Leominster Champion
As a foot and a half of freshly fallen snow surrounded him on the Leominster Common, Featherstone the pink flamingo was looking ahead to spring.
A handful of people gathered on the common Tuesday morning, Feb. 2, for the sixth annual event featuring the lawn ornament that made the city of Leominster famous. They wanted to know whether Featherstone would see his shadow. If he did, spring will be coming early. If he did not, there will be six more weeks of winter.
Once the group counted backwards from 10, and after Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella blew a pink vuvuzela, he announced the answer.