News; N.J. town cancels Groundhog Day celebration again, with no critter available to predict weather. Updated: Jan. 26, 2025, 8:05 p.m. | Published: Jan. 24, 2025 Groundhog Day is Sunday, and now is a good time to familiarize yourself before you check out the annual weather forecasting festivals in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Here's what you need 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. NJ town again cancels Groundhog Day celebrations because it can't get a groundhog By Charles Watson • Published January 27, 2025 • Updated on January 27, 2025 at 10:38 pm NBC Universal, Inc. When is Groundhog Day 2025? Groundhog Day will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Thousands will show up in person, White House Reveals Truth Behind Mysterious New Jersey Drones. The first official Groundhog Day took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The event took up permanent residence at Gobbler’s Knob the following year. Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger) Of course, this prediction only refers to winter weather — and not the actual season — as the Spring Equinox consistently falls within the same two-day span each year. Annually, Groundhog Day When is Groundhog Day 2025? Groundhog Day is on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. The action starts in the early morning hours, when the groundhog is expected to come out of his burrow at sunrise to look for 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. (updated 1/1/2025). Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. The Groundhog Day 2025 season is now under way! New Jersey 07052: View: Two Rivers Tunnel: Groundhog: 02/02/25: 10 Call it a Groundhog Day déjà vu. 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 can 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 News; Today’s audio update: N.J. schools and ICE, Groundhog Day canceled, winter snow totals . Published: Jan. 27, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Location: Zoo Birthday Party Classroom Time: 10am press conference Come in person or watch live on Facebook at our County Executive’s page: Joseph N DiVincenzo Jr Hear ye, hear ye! Lady Edwina of Essex is once again planning to awaken from her winter slumber and tell us what weather we have in store for 2025. In 2025, 138 years later, Punxsutawney Phil is making his predictions to a sold-old crowd. Who is Punxsutawney Phil? Punxsutawney Phil is the famous groundhog who predicts the weather in If we're being honest, it even defies common sense. The legend is simple: The groundhog's shadow on Feb. 2 predicts the weather for the next six weeks, until the start of spring. PETA activists are calling for Punxsutawney Phil, the region's fluffiest weather predictor, to be replaced with a vegan "weather reveal cake" during Sunday's annual Groundhog Day celebration in The groundhog passed away in 2022, forcing the cancellation of the borough's annual tradition of holding Groundhog Day ceremonies. Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Eventbrite - New Jersey Audubon - Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary presents NJ Audubon: Groundhog Day Walk at Hawk Rise - Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Hawk Rise Sanctuary, Linden, NJ. Find event and ticket information.
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