BRUNSWICK, Maine — Built on the site of a former landmark building in downtown Brunswick, the newest branch of Bangor Savings Bank opened Monday morning.
The branch is the final project in a $10 million expansion by Bangor Savings into Cumberland and York counties, following the June 6 opening of a branch on Marginal Way in Portland.
Agnes Maynard of Brunswick was the Brunswick branch’s first customer on Monday, 82 years after she was born in an original house on one of two lots that now house the new bank at the corner of Maine and Mason streets, according to branch manager Niki Morton.
Maynard gave the bank photos of the building taken over the years through April 2011, when the previous 2½-story Greek Revival-style structure was destroyed in a three-alarm blaze. The lots were cleared and then remained vacant until they were purchased by Bangor Savings in November, according to town records.
The full-service Brunswick branch, which is Bangor Savings Bank’s 54th office, includes a commercial loan officer and a mortgage development officer among its eight employees, according to Morton, who originally is from Topsham.
Two other employees, Sue Wixom and Michelle Richardson, of Topsham and Freeport, respectively, previously worked in the Augusta branch and relocated to the Brunswick location.