Beloved New Jersey groundhog Milltown Mel dies days before Groundhog Day festivities

MILLTOWN, New Jersey (WABC) -- One of New Jersey's most beloved weather predicting groundhogs is dead, just days before Groundhog Day.

According to a post on Milltown Mel's Facebook page, he passed away suddenly.
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Mel's death means the annual festivities in the Milltown Veterans of Foreign Wars parking lot have been canceled.

The group behind the annual event tried to find a last minute replacement before the festivities, but couldn't get one in time.
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So, the best way to find out if we'll have an early Spring or six more weeks of Winter will be to check out Staten Island Chuck on Wednesday.



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