As fireworks lit up the sky to ring in the new year, Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center had its own reason to celebrate—a tiny, precious one.The first baby of 2025, Cataleya Lopez,

As people all around the world welcomed a new year, some families across the Triangle welcomed new bundles of joy.

As Bay Area residents counted down the seconds until the new year, the region’s first baby made her way into the world. Raelynn James Greenwell, born at 12 a.m. sharp on Jan. 1, appeared to be the Bay Area’s first newborn in 2025.