Chris and Alicia Arkema of New Sharon are the parents of their first child, Maddux Ray Arkema, born Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. He weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces.
Grandparents are Mike and Denise Arkema of Sully and Steve and Polly Ehret of New Sharon.
Great-grandmother is Pearldene De Witt of New Sharon.