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Abington Bank promotes Mahoney to assistant branch manager in Cohasset

Abington, Massachusetts — February 6, 2025 —

Abington Bank recently promoted Kathleen Mahoney to assistant branch manager of its 800 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Cohasset office. Kate, of Cohasset, has eight years of banking experience. She joined Abington Bank in 2022 as a Teller Supervisor, and before that, was a Teller at Pilgrim Bank. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration

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Hometown Financial Group hires new CFO

Easthampton, MA — February 4, 2025 —

Hometown Financial Group, a $6.5 billion mutual multibank holding company headquartered in Easthampton and parent company of bankESB, bankHometown, North Shore Bank, Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, and Hometown Mortgage, has hired Reed Whitman as executive vice president, chief financial officer. Whitman, of Boston, joins Hometown Financial from Brookline Bancorp, Inc., where

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Abington Bank promotes Morrissey to assistant branch manager in Randolph

Abington, Massachusetts — January 15, 2025 —

Abington Bank recently promoted Marymargaret Morrissey to assistant branch manager of its 129 N. Main St., Randolph office. Morrissey, of Braintree, started her career in banking in 2023 as a teller at Abington Bank and was promoted to teller supervisor in 2024. In her new role, she will assist in managing the Randolph team to

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Abington Bank names Boyle branch manager in Cobb Corner

Abington, Massachusetts — December 6, 2024 —

Abington Bank recently promoted Patricia Boyle to branch manager of its 87 Sharon St., Cobb Corner (Stoughton) office. Boyle, of Brockton, has more than two decades of banking experience, and previously served as assistant branch manager of the bank’s 95 North Franklin St., Holbrook office. Prior to joining Abington Bank in 2021, she was assistant

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Fraud Prevention Awareness: ‘Tis the Season…for Scams!

November 13, 2024 —

The holiday season is a joyous time. Unfortunately, with increased gift-giving and charitable donations come prime opportunities for scammers to defraud you. Here are some common scams and how to protect yourself. Gift Card Scams It’s a popular time for purchasing gift cards—and scammers know it. They also know that gift cards don’t offer the

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North Shore Bank Supports Local Food Pantries with Inaugural Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fundraiser

Peabody, Massachusetts — October 24, 2024 —

Kevin M. Tierney, Sr., Chief Executive Officer of North Shore Bank, announced the kick-off of the bank’s 2024 Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive to help support local food pantries. This marks the first year the bank will host what it hopes will be an annual appeal, inviting bank customers, employees, and members of the community

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Abington Bank Supports Local Food Pantries through 4th Annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fundraiser

Abington, Massachusetts — October 24, 2024 —

Kevin M. Tierney, Sr., Chief Executive Officer of Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, is kicking off the bank’s 2024 Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive to help support local food pantries. This marks the fourth year of the bank’s annual appeal, which invites customers, employees, and community members to donate money between November

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Abington Bank promotes Taylor to Commercial Lending Officer

Abington, Massachusetts — October 16, 2024 —

Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, recently promoted Ben Taylor to commercial lending officer based in its 95 North Franklin St., Holbrook office. Taylor, of Boston, joined Abington Bank in 2023 as a commercial lending relationship manager. Previously, he was a capital markets analyst at Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL) in Boston. In

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North Shore Bank and Abington Bank Complete Merger

Easthampton and Peabody, Massachusetts — September 23, 2024 —

Creates a premier community bank with over $3 billion in assets and 25 branches serving eastern Massachusetts. Hometown Financial Group, Inc., the multibank mutual holding company for bankESB, bankHometown, North Shore Bank, and Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, announced today that the merger of Abington Bank with North Shore Bank is complete,

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Abington Bank hires O’Herron as Assistant Branch Manager in Braintree

Abington, Massachusetts — September 20, 2024 —

Abington Bank has hired Cristina O’Herron as assistant branch manager of its 1 Rockdale St., Braintree office. O’Herron, of South Weymouth, has 15 years of banking experience. She was previously assistant manager at Hingham Institution for Savings, and before that, was associate manager at Cambridge Trust Company. She was also previously a premier relationship banker

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