The East Hampton Chamber of Commerce will hold a holiday party and charity drive from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Baker House 1650 in the village.

The slowdown in the real estate market has continued to hurt revenues for the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund, which Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced on Friday totaled $63.35 million in the first 10 months of the year, compared to nearly $81.27 million in the same period of 2018.

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

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A look back at the East Hampton field hockey team that won county championships back to back.

In boys hoops, the Ross School hosts Pierson on Friday, while the Bonackers play at home against Half Hollow Hills West. East Hampton wrestlers travel to Sayville for a tournament on Saturday.

I hope you all read last week’s letters to The Star. The one that stimulated me the most was the one from Brad Loewen. It brought to mind a recurring question I’ve had: We are spending a lot of money trying to make the estuary more productive, but is it working? Are all of these efforts to “save the bays” by seeding more and more oysters going to improve overall aquatic productivity? The late Stuart Vorpahl frequently reminded us that productivity can be cyclical. He was a keen observer of the ups and downs in population of this and that fishery. When fish or shellfish were wanting, he turned to welding — most of our local fishermen know more ways than one to make a living.