#groome

Why is one of our oldest roads known as New Road?

Dennis Forney
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 years ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved a controversial subdivision...

Groome property vote could come this week

Ron MacArthur
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
6 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
6 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...