The West Essex Tribune is celebrating more than six decades of showering the first baby of the new year with an assortment of gifts generously donated by our advertisers. The first baby of 2025 born to Livingstonparents will be named the winner of the Tribune’s 67 th annual First Baby Contest.
The rules to determine the winner are the same each year: The first baby of2025 must be bom to parents who currently reside in Livingston. The exact time of the birth must be certified in writing by the attending physician.
No entries were received by the Tuesday, January 7 deadline, so the contest is extended by one week. Entries must be received in the West Essex Tribune office by noon on Tuesday, January 14. The winner will be announced in the January 16 edition of the newspaper.
If no new arrival is reported by that date, the contest will be extendeduntil the first baby is born. Parents who believe that they may be the winners of the contest should call the Tribune at 973-992-1771 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. In the event of a tie, gifts will be awarded at the discretion of the Tribune staff.
The winner will be announced and a photograph published in the first issue of the newspaper following the birth of the baby. In some past years, several weeks passed before the new year’s first baby was bom; in other years, it was only a few minutes after midnight on January 1.
Jocelyn Rebecca Brandes, daughter of Karen and Ross Brandes of 29 North Road, was Livingston’s first babyof2024. Shewas bom January 1, weighing sevenpounds, nine ounces. She was the couple’s first child.
The gifts that Livingston’s first baby of 2025 will receive include: Assado Portuguese Steakhouse, a $50 gift certificate; Broadway Elite Limousine, a $ 100 gift certificate toward transportation services; Capisce Trattoria, located in Morris Plains, a $50 gift certificate; Allan Feid Jr., LLC, a $500 gift card; George Press Jewelers, a $50 gift certificate; Golestani Dental Group, a $100 gift card; Dr. Bernard D. Gorkowitz, orthodontist, a $50 Amazon gift card; Hauptman and Hauptman, PC, $500 discount on estate and long term care planning fee; Jim Johnston’s Steak House, dinner for new parents (maximum value $75); Just A Dream, a $100 gift certificate; The Kiwanis Club of Livingston, a $ 100 check; Landmark/Pizzeta, a $100 gift certificate; Lithos Estiatorio, $125 gift certificate; Livingston Circle Car Wash, a $39 gift certificate for a full service car wash with interior citrus cleaning; Livingston Family Eyecare, a $50 gift certificate to Meyer’s Toys-Dolls-Hobbies; Love Letters, a $50 gift card; Joseph Magotch, D.D.S., a $50 gift card and a tooth bank; Master Pizza, a $50 gift certificate; Nero’s Grille, a $100 gift certificate; Northfield Pharmacy, a $35 gift certificate; The Ritz Diner, a $50 gift certificate; The Rotary Club of Livingston; a $100 gift card; Donna Semplenski, Weichert Realtors, a $50 ShopRite gift card; and the West Essex Tribune, a free one-year subscription.
