The move, part of a revamp outlined last month that includes store upgrades and "tech-forward" digital banking, will leave the lender with 28 retail locations in Maine.
An estimated 12.5% of Maine’s population rely on SNAP benefits, though that percentage is higher in Androscoggin, Aroostook, Washington, Piscataquis and Somerset counties.
A $13,000 fundraiser has kicked off to repair the roof of the official repository for Ellsworth’s archives and artifacts. Further stabilization will be needed.
The educational facility in Orono will have three times more classrooms than the current location, an employee daycare center, green space and facilities for trainings.
Franklin Savings Bank, which is based in Farmington, previously had a loan-production office in Ellsworth. This is its first full-service branch in the Downeast region.