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Lacey Baby Is Community Medical Center's First 2020 Birth

Alaïa was born at 11:56 a.m. New Year's Day. She was the first baby born at Community Medical Center this decade.

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Alaïa, of Forked River, was born at 11:56 a.m. New Year's Day at Community Medical Center.
Alaïa, of Forked River, was born at 11:56 a.m. New Year's Day at Community Medical Center. (Courtesy of Community Medical Center)

TOMS RIVER, NJ — It's a girl. Community Medical Center rung in a new decade of births with a Forked River family. Alaïa was born at 11:56 a.m. New Year's Day, marking the hospital's first 2020 birth.

Carolyn McDonald and Brandon Laboy are the proud parents, welcoming their first child. McDonald and Laboy told Patch they're doing well but are very tired.

Alaïa weighed 8 pounds and came in at 20 3/4 inches.

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