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Sweet Deal: Fudge Kitchen Properties Part of $18.3M Jersey Shore Real Estate Contract

Issue #830

October 05, 2026

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In This Cape May Local Scoop Issue…

 📆 Cape May Events

☀️ Cape May Local Weather 

 🍬Sweet Deal: Fudge Kitchen Properties Part of $18.3M Jersey Shore Real Estate Contract

 🤠Riley Green Joins Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line at Barefoot 2027

⚓Coast Guard Dedicates Cape May Aquatic Training Facility to Tyler Jaggers

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Sweet Deal: Fudge Kitchen Properties Part of $18.3M Jersey Shore Real Estate Contract

Five commercial properties tied to some of the Jersey Shore’s most recognizable confectionery locations are under contract after being marketed for a combined $18.3 million.

Four of the properties are occupied by The Original Fudge Kitchen, the longtime shore candy business known for hand-whipped fudge, salt water taffy and other sweets. The properties are spread across Cape May, Ocean City and Stone Harbor.

The five-property portfolio went under contract Sept. 23 after roughly five weeks on the market. The buyer has not been publicly identified, and the properties are expected to close Jan. 6, 2027.

The $18.3 million figure represents the combined asking prices of the properties rather than a confirmed final sale price.

Two properties on Washington Street in Cape May account for $12 million of the portfolio's asking price.

The building at 513 Washington St., home to an Original Fudge Kitchen location, was listed for $6 million. Another property at 502 Washington St. was also offered for $6 million and includes retail space along with a rear commissary kitchen.

A third Cape May property, at 728 Beach Ave., houses another Fudge Kitchen location and was listed for $1.2 million.

Outside Cape May, the Original Fudge Kitchen property at 800 Boardwalk in Ocean City carried a $3.75 million asking price. The chain's property at 254 96th St. in Stone Harbor was listed for $1.35 million.

Together, those five asking prices total $18.3 million.

The transaction involves the commercial real estate and does not by itself mean that The Original Fudge Kitchen is closing or that its confectionery business has been sold.

Founded in 1972, The Original Fudge Kitchen has become a familiar name in Jersey Shore resort communities. The company operates locations in Cape May, Ocean City, Stone Harbor and Wildwood and is particularly known for fudge traditionally prepared in copper kettles and worked on marble tables.

The properties' contract status puts several prominent shore retail locations on track for a potential change in ownership. However, a real estate contract is not the same as a completed sale, and the identity of the new property owner may not become clear until the transaction closes and ownership records are filed.

If the deal proceeds on its current schedule, the closing is expected shortly after the start of the new year.

 

Riley Green Joins Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line at Barefoot 2027

Country music star Riley Green is headed back to the Jersey Shore.

Green has been announced as the third headliner for the 2027 Barefoot Country Music Fest, scheduled for June 17 through June 20 on the beach in Wildwood.

He joins previously announced headliners Carrie Underwood and Florida Georgia Line. One additional headliner has yet to be revealed as organizers continue to roll out the lineup for the four-day festival.

Green is no stranger to the Wildwood event. He previously performed at Barefoot Country Music Fest in 2023 and will return in 2027 as one of its top-billed performers.

The Alabama native has become one of country music's prominent contemporary artists, building a catalog that includes songs such as "I Wish Grandpas Never Died," "Worst Way" and "Different 'Round Here." His collaborations with Ella Langley have also helped expand his audience, including "You Look Like You Love Me" and "Don't Mind If I Do."

Green's return adds another major name to an event that has grown into one of Wildwood's biggest annual attractions.

Barefoot Country Music Fest transforms a section of Wildwood's beachfront into a sprawling concert venue, bringing tens of thousands of country music fans to the shore for several days of performances. The festival grounds are situated near Morey's Piers and the Wildwoods Boardwalk.

Organizers say the 2027 festival will feature more than 40 performers across five stages. Much of the lineup remains to be announced.

The festival has attracted some of country music's biggest names in previous years. Recent performers have included Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Cole Swindell, Tracy Lawrence and Chase Rice, along with crossover star Post Malone.

For Wildwood, the annual festival also arrives just as the summer tourism season is getting underway, filling the beachfront with concertgoers while bringing visitors to local hotels, restaurants, bars and other businesses.

With Green, Underwood and Florida Georgia Line now occupying three of the top spots on the 2027 bill, attention turns to the festival's remaining headliner and dozens of additional artists still to be announced.

Coast Guard Dedicates Cape May Aquatic Training Facility to Tyler Jaggers

U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May has renamed its aquatic training facility in memory of Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler J. Jaggers, a rescue swimmer who died from injuries suffered during a rescue mission earlier this year.

The AST2 Tyler J. Jaggers Aquatic Training Facility was formally dedicated during a Sept. 24 ceremony at the Cape May training center. Jaggers’ family joined Coast Guard leaders, rescue swimmers, training center personnel and recruits for the dedication and unveiling.

Jaggers was an aviation survival technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Oregon. On Feb. 27, 2026, he was part of a Coast Guard response to a distressed mariner aboard the commercial motor vessel Momi Arrow off the Washington coast.

Jaggers suffered serious injuries during the mission and died March 5.

The Coast Guard later meritoriously advanced Jaggers to petty officer second class and posthumously awarded him the Distinguished Flying Cross in recognition of his actions.

Training Center Cape May officials said naming the facility for Jaggers will ensure new generations of Coast Guard members learn about his service and sacrifice while developing skills they may one day need during lifesaving missions.

The aquatic training facility plays a central role in the Coast Guard’s enlisted basic training program. Recruits receive water survival instruction there to develop the skills and confidence necessary to work safely in maritime environments.

Training Center Cape May is the Coast Guard’s sole enlisted basic training facility, making the newly named pool a direct connection between Jaggers’ legacy and the beginning of the careers of future Coast Guard members.

The dedication memorializes a rescue swimmer whose career reflected the Coast Guard’s lifesaving mission while placing his name at a facility where recruits prepare for the challenges of service at sea.

Cape May is often considered the oldest seaside resort in the United States. When did it first begin attracting vacationers?

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 Answer to the October 4th Trivia Question 

Which Cape May hotel, originally dubbed "Tommy's Folly," was mocked for being too large but later became one of the city's most iconic buildings?

A) Congress Hall
B) The Chalfonte Hotel
C) Southern Mansion
D) The Virginia Hotel

Answer: A) Congress Hall​ Congress Hall, built in 1816, was originally called "Tommy's Folly" by locals who believed it was too large to succeed, but it later became one of Cape May's most famous and historic hotels.

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