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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.
Milltown Mel, a weather forecasting groundhog, died just days before Groundhog Day.
Milltown Mel, a groundhog who has for years offered his weather predictions on Groundhog Day, has died, his handlers say. They say Mel "recently crossed over the rainbow bridge" — and their scramble for a replacement rodent before Feb. 2 was fruitless. Mel rose to celebrity status in Milltown,...
The groundhog's death comes just days before the annual weather predicting event.
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