Tri-State Area hospitals share photos of first babies born in 2024
NEW YORK -- As revelers across the Tri-State Area celebrated the new year Monday, parents and medical staff celebrated new life at local hospitals.
In New Jersey, the first baby born in 2024 at Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick came into the world at 12:01 a.m. Little Belen Cardona, weighing 5 pounds and 11 ounces, was born to parents Jessica and Esteban, of Dunellen, New Jersey.
At Jersey Shore University Medical Center, their first baby was born at 12:11 a.m. Maren DiMicco, also 5 pounds and 11 ounces, was born to parents Nicole and Chris, of Forked River, New Jersey. Nicole and the medical staff even enjoyed some bubbly to celebrate.
In the Bronx, the first baby came in at 12:11 a.m. at Montefiore. Adam Alshawabkeh, weighing 7 pounds and 13 ounces, was born to parents Fatima and Omar, of Morris Park.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont shared photos of Hartford Hospital's first baby born in 2024. The baby boy was born at 12:06 a.m., and the governor presented new parents Murielle and Sterling Gatewood with a "made in Connecticut" onesie.
Doctors say all of the parents and babies are now resting for the new year.
