Looking For Newtown's First Baby Of 2012
Looking For Newtownâs First Baby Of 2012
By Shannon Hicks
Kenneth Miller. Spencer Maddox. Allison Holden. Ava Lavelle. Michael Lawlor. Maxwell Browne. Jessica Rossomando. Emily Paltauf. Faith Potter. Emilia Koziol. Brendan Moline. Sara Matté. Erin Nelson. Emma Rose DâAvola. Stephen Price. Alexander Christian DaPra.
It is an elite club these people are members of. They are the 16 most recent children who were named Newtownâs First Baby, an honor that has been celebrated by The Newtown Bee and local merchants since 1960.
Who will be the first baby born to Newtown parents in 2012? We are ready to find out. In addition to that wonderful new baby smell and the joy of life that will arrive in someoneâs home, The Newtown Bee and 39 additional local businesses are looking forward to find out whose birth coincides closest to the arrival of the new year.
Will he or she arrive within a minute of the new year, like Alexander DaPra did in 1996? Will the baby be like many previous First Babies, born on January 2 (six within the past 16 years) or January 3 or 4 (four within the same timeframe)? or will he or she wait a little while, like 2011 First Baby Kenneth Miller, born to Christine and Konrad Miller of Sandy Hook on January 10? We will know soon.
The winning parents will be the ones who send the earliest birthdate (and time, if necessary, to break a tie) to The Newtown Bee by 5 pm Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Parents must be Newtown residents, and will need to submit the exact time and date of the childâs birth; their name and address; and the place of birth, gender, weight, and name of the newborn.
Contact Newtown Bee Associate Editor Shannon Hicks at 203-426-3141 or Shannon@thebee.com with this information. The winners will be notified the evening of January 17.
Meanwhile, take a look at pages A-8 and A-9 to see the complete presentation of goods and services that will be awarded by 40 local businesses. The First Baby of Newtown 2012 will win for his or her family everything from baked goods and champagne to savings bonds, multiple dining opportunities and even automotive services.