Emergency Relief Work Commences May 17 on St. Thomas and St. John

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Emergency Relief Work Commences May 17 on St. Thomas and St. John

DPW advises the community of upcoming emergency relief work on Bordeaux Mountain on St. John and Upper Dorothea on St. Thomas.

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