Episode 52 Life and Living at the Jersey Shore | January 11 2012 | Weekly Real Estate Show | Jersey Shore | Ocean County

Welcome to Episode 52 of Life And Living At The Jersey Shore. January 11, 2012

It is filled with Real estate tips, trends, statistics, fun things to do in southern ocean county. The web cast is funny, informative with lots of Tom’s wisecracks. Each week we try to bring you fun, informative and interesting tidbits about the best kept secret at the Jersey Shore... Southern Ocean County

This weeks Stats:

Well, here’s a favorite. Since this is the time of year so many folks come down looking for waterfront, vacation homes I thought we’d take a look waterfront homes. So, there are 414 active waterfront listings in southern ocean county: lowest price $99,900.00 (a 3 bedroom in LEHT) and the highest at $1,399,900.00 (in Lacey). These don’t include LBI! There are 136 waterfront listings on all of LBI: the lowest price is $449,000.00 (that one is in Beach Haven) and the highest $14,995,000 (an ocean front, of course, in the Loveladies section). So, we have a waterfront home for every budget! Buy a waterfront home….all the cool kids are doing it!

Scholarships:

The Ocean County College Foundation awards scholarships to assist Ocean County residents, attending Ocean County College, in support of their educational expenses. Scholarship awards are paid directly to the students’ accounts at Ocean County College. All students having a 2.0 (C) or higher GPA will be considered. The total dollar amount of the scholarship is dependent upon the student's financial need, current GPA and enrollment status at the time payment is made. For more information and an application visit http://www.ocean.edu/community/foundation/scholarships.htm Or call the college at 732-255-0400

Tom’s Tid Bits

52 shows. Number one show in our time slot!

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Christmas tree recycle at A Paul King park, Manahawkin (Ocean County).

Historical Tid Bits:

Ship Bottom is one of the oldest town names on Long Beach Island. According to the local historian John Bailey Lloyd, author of "Six Miles at Sea," the name dates from an unusual shipwreck that occurred in March, 1817.

The captain of a schooner heading south was navigating through a thick fog when he heard cries from the direction of the shoreline. Encountering a schooner heading north, he alerted Captain Stephen Willets of Tuckerton that there might be a ship in trouble near the shore. Although Willets and his crew could see nothing in the fog , nor could they hear anything but the clang of their own ship's bell, they rowed along the outer bar for several hours searching for the endangered ship. Finally a dark shape appeared--the hull of a ship overturned in the shoals. As one of Willets' men climbed onboard the beached schooner, he heard a noise under his feet--someone tapping the inside of the barnacled hull. With an ax, Willets chopped a hole in the ship's bottom near the keel and, after much struggling, freed the young woman trapped inside. She spoke no English. But after being taken ashore, she expressed her gratitude by drawing a cross of thanks in the sand. No one knows her name or the name of the ship because they were never recorded. But the place of the shipwreck and the rescue became known as "Ship Bottom."

Tom’s Two Cents

I believe we need term limits in Washington. I don’t know who said it but this quote really speaks volumes: "Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason."

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