MVSB’s new branch will be located at 21 Farmington Road (Route 11) in Rochester, and is slated to open in early summer 2022. Image courtesy of Warrenstreet Architects

Meredith Village Savings Bank has announced plans to open a new branch location at 21 Farmington Road (Route 11) in Rochester in early summer 2022. The land purchase was finalized in late September and construction is slated to begin soon, the bank said.

“We are excited to announce the expansion of MVSB to the Rochester area. The branch will be a state-of-the-art facility that will serve customers and the community for many years to come,” MVSB President Rick Wyman said in a statement. “The city of Rochester has been very welcoming to the idea of MVSB expanding to this region and we are excited at the opportunity to help strengthen the already great sense of community in the area and to help support Rochester’s continued residential and industrial growth.”

MVSB has locations throughout the Lakes Region and opened its Portsmouth branch in 2017 to expand its footprint in the Seacoast region. This new office location will help bridge a geographic gap between MVSB’s two nearest locations in Alton and Portsmouth, offering added convenience for current banking customers who live closer to the Rochester area or who travel between the Lakes Region and Seacoast for work, school, healthcare or recreation.

MVSB’s current Business Banking Relationship Specialist Jolene Whitehead will manage the new location, and bank leaders said they look forward to adding new positions as construction progresses. The new branch was designed by Warrenstreet Architects and construction will be managed by Conneston Construction, Inc.