LI's groundhogs agree spring will be early

Local groundhogs Malverne Mel and Holtsville Hal, their handlers say, did not see their shadows Saturday — and neither did the region's other famous groundhogs. During events at Reese Park in Malverne and the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve, local officials explained the groundhog legend, and why they expect an early spring. Credit: Jessica Rotkiewicz, Debbie Egan-Chin