Business

Businesses of all sorts in New York State ground to a screeching halt this week, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced a near-total shutdown of commercial activity and ordinary life.

Craig H. Handler, Karen A. Hoeg, and Bernadette E. Tuthill, associates at the law firm Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin, and Quartararo, have been promoted to partner, a spokesman for the firm announced this week.

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

The Hamptons Home Show, an exhibition of home products and services, will take place from April 24 to 26 at Stony Brook Southampton, and vendor registration is due tomorrow.

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

Jason and Theresa Belkin, the founders and owners of the Hampton Coffee Company, whose official 25th anniversary was in November, decided to wait until after the holidays to celebrate in earnest — and to continue celebrating for a whole calendar year.

Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett has been sold and will close on Sunday, the owners, Chris Eggert and Kevin Boles, announced in a statement on Instagram on Tuesday.

In January, after 12 straight months of decline, revenues for the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund were up more than 66 percent from the same period last year, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced last week.

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

The Baker House 1650 in East Hampton Village will give book lovers a chance to hobnob with six novelists as part of a weekend getaway package from Friday, Feb. 28, to March 1.

Kilkare, a historical oceanfront house in the exclusive Georgica Association in Wainscott, has recently sold, according to Michael Cantwell, the chief marketing officer for Bespoke Real Estate.

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