The Newtown Bee is looking for the first child born to Newtown parents in 2022. This will continue a tradition now in its 61st year.

The First Baby of Newtown 2022 will win for their family everything from dining opportunities and champagne to savings bonds, salon visits, and even fitness and home services, all courtesy of local businesses

The winning parents will be the ones who send the earliest birthdate (and time, if necessary, to break a tie) to The Newtown Bee by noon, Tuesday, January 4. Parents must be Newtown residents and will need to submit the exact time and date of the child’s birth; their name and address; and the place of birth, gender, weight, and name of the newborn.

Friends, family, and neighbors of newborns, you can help too: Make sure the parents of any Newtown newborns know about this honorary title and all the prizes that come with it.

Parents and friends should contact Newtown Bee Associate Editor Shannon Hicks at 203-426-3141 or shannon@thebee.com with this information. The winners will be notified the evening of January 4 and will hopefully be available for an interview in time for the January 7, 2022, issue of The Newtown Bee.

As was done last year, a virtual interview between Hicks and the winning family can be scheduled, to continue social distancing measures for all parties.

Ivy Jeanfaivre, daughter of Callie and Gary Herrera, was the latest baby to win the honorary title. Newtown’s First Baby of 2021 joined two older siblings seven days into the new year.