therapy is a new physical therapy office in Montauk run by Rachel Lys, formerly of the Montauk Playhouse. She opened it on Dec. 3 and the business is growing, but she wants to get the word out.

    The space is next door to the new offices of the Concerned Citizens of Montauk. Ms. Lys and her husband, David Lys, a personal trainer, transformed it, doing the work themselves to make it bright and airy.

    With walls, curtains, and room dividers in seafoam green, the office was designed to be a calming, peaceful spot, the physical therapist said. Treatment tables are toward the back of the long, narrow space for privacy. One table is designed to handle obese patients.

    All of the equipment is new and of the moment. “Nobody has the equipment we have,” Dr. Lys said.

    During a recent visit, one of her former patients from the Playhouse came in to congratulate her on the new office. She greeted him with a hug and asked how he was doing. As he was leaving, Rick Etzel said, “I have a lot of faith in your healing power.”

     Dr. Lys received her Doctor in Physical Therapy degree from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. Not long ago regulations went into effect requiring physical therapists to earn doctorate degrees for state licensing. “They’re trying to keep the respect going,” Dr. Lys said. “It also helps us with job security, because you can always find a job.”

    Not that she’s going to need to. She said she signed a long-term lease. “I’ll always be here for the Montauk people.”

    With three daughters under the age of 6, Dr. Lys found the cost of child care exorbitant. And that’s the reason she went out on her own. “I needed to have more than a penny in my pocket.”

    A resident of Springs, she started interning with the late Rich Balnis at East End Physical Therapy in East Hampton before moving on. When it came time to figure out what she would call the new office in Montauk, she was surprised to learn that MTK and 11954, the hamlet’s ZIP code, were already trademarked. As she is certified with the New York State Department of Education, she was forbidden to use certain words in the business’s name. Since Montauk is part of East Hampton Town, she went with that.

    Her mother made the curtains on the front windows and the table dividers. A huge black-and-white framed picture of the Montauk Lighthouse that hangs on an entrance wall was taken by her sister for her college thesis.

    “I feel like my family encouraged and supported me and will always be with me,” Dr. Lys said of the effort.

    Her receptionist, Viviana Araya, speaks fluent Spanish.

    Individualized attention is her focus, Dr. Lys said, calling herself a hands-on therapist. Patients are put through a routine so she can see how they’re doing on their own. “It’s not practice that makes perfect; it’s perfect practice that makes perfect. Your time is as valuable as mine.”

    The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

T. Baldwin Jr. to J. and A. Archer, 27 Fair Hills Lane .97 acre, Oct. 11, $2,725,000.

EAST HAMPTON

D. and R. Fernandez (by referee) to Hudson City Savings, 11 Tub-Oarsman’s Road, July 19, $576,903.

Cook Lane Associates to A. and S. Jaros, 15 Peach Farm Lane (vacant), Nov. 30, $522,000.

M. Cullum Living Trust to D. and K. Seeherman, 11 Quarty Court, 1.58 acres (vacant), Dec. 3, $650,000.

M. Cullum Living Trust to D. and K. Seeherman, 12 Quarty Circle, 1.6 acres (vacant), Dec. 3, $650,000.

MONTAUK

J. and L. Flannigan, to H. and C. Hochhauser, 42 Soundview Drive, .28 acre, Dec. 3, $1,575,000.

NOYAC

A. Gugliotta to Fairway Court L.L.C., 9 Fairway Court, 2.89 acres, Nov. 19, $2,309,200.

SAG HARBOR

M. and C. Washington to G.B. Delaware L.L.C., 11 Terry Drive, .24 acre (vacant), Dec. 7, $1,200,000.

SPRINGS

J. and K. Kipp to United States America, 23 Waterhole Road, .64 acre, Nov. 6, $575,000.

M. Francesconi Jr. to United States America, 20 Broadway, .47 acre, Dec. 5, $520,000.

S.B.K. Investors Montauk to R. Contreras and K. Libin, 11 Harbor View Drive, .49 acre, Nov. 27, $690,000.

WAINSCOTT

M. Sims to G. and M. Katz, 43 South Breeze Drive, 1.06 acres, Dec. 5, $1,317,000.

L. Sharfman to M. Constantino, 26 Merriwood Drive, .92 acre, Dec. 3, $3,445,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

    Jim Shelly made the difficult decision to leave the Sag Harbor Getty gas and service station because he had no choice, he said Monday. Being assigned a fuel supplier that charges just “three to five cents less than what Hess is pumping it for,” there is no way for an independent retailer to make money there, he said.

    Sometimes, he added, the wholesale price is even more than that. On a holiday weekend in July, he paid 11 cents more than what Hess was selling gas for at its nearby stations. Mr. Shelly will now focus his energy and expertise on his Georgica Services garage in East Hampton, he said, but his goodbye to Sag Harbor also meant having to let five employees go.

    The Sag Harbor station is one of the hundreds owned by Getty Realty. When Getty’s gasoline interests were purchased by another corporation in 1997, Getty exited the fuel business, later claiming bankruptcy in 2012. Getty Realty recently signed a 10-year lease making Alliance Energy the sole provider of gasoline to the Sag Harbor station and 119 other Getty locations.

    Mr. Shelly, who had operated the Sag Harbor Getty since 2005, tried for nine months to negotiate a reasonable lease, but the numbers were “ridiculous,” he said, at more than $75,000 per year, combined with the non-negotiable fuel prices.

    The rent on the station, according to Mr. Shelly, will be $8,000 a month, and he believes it’s unlikely another operator would be interested in that equation.

    Also required for the success of the station is at least a half-million dollars of refurbishing, Mr. Shelley said on Monday. The pumps he worked with had not been upgraded since the 1960s. “The company did not put a dime into the station in 50 years,” he said. The antiquated pumps worked very slowly, he said, meaning he had to have two employees on the payroll for each shift.

    It wasn’t always this way, Mr. Shelly said. Back in 1990 when he first went into the gasoline business, he made about a 30-cent-per-gallon profit after rent, electric, phone, insurance, and payroll. Twenty years later, he was coming up $75,000 short.

    He said he’s “not a convenience store guy,” but that to turn a profit, the Sag Harbor station might need a store instead of a service garage.

    Mr. Shelly was able to bring three employees from Sag Harbor to Georgica Services in East Hampton, which he has owned for 22 years. The repair shop once operated out of the garage at the East Hampton Getty, but has been on Springs-Fireplace Road since 2007. Georgica Getty was a sort of landmark at the entrance to the village, with cars from Julia’s Classic Convertibles parked around the property. When he opened in 1990 after a 20-year career in special effects and theater, he parked the eye-catching cars as a way to show activity at the new business. Requests for repairs on those and other cars became the inspiration for Mr. Shelly’s successful restoration business.

    Having retained many of his initial customers, Mr. Shelly works with all makes and models of cars from 1913 to 2013, some worth up to $4 million, he said. He is most proud of his restoration of a 1953 Aston Martin DB2, which was pictured on Mr. Shelly’s business holiday card. While looking at the before and after pictures of the car’s restoration on his Web site, he reminisced fondly on Monday about its owner, Jonathan Auerbach, who died recently.

    Mr. Shelly’s team, many of whom have worked with him for 18 or 19 years, provides complete bodywork restorations, repair, painting, and exterior refurbishment including the sourcing, replacing, refurbishing, and remanufacturing of parts. On the interiors, the crew can re-upholster seats and repair or replace carpets, door panels, headliners, and convertible tops, for example. In addition to basic automobile repairs and inspections, Mr. Shelly offers engine rebuilding, brake work, carburetor and fuel injection system replacement, and many upgrades, too.

AMAGANSETT

P. McBrien to L. Geduld, 72 Shore Road, .56 acre, Dec. 3, $4,350,000.

J. and J. D’Auria to P. and J. Walsh, 360 Town Lane, 2.11 acres, Dec. 7, $5,500,000.

EAST HAMPTON

D. Cullum to T. Nguyen and H. Kiew, 151 Three Mile Harbor Road, 1.27 acres, Dec. 4, $495,000.

Reutershan, Garde, to T. Cooper, 9 Cedar Court, .4 acre, Nov. 13, $525,000.

Club 34 L.L.C. to Forst and Silverblank, 20 Sulky Circle, .69 acre (vacant), Dec. 6, $415,000.

MBLOCAL, L.L.C. to 5:15 Huntting Ave L.L.C., 32 Huntting Avenue, 11.68 acres (vacant), Dec. 11, $1,350,000.

Toca II to Stillwater Properties, 257 Pantigo Road, .27 acre, Dec. 12, $1,360,000.

H. and L. Young to J. Goldberg, 3 Little Court, 1.39 acres, Dec. 13, $850,000.

H. Blumenfeld Trust to S. and R. El-Gamal, 17 Timber Lane, 1.39 acres, Nov. 30, $825,500.

New Sunshine Realty to Two Dogs Builders, 43 Oyster Shores Road (vacant), Nov. 26, $580,000.

C. and K. Bowen to D. and D. Dwin, 8 Koala Lane, 2.32 acres, Nov. 13, $3,450,000.

S. Locke to Silverblank Trust, 112 Montauk Blvd, .09 acre (vacant), Dec. 8, $5,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

J. Sheffer to R. and K. DeLaMater, 24 Ocean Avenue, 2.48 acres, Dec. 11, $8,750,000.

Oran and J. and B. Becker to J. and A. Ocampo, 12 Hook Pond Lane, 1.17 acres, Nov. 12, $3,300,000.

J. Della Femina to NALA L.L.C., 20 Drew Lane, 1.69 acres, Dec. 14, $24,650,000.

MONTAUK

Rams Head Investors to County of Suffolk, private road, .78 acre (vacant), Nov. 29, $400,000.

N. and N. Frusci to J. and G. Ruisi, 23 Fort Pond Road, Unit 95, Sept. 21, $475,000.

J. McDonald to A. and M. Smith, 126 South Fairview Avenue, .57 acre (vacant), Dec. 20, $405,000.

J. Giswold to R. and M. Jantzen, 16 Flagg Avenue, .17 acre (vacant), Dec. 4, $400,000.

NOYAC

D. Reiner to J. Thompson, 46 Cliff Drive, Bay Point, .23 acre, Dec. 4, $730,000.

A. and P. Santilli Trusts to G. and A. Pilarski, 92 Wildwood Road, 1.1 acres, Dec. 13, $775,000

P., E., P., and J. Engster to K. Battle, 16 Cove Avenue, .26 acre, Dec. 5, $425,000.

SAG HARBOR

J. and E. Savage to R. Kluga and N. Marks, 22 Princeton Road, .28 acre, Dec. 7, $750,000.

R. Muelhaus (by executors) to 20 Cove Road L.L.C., 20 Cove Road, 1.3 acres, Dec. 4, $3,000,000.

SPRINGS

W.P. Arnold and R. Linder to S. Delasnerie and Bernini, 34 Runnymede Drive, .46 acre, Nov. 21, $575,000.

R. Levinsohn (by executor) to B., W., and W. Hall, 1 Will Curl Highway, .36 acre, Dec. 5, $375,000.

L. and S. Kaczor to A. Hurwitz and C. Beracasa, 34 Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road, .55 acre, Nov. 20, $900,000.

WAINSCOTT

M. and L. Kaplan to A. Baum, 30 Georgica Woods Lane, .75 acre, Dec. 12, $930,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

    Frank Calvo, the new pharmacist at White’s Drug and Department Store in Montauk, said he’s a familiar face in a different setting. Mr. Calvo owned the East Hampton Pharmacy for eight years and the Bridgehampton Pharmacy for one year before the economy tanked and he was forced to sell.

    “It was very sad,” he said from his elevated post behind the registers at White’s, where he has a bird’s-eye view of all who enter the store.

    CVS pharmacy bought him out but never opened in either space. “They wanted to consolidate the competition,” he said, explaining that as part of the buyout he had to work the pharmacy in the East Hampton CVS for at least three months.

    “Emotionally, it was grueling to see all my old customers there in CVS,” he said.

    From there he moved on to the pharmacy department in Rite Aid in Bridgehampton for a year and a half. And it was there that he was approached by Deryn Trott, the owner of White’s, who asked if he would be interested in a job in the Montauk store.

    A resident of Springs, Mr. Calvo jumped at the chance and hasn’t regretted a day since. He started at the end of October and found he really enjoyed working for an independently owned store.

    “I love it. It’s nice being back in a community. I have time to spend with the customers. When they come to see me they’re sick, and I need to help them as soon as possible.” He said he was surprised when some residents showed a bit of shock when he asked if they would like to wait while he fills their prescriptions. “I don’t think they were used to that.”

    This week Mr. Calvo is meeting with a group of senior citizens at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center for a brown-bag seminar at which he has asked them to pack up and bring all their medications to go through together. As part of an outreach program he plans to expand upon, he expects to take the time and discuss the seniors’ insurance policies and explain to them about federal and state programs that might be beneficial, as well as what medications might need prior approval before they are filled.

    A delivery service outside the hamlet, mainly for customers who have recently moved to the St. Michael’s senior citizens’ housing project in Amagansett, is also in his plans. And he’d like to get back the customers who have moved on to other pharmacies for various reasons.

    Montauk is a different Hampton, Mr. Calvo said. He likes being part of a smaller community and is considering buying a house there to embed himself further. A pharmacist for 23 years, he takes a personal approach with his customers. He called the position challenging but not hard. “You just need to have compassion.”

    Since Montauk is the eastern end of Long Island, Ms. Trott has found it difficult to keep a pharmacist willing to make the commute to the only pharmacy in the hamlet. The expression of relief on her face since she found Mr. Calvo, who will probably stay for a while, is very rewarding, the new pharmacist said, smiling.

    The pharmacy at White’s is open every day but Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There are two other part-time pharmacists who fill in on Mr. Calvo’s days off. He would like to expand the store hours and maybe move the pharmacy to another part of the store so he could work a little bit more quietly, away from the center of things. There’s a good chance he’ll be accommodated.

AMAGANSETT

P. Campion to M. and R. Byrne, 212 Fresh Pond Road, .33 acre, Nov. 27, $2,401,000.

EAST HAMPTON

T. Miller to M. Nuti, 36 Oak View Highway, 1.02 acres, Nov. 20, $535,000.

19 Indian Hill Road to N. Gottesman, 19 Indian Hill Lane, .14 acre, Dec. 20, $1,340,000.

J. and C. Hren to 95 Skimhampton L.L.C., 95 Skimhampton Road, Dec. 13, $1,800,000.

M. and D. Derrig to 12 Wireless Road L.L.C., 12 Wireless Road, .52 acre, Dec. 10, $2,900,000.

NANBE L.L.C. to A. Kaufmann, 50 Oyster Shores Road, .6 acre, Nov. 16, $1,790,000.

Kidd Construction to 24 Peach Farm Lane, 24 Peach Farm Lane (vacant), Dec. 6, $900,000.

C. McKenna to R. Albertell and Douglas, 19 Oyster Shores Road, .5 acre, Dec. 11, $787,500.

P. Paspa to D. Kiashek and T. Johnston, 15 Mulford Avenue, .41 acre, Sept. 28, $780,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

57 Cross Highway L.L.C. to B. and A. Zaitz, 57 Cross Highway, 5.03 acres, Dec. 17, $9,920,000.

E. Edelman (by executor) to 70 Middle Lane L.L.C., 70 Middle Lane, Dec. 10, $4,650,000.

M. Hiesiger to V. Nasta and R. Rajapaksa, 3 Georgica Road, 1.1 acres, Dec. 3, $1,675,000.

Stephanopoulos and Wentworth to Kashmir Properties E.H., 20 Dunemere Lane, 1 acre, Dec. 17, $5,131,300.

MONTAUK

E. Thompson Trust to J. and K. Miller, 124 Soundview Drive, .81 acre, Dec. 14, $1,750,000.

C. Payne to End House L.L.C., 8 Royal Oak Way, 1.05 acres, Dec. 12, $525,000.

C. Denisco to M. and V. Megdal, 2 Royal Oak Way (vacant), Oct. 29, $950,000.

A. Rigole to S. Murphy, 415 West Lake Drive, .41 acre, Dec. 3, $300,000.

R. Donovan to 153 DeForest Road, 153 DeForest Road, 2.3 acres, Dec. 4, $6,995,000.

J. Gray to W. Sobel, 1 Spruce Lane (vacant), Dec. 14, $750,000.

H. Mercado to Fir Lane L.L.C., 12 Fir Lane, 1 acre, Dec. 11, $1,825,000.

NOYAC

C. and B. Molsen to R. and A. DeMichael, 23 Clearview Drive, .64 acre, Dec. 14, $1,900,000.

J. Power (by executor) to J. and L. Flanagan, 9 North Valley Road, .47 acre, Dec. 14, $543,500.

D. DeAngelus to J. and C. Englander, 263 Harbor Watch Court, .97 acre, Dec. 11, $1,250,000.

J. Spiegel and D. D’Amiano to J. D’Aleo, 314 Old Sag Harbor Road, 2.39 acres, Dec. 14, $2,233,000.

SAG HARBOR

Sag Harbor Estate Homes to P. D’Angelo, 11 Montauk Avenue, Dec. 12, $1,675,000.

A. King (by adminstrator) to A. and J. Sibony, 268 Madison Street, .74 acre, Dec. 13, $907,000.

SPRINGS

J. Sherman and A. Shiva to 108 Runnymede L.L.C., 108 Runnymede Drive, .48 acre, Dec. 14, $2,650,000.

F. Russo to J. and C. Frittola, 19 Walton Street, Dec. 12, $330,000.

J. Franey to B. Wong and M. Gattuso, 210 Old Stone Highway, 2.77 acres, Dec. 10, $855,000.

WAINSCOTT

M. and R. Cohen to M. Zibner, 119 Merchants Path, 4.4 acres, Dec. 3, $2,200,000.

C. Brennan to J. and S. Wechter, 21 East Gate Road, .52 acre, Nov. 15, $1,255,000.

N. Schneider to B. and N. Funk, 32 Sayres Path, 1.09 acres, Nov. 30, $2,225,000.

W. and P. Reichel to W. and S. Howey, 149 Sayres Path, 1.03 acres, Dec. 17, $1,795,000.

Kraft Stevens Hamptons to F. and R. Seegal, 3 Association Road, .6 acre, Dec. 20, $5,617,750.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

    From local restaurants to the most exclusive hotels, the Southampton company Plain-T has grown over its eight years to serve clients around the world whether they’re looking for an assortment of favorites in a single box or large orders of custom-created corporate gifts.

    Last summer Plain-T launched iced tea in black, green, white, and red, with no additives, preservatives, or sweeteners. The glass bottles were well received, even with their short shelf life.

    The creation of Tathiana Teixeira and her husband, Alessandro Teixeira, the “handmade to order” tea company sources teas from small family farms and gardens in the Far East, Mr. Teixeira said last Thursday. The product is “100 percent handcrafted from the garden to the cup,” he said, with no machines touching the product. Even the tea bags and the clear bags that hold them, he explained, are assembled by hand, to keep the quality at its highest level.

    The result is a product that is pleasing not only to the palate, but to the eye. 

    Ms. Teixeira demonstrated the natural beauty of their tea at an event last Thursday at Stitch in Southampton. A jasmine lychee flower, which blooms as it is infused with hot water, was served in a wine glass, with the option of added champagne. Ms. Teixeira, a former professional dancer, and Mr. Teixeira, a former professional tennis player, both from Brazil, each sought out the healing aspects of tea during times of serious injury.

    There are misconceptions and lack of information about tea in the United States, Mr. Teixeira said, but he sees a growing awareness of tea’s benefits, certainly since his first tea trade show in Rhode Island, where there were only 10 to 15 booths. Today’s shows are massive, he said.

    The couple is also standing behind their tea at many events on the East End, from private, exclusive ones, to public charity events. “We want to support more local charity events,” Ms. Teixeira said. She is particularly proud of their partnership with the Retreat, she said, and she looks forward to an increase in such ventures.

    Locally, the Plain-T’s products are sold at markets such as Provisions, Papalajefa, and WellNest in Sag Harbor, Tate’s Bake Shop in Southampton, and Citarella in East Hampton. They are served at such restaurants as the Living Room at c/o the Maidstone in East Hampton, Almond in Bridgehampton, and Sen in Sag Harbor. New York City restaurants serve their teas with a custom menu as well.

    They host tasting and educational events at their T Loft in Southampton Village, and Web sales are thriving for the boutique tea company, which offers loose-leaf teas, accessories, and custom gift sets online. It took close to two years to get the site right, Mr. Teixeira said. “We are very picky.” They wanted their Web site to educate, he said, not just scream “buy, buy, buy.” So along with their range of teas and tea-related products, visitors to the site can learn about the history and benefits of tea.

   The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended to Jan. 28 the deadline for individuals to apply for financial assistance with physical losses due to Hurricane Sandy.

    On Long Island, the extension is open to people living in Suffolk, Nassau, and Queens. It is also open to those on Staten Island, in the Bronx, and in Kings, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties. Registration is online at disasterassistance. gov or by phone at 800-621-3362.

    Loans are available for rent, essential home repairs, and property losses that are not otherwise covered by insurance. Some business losses and those to nonprofits and civic or religious organizations are also eligible for assistance. The interest rate for loans to individuals is 1.68 percent for those without an alternative source of credit. Loans are capped at $200,000 for repairs, $40,000 for personal property.

    The Small Business Administration’s July 31 application deadline for those seeking low-cost loans of up to $2 million to cope with economic losses is unchanged. The interest rate for S.B.A. loans is 4 percent; nonprofits are eligible for a 3-percent rate. Information is available online at disasterloan.sba.gov.

AMAGANSETT

R. and C. Rifkind to G. Shanon and Cacucciolo, 131 Meeting House Lane, .83 acre, Nov. 8, $2,711,000.

438 Further Lane L.L.C. to 438 Further Lane East, 438 Further Lane, 2.9 acres (vacant), Nov. 26, $6,450,000.

EAST HAMPTON

J. Narvesen and M. Wolk to W. Rhind, W and R, 4 Sycamore Road, .46 acre, Nov. 13, $2,175,000.

E. and J. Pearce (by executor) to R. Bertrand and A. Ferren, 11 Pioneer Lane, .58 acre, Nov. 9, $545,000.

Peach Farm Properties to Kidd Construction Company, 3 Peach Farm Lane, 1.66 acres (vacant), Oct. 2, $460,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

45 Middle Lane L.L.C. to 45 Middle Lane 2012, 45 Middle Lane, 2.84 acres, Nov. 29, $10,487,500.

125 Further Lane Inc. to J. Hall and M. Dagata Jr., 125 Further Lane, 1.25 acres, Nov. 15, $5,760,000.

J. Rosen and R. Mervis to R. and J. Schmidt, 100 Meadow Way, .62 acre, Nov. 16, $1,655,000.

Y. Barr to M. Latessa, Borden Lane, Nov. 16, $1,950,000.

MONTAUK

Garvey Revocable Trust to A. Gribbin, 61 Pinetree Drive, .17 acre, Sept. 25, $550,000.

E. Tavernier Inc. to Nahdorado L.L.C., 28 Hoppin Avenue, .17 acre (vacant), Nov. 28, $380,000.

E. Watson to K. Riebe, 55 South Euclid Avenue, Unit 6A, .77 acre, Nov. 7, $255,000.

D. Delitto to G. and J. Cameron, 14 Davis Drive, .97 acre, Nov. 2, $2,700,000.

NORTH HAVEN

A. and E. Lack to M. Worden, 87 Fresh Pond Road, 2.8 acres, Nov. 16, $2,410,000.

Lack, A to Crovitz, G, 2 Hidden Ponds Lane, 1.9 acres (vacant), Nov. 16, $1,500,000.

Achenbach, N to Taylor, J and M, 5 Sea Gull Hill Road, .69 acre, Nov. 16, $1,350,000.

SAG HARBOR

18 Hampton Street to T. Delavan, 18 Hampton Street, .1 acre, Nov. 16, $995,000.

SPRINGS

S. Gelfond to J. Park, 16 Wolf Way, 1 acre, Nov. 9, $975,000.

J. and S. Hines to M. Nunez and J. Lessard, 16 Barnes Hole Road, .38 acre, Nov. 19, $590,000.

    Kelly Connaughton has been elected as the new president of the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce for 2013. She is the president of the Sag Harbor American Music Festival, which has been a boon to the village’s residents, businesses, and musicians.

    Ms. Connaughton will replace Robert Evjen of the Douglas Elliman real estate company, who has served as president for the past eight years. Mr. Evjen will continue in an advisory capacity and serve as chairman of this year’s HarborFrost festival.

    David MacMillan of the Press News Group will now serve as vice president, replacing Alan Fruitstone of Harbor Pets, who has also served for eight years. Mr. Fruitstone, while stepping down as an officer, will continue as a director. Additional directors will be Mary Ann Cicio of Cook Travel, Debbie Rudoy of Life’Style boutique, Juan Castro of the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter, and Lisa Field of the Sag Harbor Variety Store.

    The new treasurer will be Barbara Manning of Sen restaurant, the corresponding secretary will be Ana Nieto of the Sag Harbor Farmers Market, and the recording secretary will be Gavin Menu of The Sag Harbor Express.

    The newly elected will join the continuing board members David Lee, the chamber’s co-founder and director emeritus, Dede O’Connell, co-owner of the Wharf Shop, Dr. Andrew Pepper of Village Mobile Veterinary, and Barbara Schmitz of the Sag Harbor Liquor Store.

    The chamber welcomes new members. More information can be found at sagharborchamber.com.

Networking Night

    The Southampton Chamber of Commerce has organized its next networking night for Jan. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cafe Crust, which is at 850 County Road 39 in Southampton. The sponsor is Michael Illari of Charles Schwab and Company.

    The $15 admission includes complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. There will be door prizes and a 50-50 raffle. Large stacks of business cards have been recommended for exchange with colleagues. Reservations have been requested by e-mailing the chamber at tammy@southamptonchamber.com.

Writing to Wellness

    The therapeutic benefits of journal writing is the focus of a workshop starting Tuesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in East Hampton and running for seven Tuesday evening sessions through Feb. 26. Structured writing and group support have been promised.

    Sarabelle Prince, a certified instructor in these matters, leads. The cost is $175. The meeting place is 257 Three Mile Harbor Road, and the number to call for more information is 324-6143.