BankNewport Names Assistant Branch Manager

Jennifer O. Jurczak

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 20, 2008) - BankNewport President and CEO, Thomas W. Kelly, recently announced the appointment of Jennifer O. Jurczak to assistant branch manager of the Bank’s new Narragansett office located at 90 Point Judith Road. She began her career at BankNewport in 2007 and most recently served as assistant branch manager of the Bank’s Stone Bridge office in Tiverton. Jennifer will be responsible for branch operations, customer service and staff development. Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Science in business management from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston. She received a Master of Science in business administration from the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. Jennifer resides in Narragansett, Rhode Island. BankNewport, founded in 1819 and currently holding $1 billion in assets, is an FDIC-insured savings bank and is a subsidiary of the Mutual Holding Company, OceanPoint Financial Partners, MHC. Along with its other OceanPoint Financial Partners - OceanPoint Insurance Agency, Inc., Smith Mack & Associates, Meredith & Clarke, and Narragansett Underwriting Group – BankNewport is proud to serve the financial needs of customers from banking and insurance offices located throughout southeastern New England.