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Westfield Bank Announces Bloomfield Connecticut Location
New Offices in Bloomfield and West Hartford to Open in 2020 WESTFIELD, Mass., Oct. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James C. Hagan, President and CEO of Westfield
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[{"type":"text","content":"New Offices in Bloomfield and West Hartford to Open in 2020\nWESTFIELD, Mass., Oct. 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James C. Hagan, President and CEO of Westfield Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western New England Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGS:WNEB), is pleased to announce that the Bank will open a new branch office in Bloomfield, CT in 2020.\n The Bank will open a full-service branch in the Copaco Center shopping plaza on Cottage Grove Road in Bloomfield, CT and expects the branch to open in mid-2020. The office will include lobby and safe deposit services, an image technology ATM, and multiple drive-through teller lanes for added customer convenience. The Bank looks forward to breaking ground as soon as it secures the necessary permits and approvals, with construction being facilitated by AmCap Incorporated, the property owner and manager, and Borghesi Building and Engineering Company Inc. of Torrington, CT. Plans are subject to regulatory approval. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Westfield Bank as a valuable member of the Copaco Shopping Center,” said Carly Beetham, Leasing Senior Associate at AmCap Incorporated. “Their first-class commitment to community and customer service is evident in every interaction with their team. I know the Town of Bloomfield will enjoy working with them as much as we have.” The Bloomfield location will follow a new Financial Services Center, which is expected to open in West Hartford Center earlier in 2020. In addition to a full-service branch, the West Hartford Financial Services Center will include a suite of offices for Residential Lending, Commercial Lending, and Business & Government Deposit Services. Representatives of these departments currently occupy temporary space at 977 Farmington Avenue to assist with their community outreach activities. The two new offices will represent the Bank’s twenty-third and twenty-fourth branches and are part of the organization’s strategic expansion into Connecticut, which began with the opening of its Granby and Enfield branch offices in 2013 and 2014, respectively. “We are very pleased to announce that Bloomfield will be home to our newest branch location,” said Mr. Hagan. “Combined with our new West Hartford Financial Center, the Bank is excited to expand deeper into Connecticut and serve the greater Hartford market. Both of our new locat...