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For the fifth year in a row, a New Jersey borough has had to cancel its beloved Groundhog Day celebration for a simple, and pretty important, reason: They don’t have a groundhog. Milltown Mel is pictured in this file photo from Groundhog Day 2017. The groundhog passed away in 2022, forcing the cancellation of the borough's annual tradition of holding Groundhog Day ceremonies. Milltown Mel’s Groundhog Day appearance canceled for 5th year in a row COVID-19 shut down festivities in 2021, and then the untimely death of Mel just a week before the 2022 event, put a stop to For the third straight year, there won’t be a furry critter searching for a shadow on Groundhog Day in the tiny New Jersey borough of Milltown.. Organizers confirmed they have been unable to Milltown Mel II is pictured in this file photo from Groundhog Day 2017. The furry critter took part in the borough's annual Groundhog Day ceremony for six years before passing away prior to the When Mel died a few days before Groundhog Day in 2022, the wranglers canceled because they couldn’t find a replacement in time. And in 2023, the festivities were canceled again because, while the wranglers did announce the birth of New Jersey’s next top groundhog meteorologist, the state said the newborn didn’t meet its wildlife regulations. MILLTOWN, New Jersey (WABC) -- One New Jersey town will be without its beloved furry rodent on Groundhog Day this year. For years, Milltown Mel was the headliner for over a thousand Central Jersey Groundhog Day ceremony canceled in Milltown, N.J., as search for new Mel continues The last Milltown Mel died at the end of 2021 at 5 years old. Milltown's popular Groundhog Day festivities were canceled this year, the second year in a row of cancellations following the death of Milltown Mel. The borough of Milltown will not have a Groundhog Day event this year because officials were unable to get a new groundhog. Milltown Mel died last year before the big day, causing officials to MILLTOWN – A New Jersey borough's popular Groundhog Day festivities were canceled this year following the death of the latest local celebrity, who for the last several years has been given the This year's Groundhog Day festivity in Milltown, New Jersey, is canceled, according to the Facebook post. "We Wranglers are sad to report that Milltown Mel recently crossed over the rainbow bridge Milltown, New Jersey's beloved groundhog Mel passed away in 2021, disrupting the town's annual Groundhog Day celebrations. Efforts to import a new groundhog were halted by state wildlife officials MILLTOWN, N.J. – Another Groundhog Day approaches in Milltown. But it’s Groundhog Day in another sense, in that the town will wake up on February 2nd and again won’t be celebrating its The origin of Groundhog Day in Milltown, New Jersey, traces to a promise a guy named Jerry Guthlein made to his sick wife in the mid-1990s. Cathy Guthlein, a Milltown mother of three, was MILLTOWN – The borough's traditional Groundhog Day event has been canceled for the second consecutive year. Milltown Mel will not take part in this year’s festivities, according to the event No groundhog, no celebration. New Jersey has long had its own groundhog - and celebrated its very own Groundhog Day. Like everything else, we went our own way! But back in 2021, that Jersey groundhog - Milltown Mel, um, well, died. It is now 2025 and ol' Mel is still dead. The problem is - there was no backup for Mel. New Jersey's Milltown Mel "recently crossed over the rainbow bridge," his handlers say — and they scrambled to find a replacement rodent for Groundhog Day, to no avail. People in Milltown will once again have to watch the Groundhog Day ceremonies on TV from Punxsutawney instead of holding their own celebration on Feb. 2. Milltown Mel’s mid-winter appearance has Groundhog Day festivities have been canceled in one New Jersey city after the star attraction turned up dead just before his big moment.. Milltown Mel’s death was revealed Sunday, Jan. 30
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