Living in limbo!

PETERSFIELD, Westmoreland — One year after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Westmoreland, leaving dozens of families homeless, several displaced residents remain stuck in an emergency shelter with growing frustration over delayed relief.

Among them are more than a dozen people — mostly families — currently housed in the teacher’s cottage at Petersfield High School. They were relocated to the structure after initially being sheltered in the main school building.

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According to Velecia Ewen, a displaced resident from Pullet Lane, those staying at the shelter are desperate to move forward.