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Malverne Mel is a weather predicting groundhog from Malverne, New York. Groundhog Day 2025 Event information. Date Time Location Address; 02/02/25: 7:00am EST: Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025 Malverne Mel: Groundhog: 02/02/25: 7:00am EST: Crossroads Farm: 480 Hempstead Ave, Malverne, New York 11565: Malverne Mel at last year's ceremony, where he didn't see his shadow. Credit: Howard Schnapp By John Asbury john.asbury@newsday.com JohnAsbury Updated January 26, 2025 7:33 pm PETA and Humane Long Island are asking local officials to halt their annual Groundhog Day events with Malverne Mel and Holtsville Hal.Mel has been a tradition in Malvene for 29 years Holtsville Hal started three years later at the Brookhaven Wildlife and Ecology Center.The activists said transportin In honor of Groundhog Day and in the spirit of fun, 2025 — In honor of Malverne Mel: Groundhog: NY: 55%: 11: Octoraro Orphie: Groundhog: PA: For Immediate Release: January 21, 2025 Contact: Moira Colley 202-483-7382 Long Island, N.Y. – Ahead of Groundhog Day—and following last year’s botched event during which Malverne Mel the groundhog desperately tried to escape—PETA and Humane Long Island Director and Malverne native John DiLeonardo today sent a letter to Malverne Mayor Timothy Sullivan urging him to retire the That means that Groundhog Day 2025 will be the 139th celebration! Malverne Mel in Malverne, New York. Octoraro Orphie in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. What is Groundhog Day? People flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2 every year to be a part of the celebrations revolving around Punxsutawney Phil's winter forecast. Community Corner Animal Groups Seek Groundhog Day Retirement For Malverne Mel PETA and Humane Long Island sent a letter to the Malverne mayor encouraging a change on Feb. 2. MALVERNE, NY — As part of Groundhog Day's festivities, local "forecaster" Malverne Mel is predicting an early spring. Animal Groups Seek Groundhog Day Retirement For Malverne Mel. Featured Holtsville Hal and Malverne Mel predicted Long Island will see an early spring. An early morning celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Site on Friday brought out Groundhog Day enthusiasts of all ages. Holtsville Hal and Malverne Mel delivered conflicting Groundhog Day predictions for the second year in a row on Thursday during their festive early morning ceremonies on Long Island. With Feb. 2 now just around the corner, PETA has also rolled out an ad campaign across 10 area buses, declaring the Malverne tradition outdated and stressing that Mel and all groundhogs belong in Holtsville Hal, Malverne Mel Make Groundhog Day 2024 Forecast on Long Island. By Timothy Bolger Posted on February 2, 2024. 2025; Quiana Lewis showcases her work in Mineola; Malverne Mayor Timothy Sullivan responded to PETA and Humane Long Island’s letter by emphasizing that the village’s Groundhog Day event has been a cherished tradition for generations, held in partnership with the Long Island-based STAR Foundation, which cares for injured and orphaned animals. MALVERNE, NY — Malverne Mel, Nassau County's meteorological groundhog, has made his prediction for the end of the winter of 2021. It was the 26th year Malverne has held its Groundhog Day Malverne Mel is a prognosticating Groundhog from Malverne in New York, USA. Malverne Mel has made 29 predictions since 1996. Malverne Mel is calling for an early spring after not seeing his shadow on Groundhog Day. Given the lack of snow thus far, maybe Mel is on to something. However, the venerable Punxsutawney Phil Holtsville Hal and Malverne Mel predicted Long Island will see an early spring. An early morning celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Site on Friday brought out Groundhog Day enthusiasts of all ages.
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