In most places, January marks the beginning of several long winter months. In Malverne, however, it’s the prep period for a signature village event: Groundhog Day with Malverne Mel.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/30/17
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In the aftermath of one of the biggest snowstorms in over a century, a crowd of more than 100 people gathered in Reese Park in Malverne on Tuesday, waiting for the village's resident groundhog, Malverne Mel, to give his 21st annual weather prognostication.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/2/16
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We’re only six weeks into winter and already many of us can’t wait for it to be over. When can we live without fearing arctic blasts and polar vortexes, and confidently venture outside to see beautiful flowering azaleas, dogwoods and Bradford pears?
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/28/15
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Time goes by quickly. We’re well into April, and there seems to be so much to do and so little time to do it. Except when you’re Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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4/17/14
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A resounding cheer swept across the crowd huddled for warmth at Gazebo Park last Sunday morning when Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald announced that Malverne Mel, the village’s favorite …
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By Emily Webb
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2/4/14
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Just after dawn on Feb. 2, hundreds of South Shore residents will gather at Chester A. Reese Veterans Memorial Park in Malverne to watch as the village’s renowned groundhog, Malverne Mel, makes his …
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By Emily Webb
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1/28/14
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Village of Malverne to celebrate Groundhog Day with Malverne Mel this Saturday, Feb. 2, with an entire day of fun activities
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1/29/13
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Malverne Mel saw his shadow on Thursday morning, meaning that we're in for six more weeks of winter. In the village's annual Groundhog Day tradition, Malverne Mel's handler Andre Ricaud, held up Mel who whispered his prediction in Mayor Patricia McDonald's ear.
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2/2/12
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The Village of Malverne has canceled it's annual Groundhog Day celebration for the first time in 15 years due to poor weather predictions.
"We are upset about it," said Malverne Mayor Patricia …
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By Lee Landor
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2/1/11
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Just after dawn on Feb. 2, hundreds of South Shore residents will gather at Reese Park in Malverne to watch as the village’s celebrity groundhog, Malverne Mel, makes his annual meteorological …
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By Lee Landor
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1/26/11
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