Cherry Hill residents are demanding that Baltimore City leaders take action and take care of a South Baltimore vacant school building — the former New Era Academy.

Dozens met last Friday to discuss solutions to secure the deteriorating 21-acre building from burglaries and other crimes.

"It's a landmark to me, because it's been here all my life," said Robert Hines, a longtime Cherry Hill resident.

Evolution of the vacant school building

Hines had lived in Cherry Hill for his entire life and had seen how New Era Academy became what it is today.

"I went here when it was Cherry Hill Junior High. I went there from the 7th to the 9th, and I saw a change to middle school and then to a high school," Hines said. "Never had a high school with Cherry Hill, so it was the first high school in Cher

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