Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs and stripped trees of their leaves, including in many parts of Jamaica hit by Hurricane Beryl a year earlier. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images Jamaica was still ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — After Hurricane Melissa brought destructive winds and rains to the island of Jamaica, local community members are stepping up to help. The Duncaster Retirement Community in ...

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