In Brief: New England Community Buys 1st of W. Hartford

New England Community Bancorp has completed its acquisition of First Bank of West Hartford.

The acquisition is the third by the parent of New England Bank and Wethersfield, Conn.-based Equity Bank in the past three years. First Bank's $82 million of assets boost New England's total assets to $520 million.

For each First Bank share, stockholders received 0.62 of a share of New England stock. First Bank's office was merged into New England Bank, which now operates 12 branches in the state.

-Compiled by Jonathan D. Epstein and Joanna Sullivan

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