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Nutter Represents Adams Community Bank in Merger with Pittsfield Cooperative Bank to Form Trailmark Bank
Print PDFNutter represented Adams Community Bank in connection with its merger with The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank to create Trailmark Bank, a combined community banking organization serving Berkshire County, Mass. The merger, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both banks in April 2026, was completed on November 1, 2026. The Nutter team was led by Michael Krebs, Dan Hartman, and Matt Hanaghan, and included Kate Henry, Tracy Vitols, Erin Whitney Cicchetti, Melissa Sampson McMorrow, Jinal Sharma, Ken Yoon, Emily Grannon Fox, Jack Lowy, Michael Mooney, Natalie Cappellazzo, and Matt Snell.
Trailmark Bank has approximately $1.5 billion in total assets, nearly 200 employees, and full-service branches across Berkshire County. The combined institution remains locally led and headquartered in Pittsfield, and operates as a mutual banking organization and a subsidiary of Community Bancorp of the Berkshires, MHC.
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