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For those seeking to shop locally this holiday season, the Village True Value Hardware Store in East Hampton now has a special section of locally made products.

Marine fishing industries that have experienced significant economic losses because of the pandemic can apply for federal grants through New York State's fisheries relief program starting on Tuesday. The application period ends on Dec. 31.

About the size of a gumball, the gem most likely came from a batch of clams dug in Mattituck, according to Bryan Gosman, a co-owner of the fish market, who hopes to raffle it off to raise money for the Montauk Food Pantry.

Hoping to add some East End flair to the holiday season, Valerie Smith, the owner of the Monogram Shop on Newtown Lane in East Hampton, decided she wanted a window display of gingerbread houses with a classic cedar shingle architectural style. She commissioned Brenda Nibley, a Utah resident and the owner of gingergiddy.com, a company that makes gingerbread house kits, to bring her vision to life.

An East Hampton gym closes, and the Chamber of Commerce organizes a holiday shopping campaign to help local merchants.

The latest property transfers.

The scramble to find a refuge during the pandemic has led to surging home sales and prices, bidding wars, and an ongoing boom in the East End real estate market, according to third-quarter reports from several real estate agencies.

The Sagg General Store, the historical building on Sagg Main Street in Sagaponack that is occupied by Pierre’s Market and the village’s post office, is on the market for just under $4 million.

The latest property transfers.

E — E Home, a new store on the southwest side of Amagansett’s Main Street, looks alluring from the outside, but it is upon stepping inside that a feeling of having strayed into a museum or an artisan’s studio hits.

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

While the cancellation of big summer events and limits on social gatherings put a major dent in their business, caterers on the East End report that things are picking up in a different way as wedding couples and private clients find ways to cut down their guests lists to hold more intimate celebrations.