Pre-party checkup turns into surprise New Year’s Day delivery for local couple


Annie and Matt Dimick with baby James Wayne, born shortly after midnight on Jan. 1, 2022 (Courtesy/Salem Health)
Annie Dimick had cocktail meatballs ready to go for a family friend’s New Year’s Eve party when she and her husband Matt decided to make a quick stop at Salem Hospital.
It was around 6:30 p.m. and Dimick, 37, was heading into her final week of pregnancy. She wanted to get checked out after she woke up…





