Legacy Completes Purchase of 1st Niagra Branches

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PITTSFIELD - Legacy Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Legacy Banks, completed its acquisition of the five full-service branch offices of First Niagara Bank in the eastern New York communities of Windham, Middleburgh, Oak Hill (East Durham), Greenville and Whitehall on Dece. 7. The bank purchased the branches for about $1.4 million and assumed deposit liabilities totaling approximately $77 million. All the employees of the branch offices remained in their jobs. "We are thrilled to welcome our new employees and customers to the Legacy family," said J. Williar Dunlaevy, chairman and chief executive officer. "We are grateful to everyone at First Niagara and Legacy for their tireless work and the professional manner in which they executed this acquisition." "Over the past four months, we have had the privilege of getting to know the branch office personnel who will continue to serve the financial needs of our customers in these communities and know that they will continue Legacy's strong traditions of community focus and premier customer service," he continued. "We look forward to expanding our presence and relationships in New York markets and to offering innovation and convenience to our customers in banking products, services and solutions," Dunlaevy said. Legacy Banks is headquartered in Pittsfield. It employs 196 people and has 16 offices throughout Berkshire County and eastern New York, as well as a loan production office in Colonie, N.Y. Legacy offers personal banking, mortgage lending, commercial services, insurance, investments, portfolio management, credit and debit card products, and online services.
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Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Holds Awards Banquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Friday honored outstanding contributors to the Berkshire County sports scene at its third annual Awards Dinner at the Polish Falcon Club.
 
The foundation supports youth sports throughout the county each year.
 
In 2025-26, those donations totaled more than $30,000 to groups ranging from youth football and cheerleading programs, Pittsfield Little League, Northern Berkshire Softball and the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club Recreation Therapy Program, to name a few.
 
Funds raised by the foundation also go to support its annual Vera Barborotta Memorial Sportsman Scholarship, which this year went to Lee High School graduate Joey Abderhalden and Taconic grad Madeline Harrington.
 
Two other recently graduated high school standout athletes were recognized as winners of the Al Bianchi Memorial Athletes of the Year: Madison McCarthy and Cooper Calvert, both of Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Pittsfield High School girls basketball coach Kristy Conyers and Hoosac Valley boys basketball coach Matt Larabee received the foundation's Coach of the Year Awards.
 
John Castonguay received the Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Living Legend Award. A.J. Ziter took home the Connie Bianchi Memorial Award of Merit. And Mark Moulton rounded out the honorees with the foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award.
 
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