“Every day our communities are enriched by the dedication and contributions that local nonprofit organizations deliver. These special groups truly provide a great service to the Greater Newburyport area. Grants, such as these, exemplify our 158 year tradition of service to the communities in which we serve. The bank and all of its employees take pride in this commitment,” said Janice C. Morse, President and CEO, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.

"For families raising family members with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities accessing the appropriate services and support can often be a confusing and complex process. The Family Resource Center (located at the YWCA of Newburyport) provides the information on where and how to access services saving families hours of frustrating phone calls. We appreciate the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Charitable Foundation support of this vital resource for local families,” said Luis Bachman, CEO, The Arc of Greater Haverhill and Newburyport.

Grant recipients include: Greater Newburyport Opportunity Works; Amesbury Education Foundation; Gulf of Maine Institute/Newburyport; Newburyport Literary Association; River Valley Charter School; Plum Island Taxpayers Association; The Arc of Greater Haverhill-Newburyport; Pettengill House; Our Neighbors' Table; The Boston Fellows and Salvation Army/Newburyport

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Jan Morse, President & CEO, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank; Luis Bachman, CEO, Arc of Greater Haverhill/Newburyport; Kerry Mahoney, The Family Resource Center; Pam Weiner, Chief Operating Officer, Arc of Greater Haverhill/Newburyport; Tim Felter, SVP/Treasurer, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank

“Community-based organizations, such as the Amesbury Educational Foundation, provide a great service in our communities. This grant and our partnership with AEFI exemplify our 158 year tradition of service to the communities in which we serve. The bank and all of its employees take pride in this commitment,” said Janice C. Morse, President and CEO, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.

"This grant money will allow the Amesbury Educational Foundation, Inc. (AEFI) to continue to award grants to teachers, give scholarships and support distance learning as part of the partnership with Northern Essex Community College. AEFI to date has awarded $312,000 in grants and scholarships over the last ten years. It is because of the support of businesses like the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank that AEFI will continue to bring exciting new programs to the Amesbury School Public School system,” said Laurie Knapp, President, Amesbury Educational Foundation.

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Jan Morse, President & CEO, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank; Laurie Knapp, President, Amesbury Educational Foundation, Inc.; Tim Felter, SVP/Treasurer, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank announced it launched a new website which is now optimized for web-enabled mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

“Our goal is to provide customers with convenient ways to safely access and manage their money,” said Janice C. Morse, President & CEO, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank. “The new optimized mobile site is accessible from any web-enabled mobile phone, smartphone, or tablet providing a seamless banking experience for those on the go.”

The new website’s images are optimized to load quickly and are sized for small screens. The text and navigation buttons are created for ease of use. The site’s clean new interface offers visitors and bank customers features such as ‘info and product’ tabs allowing consumers and small businesses to easily and quickly access desired information when viewing on a mobile device. Access is still available on larger screens such as desktop PCs. The site went live on January 2, 2013.

A member of the Green MachiNES said, "When the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank contributed $10,000 in May, we knew that our goal would be realized. Their generous gift is what helped us leverage every contribution that followed and we are extremely grateful."

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Charlie LaBella (NES Student Council), Alexa Strauch (Green MachiNES), Sally Milliken (Green MachiNES), Peter Quimby (Governors Academy), Jan Morse, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, Dr. Michael Tracy (Principal), Heather Leonard (Asst. Principal), Tammy Cotter (Green MachiNES) Chris Walsh (Manager of grounds and Facilities - Triton Regional District)

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank announced today it will be opening its first location in New Hampshire. The new office will be conveniently located a block from Market Square at 254 State Street in downtown Portsmouth. Pending regulatory approvals, the Portsmouth branch is expected to open soon. 

“We are thrilled to join the Portsmouth area as an active and engaged community partner,” said Janice C. Morse, President and CEO of Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.

“We are very proud of our 158-year history of unwavering commitment to the communities we serve and look forward to bringing our full range of retail and commercial banking products and services to the Portsmouth community. While the bank already maintains a strong commercial lending presence in the Seacoast, we will now be able to provide the convenience of direct access to commercial and residential loan officers to the many businesses and people who live and work in the Portsmouth area.”

In order to accommodate near and long-term growth plans within the greater Portsmouth area, the bank will look to add to its staff of dedicated employees who take pride in providing personalized customer service and profitable growth for the bank and community at-large. The Bank anticipates new job creations of 12 to 15 employees in the coming year.

“Newburyport Five Cents Savings Charitable Foundation, with its grant of $5,000, has made it possible for the Newburyport Gulf of Maine Institute team (GOMI) to acquire a professional quality piece of water quality testing equipment for its new Upstream/Downstream initiative.” Said John Halloran, GOMI’s Science & Training Director.

Halloran continued, “This equipment allowed the students to collect and analyze data in the same manner as a professional field practioner. By having the capability to acquire reliable data, we were able to assume responsibility for monitoring stations on the lower main stem of the Merrimack in partnership with the Merrimack River Watershed Council."

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Treasurer Steven Grossman today toured the recently opened Orange Leaf frozen yogurt shop in Newburyport, which was made possible through a $500,000 loan made by the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank leveraged through the Treasury’s Small Business Banking Partnership. The new store has added three new full-time and 35-40 new seasonal and part-time jobs to the Newburyport-area economy.

“We value that local entrepreneurs and small business owners rely on us to help them start and grow their businesses. Participating in the Treasurer’s Small Business Banking Partnership program only reinforces our commitment to small businesses and how important it is to support the ‘main street’ economy which helps to employ local people and keeps communities healthy and vibrant. We are very happy to join other community banks in this initiative.” said Janice C. Morse, President and CEO of the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.

“This is another great example of a community bank helping to fuel a local success story, and we’re delighted to be a part of it,” said Grossman. “All across the Commonwealth, we are seeing successful new businesses like Orange Leaf put the entrepreneurial spirit to work through the Small Business Banking Partnership.”

The Small Business Banking Partnership moves Treasury cash reserve funds typically held by large national and international financial institutions and deposits them in amounts of up to $10 million in Massachusetts banks. In exchange for the infusion of new deposits, the banks sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signaling their intent to enhance their loan portfolios to small credit-worthy Massachusetts businesses.

"We are so excited to be part of the Newburyport community and would like to thank Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank for making this possible. We believe in strong community involvement and are looking forward to getting involved with the local schools and non-profit organizations,” said David Pierre. “We greatly appreciate the overwhelmingly positive reception we have received since opening our doors in this vibrant community.”

Orange Leaf in Newburyport was opened by the husband and wife team of David Pierre and Nancy Angell, who already own similar stores in Salem and Andover and are poised to open another soon in Somerville. They not only pride themselves on serving up a top-notch yogurt product, but also on reaching out to schools, sports teams and charities to donate their time, products, or a portion of their profits.

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L to R: Ann Ormond, President, Newburyport Chamber of Commerce; Janice Morse, President and CEO, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank; Nancy Angell, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt; David Pierre; Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt; Steven Grossman, State Treasurer; State Rep. Michael Costello and Mayor Donna Holaday, City of Newburyport

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank recently announced that it has released three new mobile banking apps adding to its already robust set of online and mobile banking product offerings. These new apps have been designed exclusively for the iPhone, iPad tablet and Android smartphone and are included with a free Personal and Small Business Checking Account.

"We are thrilled to expand our mobile banking product offerings. These apps offer intuitive and fresh interfaces making it easy for our customers to securely check balances, manage cash flow, pay bills, and transfer funds, wherever they are and whenever they want," said Janice C. Morse, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank President and CEO.

The Apps allow the bank's customers to view information and take action that will make managing their finances easier. Bank customers who already use online banking can easily download the free app from their smartphone or tablet by visiting either Apple's App Store or Google Play store (Android) and search for: Newburyport Bank

One of the ways the bank plans to market the new apps will be on Mobile Monday's. Beginning on Monday April 16, 2012 and running through Monday May 7, 2012, the bank will be hosting Mobile Monday's outside of its 63 State Street location in downtown Newburyport from 11:30am-2:00pm. Stop by and check out the new apps!

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