
Samaritan Medical Center reports 10 recent births
The attached report lists 10 births at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown from Oct. 4 through Oct. 10, 2026, involving families from several North Country communities.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
Ten births were recorded at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown from Oct. 4 through Oct. 10, 2026, involving families from Watertown, Fort Drum, Antwerp, Lowville, Cape Vincent, Evans Mills and Black River.
The report lists daughters born to families identified as Miesch, Harvey, Latulas, Young, Feisthamel and Laisdell, and sons born to families identified as Kolenda, Cherchio, Harrison and Gamble. The listed babies are Callia Cecile, Eleanora Josephine, Amarreah Jean, Yara Bree, Clayton Robert, Lucille Freya, Ayla June, Elias Blake, Michael Vaughn and Walter Eugene.
This story was written from a community submission and reviewed by a ClickNNY editor before publication.
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