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#groome
Why is one of our oldest roads known as New Road?
Dennis Forney
3 years ago
Other than the rudimentary pathways trod by Native Americans up and down and across the Delmarva...
Sign of the times
Jim Paterson
3 years ago
Cape Region housing boom continues
Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed down the ongoing construction boom in the Cape Region. By all...
Prettyman’s work ensures New Road history won’t be...
Dennis Forney
4 years ago
Several recently published books with local connections have made their way to my desk over the...
Lewes BPW agrees to serve Tower Hill
Nick Roth
4 years ago
The developer of the Tower Hill major subdivision on the Groome Church property along New Road will...
Tower Hill subdivision receives site-plan approval
Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
The Tower Hill subdivision along New Road near Lewes, formerly known as the Groome property, has...
Lewes agrees to pre-annex Tower Hill on New Road
Nick Roth
5 years ago
The 292-unit Tower Hill development planned for the Groome Church property on New Road is expected...
Sussex planners approve Groome development
Nick Roth
6 years ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved a controversial subdivision...
Groome property vote could come this week
Ron MacArthur
6 years ago
On the recommendation of Commissioner Kim Hoey Stevenson, the Sussex County Planning and Zoning...
Public weighs in on Groome property project
Ron MacArthur
6 years ago
The record remains open on a subdivision application for a tract near Lewes that has caused debate...
Letter: Public safety demands no vote on Groome...
Chris Beakey
6 years ago
Take a look at everything we already know about the former Groome property where an out-of-state...
Groome property subdivision on Sussex P&Z agenda
Ron MacArthur
6 years ago
A controversial housing project along New Road near Lewes is sure to bring out a large crowd at the...
State calls Groome property historic and culturally...
Ron MacArthur
6 years ago
State officials are calling the Groome property along New Road outside Lewes an important...
Developer seeks 293 units on Groome property
Nick Roth
6 years ago
Developer New Road Ventures LLC is seeking to build nearly 300 units on 134 acres of the Groome...
Alliance seeks to preserve Groome property
Nick Roth
7 years ago
The New Road Preservation Alliance sees the 135-acre Groome Church property on New Road as a piece...
Groome parcel meeting most impressive
Len Shyles
7 years ago
I am writing in the aftermath of one of the most impressive civic meetings I have ever attended,...
Groome not following Methodist doctrine
Ralph W. Prettyman
7 years ago
There have been recent Cape Gazette reports and commentary on Groome UMC, led by Willard Crossan,...
Chester Brittingham’s fateful bequest to Groome Church
Dennis Forney
7 years ago
Four times a year, members of Groome United Methodist Church in Lewes place flowers on a gravestone...
Hoping Groome Church will change direction
Bruce and Eve Aldred
7 years ago
It is never too late to do what you should have done. It is our hope that Groome United Methodist...
Groome Church rejects offer – sells to developer!
New Road Preservation Alliance
7 years ago
"Small enough to care, large enough for Vital Ministry" (from the home page of the Groome Church...
Sale of Groome Church land a travesty
Maryanne L. Ennis
7 years ago
When I read about the sale of the Groome Church property on New Road in Lewes to a developer, I was...
Sale of Groome property very disappointing
Jim LaBella
7 years ago
Reading the Sept. 8 Cape Gazette article regarding the sale of land on New Road to a developer was...
Groome’s sale of property disheartening
Tim Ritzert
7 years ago
Contrary to proclaiming any good news, the Sept. 8 Cape Gazette's front page headlines only...
Church to sell New Road tract to developer
Nick Roth and Ron MacArthur
7 years ago
Groome United Methodist Church has agreed to sell about 150 acres along New Road to a developer who...
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Milton council tables parking lot plans
Ryan Mavity
28 minutes ago
Milton Town Council tabled plans for a new parking lot at the corner of Union and Magnolia streets...