People everywhere couldn't wait for 2021 to begin. Perhaps no one more than Justin and Heather Vottero.
The Perry Township couple knew their son would be born soon. Heather was scheduled to deliver him by cesarean section at 8 a.m. Saturday.
He decided to come a day early.
Lucas Elijah was born at 8:21 a.m. Friday at Aultman Hospital, becoming the first baby born in a Stark County hospital in 2021. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 19 inches long.
“We hope it’s the start of good things to happen,” said Justin, a 2004 GlenOak High School graduate who is a digital advertising specialist for Gannett Co.