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Births
Central Maine Medical Center Hanan A. Mohamed, a girl to Kowsar Dimbic and Abdirizak Gwre of Auburn, June 1. Levi Allen, a boy to Shannon Hill and Ryan Allen of Lewiston, June 5. Sibling, Lexi Allen; grandparents, Lisa Valeriani, Lewiston, Marie Allen-Robbins, Dresden, Ed Allen, Buckfield; great-grandparent, Lucille Allen, Buckfield. Inaya Rayne St. Laurent, a […]
Birth announcements
Central Maine Medical Center Ayla ID Goyette, a girl to Mariah Stark/Goyette and Tyler Goyette of Lewiston, Dec. 3. Sibling, Carsyn; grandparents, Irene and Dennie Goyette of Oxford, Laurie Foss of Lisbon, Dennis Stark of Washington; great-grandparents, James and Brenda Stark of Washington, Jerald Foss of Portland, Oregon, Charlene Foss of Lisbon Falls. Danita Noel […]
Birth announcements
Central Maine Medical Center Safyre Rose Quimby of a girl to Wynter Quimby and Marcus Holden of Auburn, Jan. 1. Sibling, October Quimby; grandparents, Billie Jo Severy of Mechanic Falls, Mark Damon of Mechanic Falls, Kathy and Mike Holden of Bethel; great-grandparents, Nancy Parson of Poland, Fran O’Neill of Fryeburg, Nancy Holden of Ellijay, Georgia. […]
Births
Central Maine Medical Center Jacob Emmett Abrahamsen, a boy to Deanna Mason and Scott Abrahamsen of Monmouth, Nov. 15. Grandparents, Linda Mason of Monmouth, Bill Mason of Bethel, Charles and Nancy Abrahamsen; great-grandparents, Constance Carey of Monmouth, Anita Mason of Bethel, Dorothy Abrahamsen of Whitelands, Pennsylvania. Chloe Renee Precopio-Moriarty, a girl to Heather Precopio and […]
Maine births ticked up in 2021 but still lag far behind national average
Maine’s fertility rate rose 1.4% in 2021 after a steep drop during the first year of the pandemic, but the state still ranks near the back of the pack nationally.
Birth announcements
Central Maine Medical Center Wesley Scott Allaire, a boy to Brittany and Alex Allaire of Buckfield, Oct. 1. Sibling, Wyatt; grandparents, Melissa and Jerry Foley, Lewiston, Rebecca and Scott Allaire, Turner. Dalton Colt Gray, a boy to Christopher Gray and Amanda Jordan of Canton, Oct. 2. Siblings, Sean Hatt, Connor Hatt, Kayden Hatt, William Gray, […]
Home births in Maine rise as patients seek control during pandemic
Home births in Maine jumped by 23% in 2020 according to CDC data, as patients avoided hospitals.
Area birth announcements
Central Maine Medical Center Madeline Jeannine Poirier, a girl to Ben and Heather Poirier of Sumner, Feb. 5. Grandparents, James Roux of Turner, Kimmy and Wayne Simoneau of Livermore, Marc and Peggy Poirier of Lewiston; great-grandparents, Jeannine Roux of Lewiston, Pauline Beckey of Minot, Kathy Webb of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Cecilia Madilyn Weekley, a girl […]
Area birth annoucements
Central Maine Medical Center Leo Marcoux Coy, a boy to Brianna Marcoux and Gregory Coy of Minot, July 2. Sibling, Quintin Marcoux; grandparents, Rosemarie and James Marcoux of Minot, Larry and Susan Coy of Florida.; great-grandparent, Diane Coy of Huntington Beach, California. Tanner Louise Somerville, a girl to Rebecca and Kyle Somerville of Winthrop, July […]