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.

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

Hampton Jitney is offering discounts on books of 12 one-way tickets on its Montauk line bus service through Dec. 31. For those who buy five or more books, the cost is $284, or $23.67 per ticket. The regular price for a prepaid ticket is $30.

Springs Auto Repair, which had been closed since Sept. 21 after a driver crashed into the back of the building and damaged a cinder-block wall, reopened earlier this month. The shop is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

The owner of Petit Bleu, a children’s store in East Hampton Village, who was cited by code enforcement earlier this month for placing a stuffed golden retriever at the entrance to her shop, wants the business community to band together to change the village’s onerous regulations.

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

Elias Van Sickle and Collin Kavanaugh, the entrepreneurs behind Montauk Mud, an environmentally friendly sunscreen, won the top prize — including $20,000 in cash and other investments in their company — at a local “Shark Tank”-like venture competition on Saturday.

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

Several East End entrepreneurs will vie for a $50,000 investment in their businesses on Saturday in the final round of a local “Shark Tank”-like venture competition.

Thinking about the passage of time coupled with the start of the school year highlights how important it is to create a plan for saving for your child’s or grandchild’s education.