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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 3, 2023

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published October 3, 2023 at 5:05 PM AST

Bovoni Landfill fire on St. Thomas — Bovoni Landfill Fire on St. Thomas

On today's NewsFeed, Former Senator Alicia "Chucky' Hansen has passed away. We get reactions from a couple of her former colleagues. The Director of the VI Fire & Emergency Services, Darryl George, provides an update on the Bovoni Landfill fire on St. Thomas. We speak with the WNBA Rookie of the Year, Aliyah Boston, who hails from the island of St. Thomas. Also, Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett speaks on the narrowly avoided Government shutdown. These stories and more.

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Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas is the Radio News Reporter for WTJX-FM, 93.1. She was born and raised on the island of St. Croix, where her grandfather founded the historic newspaper, The St. Croix Avis. Marcellina earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of the Virgin Islands, also working in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone while she attended school. After leaving Malone's office, Marcellina went on to serve as program director of Vivid Streaming before working for the Virgin Islands National Guard as a Family Assistance Center Specialist from 2017 to 2018, where she supported service members and their families following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer, but was soon tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to deliver local evening news through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00 pm on 93.1 FM and available on demand, wherever you get your podcasts.   <br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682

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