In Maine, several hospitals traditionally report their first births of the year. We will post them here as they are announced.

Michael Nathan Maiato, 7 pounds 12 ounces, was born at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland to parents Paige and Joe Maiato of Kennebunk.

“We are overjoyed with the newest addition to our family,” Joe Maiato said. “What a way to ring in the new year!”

The Maiaitos said they were excited for Michael to meet his 2-year-old brother, Theo.

Myles Hudson Livingood, 6 pounds 10 ounces, was born at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor to parents Emily Foss Andrews and Michael Livingood of Bangor.

Kolton Robert, 8 pounds 4.9 ounces, was born at 7:27 a.m. Wednesday at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland to parents Mariah Rouille and Robert Desrosier of South Paris.

MILO, Maine (WABI) – There is good news for Maine woman over the age of 40, who need a mammogram.

Maine’s only mobile mammography unit will make it easier for you to get a screening in 2025.

Starting the second week of January, they’ll be offering walk-in screenings to all women – without an appointment.

Screenings will be offered on Friday, January 10 at Northern Light Primary Care, Milo, 135 Park Street, and on Tuesday, January 21, at Northern Light Primary Care, Corinth, 492 Main Street..

Walk-in screenings will be available between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

This will be for routine screening only. In order to be eligible, officials say at least a year and one day must have passed since your last screening.

Northern Light Health says it’s first-in-Maine mobile mammogram service has screened nearly 250 women since opening in April of 2024.

Mammograms are recommended for most women beginning at age 40 because early detection allows treatment to begin sooner when cancer is easier to treat.

For more information call 207-564-4353, or visit northernlighthealth.org/mobilemammo to view the complete mobile mammography schedule.

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Rockland’s minimum wage for some workers will increase from $15 per hour to $15.50 on Wednesday.

This increase, which applies to people employed by a company with more than 25 workers, will come at the same time as the state minimum wage increase. The state’s minimum wage will increase from $14.15 per hour to $14.65 on Wednesday.

Portland, the only other Maine city to have a minimum wage higher than the statewide one, will also be increasing its minimum wage on Wednesday, from $15 per hour to $15.50 per hour.

Rockland voters approved a law in November 2020 that increased the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024, with future changes based on cost-of-living increases.

The minimum wage for workers employed by smaller companies will be the state minimum wage. For service employees, the direct minimum wage before tips will be $7.75 per hour in Rockland. If the employee’s tips do not add up to at least $15.50 per hour, the employer must make up the difference.