THE FIRST BABIES OF THE YEAR HAVE BEEN BORN IN SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY COUNTIES. LUCA CARMINE BELLANGERO (WHO WAS DUE CHRISTMAS EVE, WAS BORN JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT NEW YEAR’S DAY). HE WAS BORN IN THE NEWLY REMODELED MATERNITY CENTER FOR DOMINICAN HOSPITAL IN SANTA CRUZ. AND IN MONTEREY, ALEENA NADALI NEGRETE WAS BORN AROUND 2:30 A-M WEDNESDAY MORNING AT SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
