WTJX NEWSFEED: March 26, 2025

By Isabelle Teare

Published March 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM AST

Photo description: A rendering of townhouses at The Residences at 340 North’s, a proposed 80-unit residential development on the northside of St. Thomas.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: community members voice concerns over whether a proposed 80-unit residential development on the Northside of St. Thomas will actually benefit longtime Virgin Islands residents struggling to find housing. After telling lawmakers that 29% of customer bills are estimated, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority once again faces questioning about its failing Advanced Metering Infrastructure. And several of the territory’s middle schoolers are bound for Washington D.C., after placing in the top 4 at the MATHCOUNTS State Competition this week. Listen to these stories and more.

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Isabelle Teare

Isabelle Teare is a new member of the WTJX team. She is a recent graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she specialized in radio broadcast and audio storytelling. Raised on the island of St. Thomas since the age of seven, Isabelle attended and graduated from Antilles School before moving to Washington, D.C. where she earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies. Originally planning on pursuing a career in the law, Isabelle worked as a paralegal on St. Thomas for several years before making the decision to pursue her passion for storytelling.

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