bankHometown In The News

Imagine this scenario: You receive a phone call that, according to your caller ID, appears to be from the Internal Revenue Service. Anxious, you answer the call and are told by a representative that there’s a problem with your taxes and that you must pay immediately to avoid costly penalties or even arrest or deportation. …

Hometown Wealth Management is pleased to welcome Frank Randall as a financial advisor, offering wealth management and investment services through LPL Financial, located at bankHometown’s 109 Elm St., Millbury, office. Frank, of North Grafton, has nearly two decades of experience providing financial advisory services, investment services, and retirement planning through financial services companies like LPL …

bankHometown is honored to announce a $5,000 donation to the Putnam Veterans Advisory Committee, supporting the creation of an Afghanistan Memorial in Putnam. This contribution underscores bankHometown’s commitment to honoring veterans and recognizing the sacrifices made by those who served in Afghanistan, ensuring their legacy lives on within the community. The Afghanistan Memorial is a …

bankHometown recently promoted Laurie Zaleski to senior assistant branch manager of its 569 Southbridge St., Auburn office. Zaleski, of Charlton, was previously assistant branch manager in Auburn. She has nearly 35 years of banking experience and has earned certificates from numerous banking courses and seminars.

bankHometown recently promoted Ross Potvin to commercial credit officer, based in its 109 Elm St., Millbury office. Potvin, of Leominster, has nearly eight years of banking experience. He joined bankHometown in 2023 as a commercial credit analyst III, and prior to that, he spent seven years at Rollstone Bank and Trust as a commercial credit …

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 …

Robert J. Morton, president and CEO of bankHometown, is kicking off the bank’s annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive for 2024 to help support local food pantries. The annual appeal is part of the bank’s charitable giving program, The Giving Tree, which reflects the bank’s commitment to making a real difference in the neighborhoods it …

Scammers love to prey on the kindness and compassion of people. That’s why they are using fake charities to try to defraud victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and those willing to help them. They send unsolicited emails, texts, phone calls, and social media messages that may even appear legitimate and from a well-known charity. …

Though Halloween gets all the fanfare and excitement, there’s another event that also happens in October. It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual event created to bring government and industry together to help protect American consumers from the scary threat of cybertheft. The theme for this year’s event, Secure Our World, focuses on four key …

bankHometown recently promoted Jason M. Howard to senior assistant branch manager, based in its 182 Main St., Putnam, Conn. office. Howard, of Woodstock, has more than seven years of banking experience. He joined bankHometown in 2017 as a float teller, was promoted to assistant branch manager in 2018, and has worked in our Thompson and …