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The Department of Banking News Bulletin 

Bulletin # 2607
Week Ending February 7, 2014

This bulletin constitutes the only official notification you will receive from this office concerning any of the following applications. Any observations you may have are solicited. Any comments should be in writing to Howard F. Pitkin, Banking Commissioner, at the Connecticut Department of Banking, 260 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103-1800 or via E-mail. Written comments will be considered only if they are received within ten days from the date of this bulletin.


STATE BANK ACTIVITY
Sale of Branch

On February 3, 2014, pursuant to Section 36a-145(i) of the Connecticut General Statutes, Union Savings Bank, Danbury, Connecticut, a Connecticut chartered bank, filed an application for the sale of its full-service branch located at 5 Gay Street, Sharon, Connecticut, to Salisbury Bank and Trust Company, Lakeville, Connecticut, a Connecticut chartered bank and trust company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salisbury Bancorp, Inc., Lakeville, Connecticut, a Connecticut stock corporation and bank holding company. 
2014 STATE HOLIDAYS

Please contact your financial institution directly to determine whether or not it will open for business on a state holiday.  Legal holidays to be observed by the State of Connecticut in the year 2014 are:
Holiday
Day Observed
Holiday
Day Observed
New Year's Day Wed, Jan 1, 2014 Independence Day Fri, July 4, 2014
Martin Luther King Day Mon, Jan 20, 2014 Labor Day
Mon, Sept 1, 2014
Lincoln's Birthday Wed, Feb 12, 2014 Columbus Day Mon, Oct 13, 2014
Washington's Birthday Mon, Feb 17, 2014 Veterans Day Tue, Nov 11, 2014
Good Friday Fri, April 18, 2014 Thanksgiving Day Thurs, Nov 27, 2014
Memorial Day Mon, May 26, 2014 Christmas Day Thurs, Dec 25, 2014

 The first holiday for 2015, New Year's Day, will fall on Thursday, January 1, 2015.

        Dated:  Tuesday, February 11, 2014

       Howard F. Pitkin
       Banking Commissioner