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(Scot Yount, NECN: Boston, MA) - John McCain accepted his party's nomination Thursday at the Republican National Convention. Those who watched at Doyle's Pub in Jamaica Plain had differing views of the speech. Most of the people asked, said they were...
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GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's government says the death toll from Tropical Storm Hanna has more than doubled to 137, with most of the deaths coming in the flooded port city of Gonaives. The Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Protection...
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - State officials are set to announce a new scheduled air passenger service for the Worcester Regional Airport for the first time in two years. The Massachusetts Port Authority said in a news release Thursday the details...
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NEW ENGLAND: Worcester: Leap year baby
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Worcester: Leap year baby


(NECN) - February 29 comes around once every four years, and for one local family, it's a day to remember.

Aiden Holcomb was born at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester just before 10 a.m. Friday, but he won't celebrate his first birthday for another four years - because he was born on February 29th.

AT five pounds eleven ounces and nineteen inches long, Aiden's mom Courtney says she and his dad had a funny feeling that he might come a little early.

Statistically, the chances of being born on this day are about 1 in 1500, since the date only comes around once every four years and according to Bob Garvey- a professor of physics at the College of the Holy Cross, leap year has it's benefits.

Danica Pecirep has more.

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