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The 'Hawkin Deli Brings Great NJ Deli to the Jersey Shore!

The 'Hawkin Deli in Manahawkin brings real NJ deli taste to the Jersey Shore!

While New Jersey might be informally known as the Diner State, we do love our delis. If you grew up in New Jersey, deli sandwiches are a way of life!

The 'Hawkin Deli is a relative newcomer to Manahawkin. But it brings great deli sandwiches to the Jersey Shore. Used to be the only deli available around here was from specialty shops (too expensive) or chain sandwich stores (too boring).

Menu Board

Located at 100 McKinley Avenue (the road running from Route 9, parallel to Route 72, behind ShopRite and Wal-Mart), the 'Hawkin Deli offers the usual hot and cold subs, plus specialty sandwiches, great for lunch or a fast dinner.

I’ll often stop for my mid morning breakfast sandwich, the New Jersey staple, Pork Roll, Egg and Cheese on a hard roll. But my favorite sandwich at the 'Hawkin Deli is called the Sloppy Zo.

My Sandwich

Now a Sloppy Joe is a well known deli treat in New Jersey. If you’re thinking of the ground meat mess on a hamburger roll, you’re wrong. A deli Sloppy Joe is ham, turkey, Swiss, Cole slaw and Thousand Island dressing all piled high on fresh rye bread. Well, you can order that, but I recommend the Sloppy Zo.

The Sloppy Zo at the 'Hawkin Deli replaces the ham with thinly sliced roast beef, tops it with freshly sliced turkey, some Swiss cheese, Cole slaw and Thousand Island dressing sandwiched between two slices for fresh rye. Mmm!

As if that wasn’t enough, this and all specialty sandwiches come with fries, or my favorite Tater Tots! If you’re watching your figure, make any one of the great sandwiches a Wrap. Or you can try one of the 'Hawkin Deli’s build your own salad.

Eat In or Take Out

Choose romaine, iceberg or Spring Mix with dressing and it’ll be $4. You can add 3 toppings for $1.50 or 7 for $3.00. Toppings include everything from walnuts to cauliflower.

The 'Hawkin Deli is also very community conscious. When the Friends of the Barnegat Library (FOL), asked for help in providing our annual lunch for all Barnegat Library employees, they stepped up to the plate (bad pun) and worked with us on pricing and special orders!

The Barnegat Library employees are still raving about that lunch 4 months later, and are hoping the next lunch the Friends of the Library provides during National Library Week comes from the 'Hawkin Deli.

'Hawkin Deli

The 'Hawkin Deli
100 McKinley Avenue
McKinley Plaza

Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-6082

HOURS:
M – F 10am til 8pm
Saturday 8:30am til 4pm
Sunday 8:30am til 3pm

It's Manahawkin's Green Tree Garden Center & Landscaping for All Your Gardening Needs in Southern Ocean County!

Green Tree Garden Center and Landscaping in Manahawkin, NJ provides area residents with healthy indoor and outdoor plants, as well as great landscape design. Located at 1412 Route 72 (just past the WaWa) in Manahawkin, I'm always stopping by to check out the shrubs and trees, and to chat about my small garden.

My TomatoesYesterday's visit was to pick up organic fertilizer for my tomato plants.
They're having a tough summer. Loads of tomatoes early on, but nothing new!
I found out from Jim Ruta, owner of Green Tree Garden Center, that I'm not alone. It's the wet summer at the Jersey Shore that's caused many a home gardener problems with their crops.

Manahawkin's Green Tree Garden Center and Landscaping offers a full range of organic fertilizers for everything from flowers to tomatoes. It's the great service and information that they provide that sets Green Tree Garden Center apart from the big box stores selling plants and fertilizers.

Green Tree even provides information from the Save the Barnegat Bay organization and Clean Ocean Action aimed at lessening the impact on the Barnegat Bay from excessive nitrogen. Nitrogen from fertilizer run off is causing big problems in the Bay, suffocating the eco system!

Jim Ruta is a Landscape Architect and runs Green Tree Garden Center and Landscaping in Manahawkin with his family. Green Tree has hard workers and quality plants and plant materials (They also install pavers!).
Jim will work with you to design a flower garden, or a garden with indigenous plants that won't require excessive watering or soil maintenance...A good for the environment garden!
Green Tree is open daily and you can reach the Garden Center at 609-597-5229.

Green Tree Garden Center
Green Tree Garden Center and Landscaping
1412 Route 72 West
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
609-597-5229


Little Egg Harbor Homes for Sale - Housing Market Trends July, 2009

Homes for Sale in Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Housing Market Trends
July, 2009

Fewer homes for sale in Little Egg Harbor were listed in July, 2009 than any other month this year.  That means with fewer homes for sale in Little Egg Harbor, prices should begin to stabilize.  The number of listings of homes for sale in Little Egg Harbor that either expired or were withdrawn from the Multiple Listing Service is also on the rise, contributing to the smaller inventory of single family homes on the market.  Total inventory of homes for sale in Little Egg Harbor, though it varies day to day, is running about 350, while last summer inventory was well over 400 residential single family units.

 Little Egg Harbor New
Listings
Under
Contract
Expired &
Withdrawn
Sold Days on
Market
Median
Sold Price
January, 2009 83 19 75 10 132 $214,500
February, 2009 79 29 49 8 111 $233,000
March, 2009 61 18 47 16 133 $195,500
April, 2009 79 26 54 17 117 $213,000
May, 2009 68 30 56 23 125 $170,000
June, 2009 92 39 61 26 122 $240,000
July, 2009 55 35 66 25 127 $185,000
 
Compare the figures on market trends in Little Egg Harbor to those from 2008.
Little Egg Harbor  New
Listings
Under
Contract
Expired &
Withdrawn
Sold Days on
Market
Median
Sold Price
January, 2008 87 18 101 22 113 $317,500
February, 2008 125 32 75 19 89 $220,000
March, 2008 97 24 53 16 89 $248,500
April, 2008 94 31 42 24 99 $233,000
May, 2008 92 24 78 32 115 $222,400
June, 2008 80 22 69 28 112 $227,200
July, 2008 78 19 87 29 124 $238,500

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Homes for Sale in Manahawkin - Housing Market Trends July, 2009

Homes for Sale in Manahawkin

Housing Market Trends

July, 2009


Take a look housing market trends in Manahawkin. More homes in Manahawkin were listed in July and fewer sold than in June, and the number of listings to expire also increased in July. With time running out on the first time buyer $8,000 tax credit , home buyers in Manahawkin should act now! Inventory stands at 378 single family homes for sale in Manahawkin.

Homes in

Manahawkin, NJ

New

Under
Contract

Sold

Days on
Market

Median
Sold Price

January, 2009

98

25

15

128

$295,000

February, 2009

101

24

20

118

$271,250

March, 2009

105

28

18

123

$275,000

April, 2009

97

45

22

103

$248,195

May 2009

103

45

39

115

$259,000

June, 2009

83

56

45

146

$275,000

July, 2009

95

47

29

111

$297,000


You can compare the figures above to those for the same period last year, to get an idea of housing market trends here in Manahawkin. Prices are up, and the number of homes for sale in Manahawkin that sold in July, 2009 is up slightly! Even better news is that the number of homes under contract in Manahawkin is also up!

Homes in

Manahawkin, NJ

New
Listings

Under
Contract

Sold

Days in
Market

Median
Sold price

January, 2008

117

31

23

102

$275,000

February, 2008

104

44

24

94

$294,150

March, 2008

111

36

30

88

$297,600

April, 2008

114

45

36

100

$274,500

May, 2008

104

36

32

101

$299,255

June, 2008

102

33

31

94

$265,500

July, 2008

74

39

23

115

$284,000

There are still many great homes for sale in Manahawkin, and still time to buy before the first time home buyers $8,000 tax credit expires. If you'd like to work with a local Manahawkin REALTOR®, an Accredited Buyers Agent (ABR), with an in-depth knowledge of homes for sale in Manahawkin, give me a call.

Take a look at this home in Manahawkin that my buyers just closed on, and will claim their first time home buyer $8,000 tax credit!

New Home

Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore

Laura Giannotta

609-384-6121

Laura@JerseyShoreViews.com

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Fresh Seafood in Manahawkin Doesn't Require a Drive to Long Beach Island!

Fresh seafood in Manahawkin does not have to involve a ride over the Causeway to Long Beach Island. A great Manahawkin seafood option is the Exit 63 Seafood Corner, located at 743 E Bay Avenue in Manahawkin!

Open year round, Exit 63 Seafood Corner combines great prepared seafood and a fresh fish market. On my last visit, I had Blackened Tuna over rice ($19.00), while my dining partner had a wonder seafood combination in a white wine garlic sauce over linguini (also $19.). There are daily specials, and it's the freshest seafood in Manahawkin.

Exit 63 Fish Market

This time of year it's good to have a local Manahawkin seafood restaurant, because after a long day the last thing you want is to battle the crowds at restaurants on Long Beach Island.

The Exit 63 Seafood Corner building itself is small, and it's been a Manahawkin seafood staple for years. I had been there when it was known as Corey's, but the new Exit 63 owners have taken it to the next level...fine dining and fresh seafood in Manahawkin.

Exit 63 Seafood Corner

I first tried dinner at Exit 63 Seafood Corner in April, well before the summer crowds. It was on the recommendation of a client, and what a find!

Exit 63 Seafood Corner is open daily, and also serves lunch. The service is fast and friendly. Seafood prices vary due to changes in market prices for the freshest seafood in Manahawkin. There is no liquor license, so bring your own wine, they'll provide glasses and chilling buckets if needed.

Exit 63 Seafood Corner

747 East Bay Avenue

Manahawkin, NJ 08050

609-978-3474

(Eat in or Take Out)