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…

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