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Abington Bank Hires Christopher Currie as Vice President of Government Banking

Abington, Massachusetts — June 28, 2023 —

Christopher Currie, of Uxbridge, was recently hired as vice president of government banking at Abington Bank. Currie has 18 years of banking experience prior to joining Abington Bank, including his most recent roles as municipal client relationship manager at UniBank, and branch manager at Citizens Bank. He has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and psychology

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Abington Bank to Host Free Shred Day

Abington, Massachusetts — March 22, 2024 —

Abington Bank invites customers and members of the community to a free Shred Day on Saturday, April 29, from Noon to 3:00 p.m. at the bank’s Randolph office at 129 N Main St. Local residents can reduce their risk of identity theft by bringing old mail, receipts, statements or bills, cancelled checks, pay stubs, medical

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Safe, Reliable, and Fully Insured

Abington, Massachusetts — March 13, 2023 —

This past weekend, federal regulators seized the assets of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. In light of these events, we’d like to assure you that your deposits are safe, sound, and fully insured at Abington Bank. As a strong local community bank, Abington Bank provides our customers the peace of mind that comes from

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Four Steps to a Healthy Financial Future

Abington, Massachusetts — January 24, 2023 —

Unbiased Financial Information Provided by Financial Finesse Remember learning about the food pyramid in school? Maybe you didn’t pay attention when the school nurse talked about it. After all, adults were responsible for giving us our meals. But look at the food pyramid today. We get our own meals now and the food pyramid can

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Abington Bank Raises $33,800 for Local Food Pantries in Annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fundraiser

Abington, Massachusetts — December 20, 2022 —

Andrew J. Raczka, president and CEO of Abington Bank, announced that the bank’s second annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive raised $33,800 for local food pantries. The appeal is part of the bank’s charitable giving program, called The Giving Tree, which reflects the bank’s commitment to making a real difference in the neighborhoods it serves.

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Abington Bank Promotes Hardiman to Branch Manager

Abington, Massachusetts — December 19, 2022 —

Abington Bank recently announced that Mary Hardiman has been promoted to branch manager, bank officer of Abington Bank’s Avon office. Hardiman, of Avon, has over 20 years of banking experience and joined Abington Bank in 2010 as a teller at the Avon office. She was promoted to teller supervisor in 2018 and assistant branch manager

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Abington Bank Hires Walker as VP Condominium Specialty Lending

Abington, Massachusetts — November 15, 2022 —

Christopher Walker of East Bridgewater has recently joined Abington Bank as vice president of condominium specialty lending. In this role, Walker will be responsible for growing the bank’s condominium association lending program. Walker has 17 years of experience in the banking industry, and prior to joining Abington Bank was employed by South Shore Bank as

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Abington Bank Promotes Figueroa to Branch Manager

Abington, Massachusetts — November 3, 2022 —

Abington Bank recently announced that, as part of their merger with Envision Bank, Luis Figueroa has been promoted to branch manager, bank officer of Abington Bank’s new Braintree office. Figueroa, of Rockland, has over 12 years of banking experience and joined Envision Bank in 2021 as Assistant Branch Manager of their Randolph office. Prior to

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Abington Bank Supports Local Food Pantries with Annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fundraiser

Abington, Massachusetts — October 21, 2022 —

Andrew J. Raczka, president and CEO of Abington Bank, announced the kick-off of the bank’s 2022 Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive to help support local food pantries. This marks the second year of the bank’s annual appeal, inviting bank customers, employees, and members of the community to donate money toward food pantries throughout the month

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Hometown Financial Group completes acquisition of Randolph Bancorp; Welcomes Envision Bank into Abington Bank

EASTHAMPTON AND ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS — October 7, 2022 —

Hometown Financial Group, Inc., the multi-bank mutual holding company for bankESB, bankHometown, and Abington Bank, has completed its acquisition of Randolph Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNDB), the bank holding company for Envision Bank. Under the agreement, the acquired Envision Bank branches have been rebranded as Abington Bank. “We’re thrilled to welcome Envision Bank employees and customers

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Hometown Financial Group, Inc., Parent of Abington Bank, and Randolph Bancorp, Inc. Announce Receipt of Regulatory Approvals and Targeted Closing Date of Merger

EASTHAMPTON AND QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS — September 27, 2022 —

Hometown Financial Group, Inc. (“Hometown”), the multi-bank holding company for bankESB, bankHometown and Abington Bank, and Randolph Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNDB) (“Randolph”), the bank holding company for Envision Bank, jointly announced today that all regulatory approvals relating to the acquisition by Hometown of Randolph and Envision Bank have been received. Randolph shareholders previously approved the

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Abington Bank Announces Four Promotions

Abington, Massachusetts — August 25, 2022 —

Abington Bank has announced four recent promotions: Jennifer Barrows to loan servicing officer; Joyce Davis to assistant vice president, branch officer, Holbrook office; Nichole Matrisciano to assistant vice president, branch officer, Abington office; and Donna Ouellette to assistant vice president, branch officer, Rte. 3A, Cohasset office. Barrows, of Braintree, has over 15 years of banking

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Abington Bank Awards $6,500 in Scholarships to 2022 Area Grads

Abington, Massachusetts — August 24, 2022 —

Abington Bank recently awarded $6,500 in scholarships to graduating seniors from five local area high schools. President and CEO Andrew J. Raczka said the scholarships are part of the bank’s longstanding commitment to supporting education through funding a variety of programs that benefit local elementary and secondary schools and their students, including donations used for

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Abington Bank: Day 3 to Host Free Shred Day

Abington, Massachusetts — August 19, 2022 —

Abington Bank invites customers and members of the community to a free Shred Day on Saturday, September 24, from Noon to 3:00 p.m. at the bank’s Holbrook office—95 North Franklin Street, Holbrook, Mass. Local residents can reduce their risk of identity theft by bringing old mail, receipts, statements or bills, cancelled checks, pay stubs, medical

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Abington Bank Promotes White to Assistant Branch Manager

Abington, Massachusetts — August 12, 2022 —

Abington Bank recently announced the promotion of Johanna White to assistant branch manager of its Front St., Marion location. White, of Wareham, joined Abington Bank in 2015 as a teller. Before that, she was an assistant manager with Mayflower Bank and a customer service representative with Plymouth Savings Bank. White holds an associate degree from

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Smart Ways to Protect and Save Money in a Tough Economy

July 27, 2022 —

Unbiased Financial Information Provided by ClickRSVP. Rising rates. Volatile markets. Record-level housing prices. Today, in the world of finance, it’s tough out there. And with everything going on, it may seem like you don’t have a whole lot of control of your money. But the truth is, you really do. There are actually some pretty

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Abington Bank Hires Avon Branch Manager

Abington, Massachusetts — May 27, 2022 —

Abington Bank has hired Djanine daVeiga as branch manager of its East Main St., Avon office. daVeiga, of Brockton, has more than 20 years of retail banking experience, having served as branch manager for both Santander Bank and Bank of America before joining Abington Bank. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she also volunteered as a translator

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Abington Bank Hires Marion Assistant Branch Manager

Abington, Massachusetts — April 29, 2022 —

Abington Bank has hired Evan Francis of Barnstable as assistant branch manager of its Front St., Marion office. Before joining Abington Bank, Francis was a banker at Rockland Trust and an analyst with State Street Bank. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Endicott College.

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Abington Bank Promotes Egan to Officer

Abington, Massachusetts — April 19, 2022 —

Abington Bank recently announced that Jennifer Egan has been promoted to assistant Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officer. Egan, from East Bridgewater, has nearly three decades of banking experience and joined Abington Bank in 2006 as accounting clerk. Since then, she has held several positions, including deposit operations specialist, BSA specialist, and most recently, BSA manager.

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Abington Bank: Day 2 to Host Free Shred Day

Abington, Massachusetts — March 30, 2022 —

Abington Bank invites customers and members of the community to a free Shred Day on Saturday, May 7, from Noon to 3:00 p.m. at the bank’s Cohasset 3A office at 800 Chief Justice Cushing Highway. Local residents can reduce their risk of identity theft by bringing old mail, receipts, statements or bills, cancelled checks, pay

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