Aviella Abramchuk

Matthew S. Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB, announced that the bank’s fourth annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive raised $28,000 for local food pantries. This brings the program’s four-year total to $137,000. The appeal is part of bankESB’s charitable giving program, The Giving Tree, which reflects the bank’s commitment to making a difference in …

bankESB recently hired Kelly Martins (Partridge) as social media manager, based at its 36 Main St., Easthampton office. Martins, of Ludlow, earned a master’s degree in nonprofit management & philanthropy with a focus on strategic planning & implementation from Bay Path University. She joins the bank from GRATI Consulting where she was the director of …

bankESB recently promoted Stacey Grushkin to accounting officer. Grushkin was previously senior staff accountant at Abington Bank, part of Hometown Financial Group’s family of banks that includes bankESB, bankHometown, North Shore Bank, and Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank, as well as Hometown Mortgage. Grushkin, of Brockton, has nearly 10 years of banking …

Hometown Wealth Management is pleased to congratulate Alexandra Chapman on her new role as a financial advisor, offering wealth management and investment services through LPL Financial, located at bankESB’s 36 Main St, Easthampton office. Alexandra is an Easthampton native. Alexandra started at bankESB in 2019 as a part-time teller and transitioned to work in the …

bankESB recently hired Daniel F. O’Sullivan as assistant branch manager of its 170 Sargeant St., Holyoke office. O’Sullivan, of Holyoke, has four years of banking experience, and seven years of financial services experience. Prior to joining bankESB, he was the banking center assistant manager at Peoples Bank, and before that, a field insurance agent at …

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. …

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 …

bankESB recently promoted Katie Woods (LaValley) to assistant branch manager of its 770 Main St., Agawam office. Woods, of West Springfield, joined bankESB earlier this year as a float teller supervisor. Previously, she was assistant branch manager at PeoplesBank, and before that, store operations manager at CVS Health. In her new role, Woods will assist …

bankESB announced today that it received three Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards for employee appreciation, well-being, and professional development. Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards from Energage celebrate organizations that are dedicated to building an exceptional people-first culture. The Employee Appreciation award celebrates organizations that make employees feel valued for their efforts, thereby motivating employees to …

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. …