Essex Ed predicts

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Essex Ed, the resident groundhog at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo, did not see his shadow on Thursday, February 2nd. This means warmer, spring-like temperatures are expected to arrive in six weeks. In addition, Essex Ed weighed in on this weekend's Super Bowl, and picked the New York Giants to defeat the New England Patriots.

"At 7:37 a.m., Essex Ed woke up and came out to a cloudy sky. With nice weather on the way, the Treetop Adventure Course and miniGOLF Safari will be open sooner for visitors of all ages to enjoy," Goodman said. The Zoo Director then asked Essex Ed if he had a favorite team in the Super Bowl. Essex Ed has been very accurate in his weather predictions and has given the correct forecast in nine of the last ten years.