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Mateo Anthony Cruz, son of Alyssa Maurer and Wilfredo Cruz, Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his first birthday today, Dec. 29. Mateo is a grandson of Brenda Maurer and Andrew Kmetz, Hunlock Creek; the late Mark Maurer; Maria Rodriguez, Puerto Rico; and Luis Cruz, Philadelphia. He is a great-grandson of the late Joseph and Lorraine Polomchak. Mateo has a sister, Nia, 6.