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#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
3 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
3 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
3 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 years ago
Groome United Methodist Church has agreed to sell about 150 acres along New Road to a developer who...
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4BR Waterfront Home in Milford, Delaware!
Milford
449,000.00
New Listing in Fork Landing! // 19608 Drummond Drive, Milford, DE - for sale by Lucius Webb,...
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30464 Park Pavillion Way, Lewes | Discover your...
Lewes
485,000.00
Discover your dream home at 30464 Park Pavillion Way, Lewes, DE - a masterpiece in modern living,...
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121 Chesapeake St, Dewey Beach
Dewey Beach
499,000.00
Waterfront on Lake Comegys is where you can relax at Sea Haven. Enjoy the views from the patio, the...
Debbie Reed Team, REMAX Realty
35613 WOLFE NECK ROAD~REHOBOTH BEACH
Rehoboth Beach
465,000.00
35613 Wolfe Neck Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 ~ OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT! Enjoy owning your own land a...
The Julie Gritton Team
104 N BAY SHORE DRIVE~LOT 112~BROADKILL BEACH~MILTON
Milton
425,000.00
104 N Bay Shore Drive~Lot #112, Milton DE 19968 ~ Broadkill Beach ~ LOOKING TO BUILD? GREAT...
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902 N BAY SHORE DR~TO BE BUILT~BROADKILL BEACH
Milton
892,059.00
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925,000.00
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Barrows and Associates, Monument Sotheby’s International Realty
28314 LIBERTY LANE~ANTHEM~MILTON
Milton
475,200.00
28314 Liberty Lane, Milton, DE 19968 ~ Elegant three-bedroom, two-bath home is perfectly situated...
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17063 S BRANDT ST #4205~VILLAGES OF FIVE POINTS-WEST...
Lewes
389,900.00
17063 S Brandt Street #4205, Lewes, DE 19958 ~ Location...Location...Location....wonderful,...
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4BR Home in Waterfront Community, Ocean View!
Ocean View
599,000.00
New Listing in Bayside Hamlet! // 105 Loughlin Drive, Ocean View, Delaware - for sale by Gary...
Jack Lingo, REALTOR®
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Primary election letters deadline set Sept. 2
5 days ago
The Cape Gazette will accept letters to the editor about the upcoming Delaware primary election...