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Moses Taylor Hospital welcomes first baby of 2023

Ace Barksdale was welcomed into the world at 1:11 a.m. Sunday morning.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — It was a very special New Year's Day for one family in Lackawanna County.

Ace Barksdale is the county's first baby born in 2023.

Ace was born at 1:11 a.m. Sunday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton to parents Kayla Goralski and Patrick Barksdale.

Ace was 21 inches. His parents say there are a lot of "ones" involved in his birth. He was born at 1:11 a.m. on January 1.

That's how he got his name.

"Actually came from a close friend, just kind of thought of it, and then later he told me that it means one, so I was like, alright. And then it all led up to this, a lot of ones. So new year baby, so I guess he's Ace," said Patrick Barksdale, father.

Ace is Patrick and Kayla's third child, congratulations to them.

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