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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 26, 2025

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published September 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM AST

Pictured: Various government agencies joined forces in Frederiksted to clean up the abandoned senior center that has become a haven for the homeless.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Government agencies joined forces in Frederiksted this week to clean up the abandoned senior center with plans to tackle the Vegetable Market in the town and address ongoing sanitation concerns. We speak with Senator Franklin Johnson, who sparked the call to action. Police are investigating reports of livestock thefts on St. Thomas, with goats and chickens stolen from farms in the Solberg, Bonne Esperance, and Northside areas. A St. Croix man is facing multiple charges after police say they found a loaded handgun under the driver’s seat of his car during a Frederiksted traffic stop. Listen to 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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