RUMFORD — Scarlett May Pingree is the first baby born at Rumford Hospital in 2019, arriving at 2:15 a.m. Sunday.

She is the first child of Tyler Pingree and Cheyenne May of Rumford and weighed 8 pounds and measured 19½ inches.

The family received a bag filled with newborn essentials and a onesie with the hospital logo and phrase, “Rumford Hospital First Baby 2019.”

Pingree works for the U.S. Postal Service in Mexico and May works as a secretary for Rumford Hospital’s Therapy Services.

Scarlett’s maternal grandmother is Patty May of Mexico, and paternal grandparents are Ellsworth and Stephanie Pingree of Rumford, and Jen Marston of Rumford.

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Tyler Pingree and Cheyenne May of Rumford welcome their first child, Scarlett May Pingree, who was born Sunday at Rumford Hospital. She was the first baby of the new year at the hospital. (Rumford Hospital photo)