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The Staten Island Zoo is weathering a storm of controversy over the prediction made by its resident groundhog, Staten Island Chuck, on Feb. 2 an annual event at the zoo. Chuck popped up on a Facebook livestream at the designated hour, on the designated day, but something seemed . off. After hours of accumulating snow in the New York area, the
New York Post reported, Chuck was seen to emerge into bright sunlight with no snow on the ground, his handlers wearing sweatshirts. So there ya have it, folks, we re gonna have an early spring, announced zoo executive director Ken Mitchell. Viewers weren t fooled, one commenting, Welppp, this isn t live. Previous Groundhog Day celebrations at the zoo have also raised a ruckus. In 2014, a stand-in groundhog named Charlotte died after being dropped by Mayor Bill de Blasio, and in 2009 Chuck bit Mayor Mike Bloomberg s finger.
Police mistook pensioners queueing for COVID vaccine with an “illegal rave” last week.
Last Friday (22nd) police attended the Freemasons’ Saxon Hall in Southend, Essex after being tipped off about a ‘rave’, The Echo reports.
After arriving at the scene, the police didn t find any signs of an illegal rave, and instead, were greeted by hundreds of pensioners waiting for their coronavirus vaccine. The chairman of Saxon Hall, Dennis Baum, told The Echo that it was really funny when the police arrived. They had been notified that there was a rave taking place at Saxon Hall, he said, only to find 80 and 90 year-olds on wheelchairs, zimmer frames and walking sticks, patiently queueing for their vaccinations.
Essex Police Responds To Calls Of Rave, Finds Elderly Waiting For COVID Vaccine
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Essex is in COVID-19 alert level 5
Alert level 5 means that COVID-19 epidemic is in general circulation
When the Essex Police responded to calls of a gathering in violation of COVID-19 rules, they thought they were going to shut down a rave, but the officers only found elderly citizens queueing up to get coronavirus vaccine shot.
Neighbors had reported revellers, who they thought were flouting COVID-19 norms, outside Saxon Hall on Friday, according to the New York Post, which cited Echo News.
The police only found the elderly lining up to get the coronavirus vaccine. “It was really funny when the police arrived as they had been notified that there was a ‘rave’ taking place at Saxon Hall only to find 80- and 90-year-olds on wheelchairs,” Saxon Hall chairman Dennis Baum said.