FEB 29, 2008 2:00am ET

Vermont Mutual to Buy Second Bank in N.H.

Passumpsic Bancorp in St. Johnsbury, Vt., has announced a deal to buy Lancaster National Bank in New Hampshire for $12.8 million in cash.

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