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By Lesiie Scism Callins Newspapers A civic association has begun its campaign to keep the Venerable Anna Catherina Emmerick Acade my and Shrine closed by gather ing comita that the school is a ‘me D hopes the effort will group help Lower Southampton Town ship officials in their efforts to decide facility 2 public nuis ance. In addition, the fledgling West Peasterville Civic Association is drafting a petition urging state and federal officials to shut down the school at 434 W. Street Road, ald ee ‘Spokesman Harry J. Neighbors are wary of the school because of published re ports the school resents it self in fund-raising drives, Zambelli said. They also are concerned about reports the acad emy is out of compliance with state and federal regulations governing school lunch programs and record-keeping. ‘The actions of the ‘dhenbinie association come in response last week's township meeting, at which supervisors instructed their solicitor to proceed with action in Bucks County Court to close the school permanently on the basis tt is a public nuisance. The school has been closed in definitely because of building and fire code violations since June, two days after more than 1,000 pounds of aging, rotting dynamite and a carton of pipe bombs were found on school property. The supervisors have said the discovery of explosives alone is proof the school is public nuls ance At their Wednesday meet ing, they asked residents to make written complaints about the school to buttress their case. The civic association's actions were greeted with resignation from a supporter of the small, dec ade-old school that operates from a former shopping center. Theresa Barder of Bensalem, a mother with five children in the school, said academy founder and headmaster Edward F. Heffernan intends to reopen his school and final chapel regardless of opposi ton. “By the grace of God our acade my was there, by the grace of God
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Doylestown Intelligencer
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jul 21, 1983
Page 49
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