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Birth announcements

CMMC Payce Robert Westbye, a boy to Robert and Jessica Westbye of Auburn, July 4. Grandparents, Roger Labrecque, Lewiston, Pat Labrecque, Lewiston, Marilyn Westbye, Brunswick. Ava Gabrieue Pepin, a girl to Joe and Brianna Pepin of Lewiston, July 6. Sibling, Eli; grandparents, Steve and Denise Garcia, Rumford, Arlene and Mike McConnell, Topsham, Mark Pepin, Lewiston; great-grandparents, Bob and Charlene Dickson, Rumford, Yvette Pepin, Lewiston. […]

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Birth announcements

CMMC Tucker Daniel Sabo, a boy to Christopher and Crystal Sabo of Auburn, June 1. Sibling, Leisl, grandparents, Scott and Lucy Packard, Buckfield, Randall and Susan Desmarais, Biddeford, Daniel and Katherine Sabo, Hampden, Mass., great-grandparents, Emile and Jeannine Bergeron, Lewiston. Gabriel Lane Bickford, a boy to Samantha Wilkerson and Milan Bickford of Lewiston, June 3. Siblings, Trevor, Laila, Jordan, grandparents, Kim and […]

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SMH receives international award

NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital has received international recognition as a Baby-Friendly-designated birth facility, according to Western Maine Health Vice President of Clinical Services Margaret Burns. Baby-Friendly USA Inc. is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s […]

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Birth announcements

CMMC Jordynn Chesnel, a girl to Jennifer and Nico Chesnel of Auburn, May 13. Siblings, Annalise, Audrina, Joseph; grandparents, Christiane Chesnel, Buckfield, Lori Douglass, Buckfield, David Bisson, Litchfield. Braylinn Marie Bouchard, a girl to Amber and Ben Bouchard of Auburn, May 15. Siblings, Brandin, Bronsin, Browinn; grandparents, Linda Veilleux, Auburn, Cindy Aube, Auburn, Tim Aube, Auburn. Cole Forest Gammon, a […]

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The baby dilemma: Do you invite them at your wedding or not?

You’ve been to weddings where babies are in attendance and you’ve been to weddings where babies are not in attendance. There are pros and cons to each. When they’re happy, babies can make wonderful additions to a wedding; when they’re out of sorts, they can be terrors. You would like to think your baby would […]

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Newborn babies fight for life in chapel-hospital

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Althea Mustacisa was born three days ago in the aftermath of the killer typhoon that razed the eastern Philippines. And for every one of those three days, she has struggled to live. But she has clung to life because her parents have been pushing oxygen into her tiny body with a […]

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LePage: 1 in 12 Maine babies born drug-affected

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage said the state is projecting that there will be more than 800 drug-affected or dependent babies born in Maine by the end of the year. The Republican governor used his weekly radio address on Wednesday to shine a light on the growing number of drug-affected babies in Maine. […]

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County sees July baby boom as Brits celebrate royal birth

PRESQUE ISLE — As the U.K. commemorated the royal birth with a 41-gun salute this week, Aroostook County was already reveling in a baby boom of its own. Nine babies were born during the week of July 15, eight of them during a 72-hour window, at A.R. Gould Memorial Hospital in Presque Isle. “For a hospital […]