Tag: Jack Murphy
Reducing food insecurity a focus of grants from BankNewport
NEWPORT – BankNewport says it has awarded at least $47,000 in 2023 to help support six nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving those facing food...
BankNewport’s ‘Kind Heart Warm Soles’ drive collects 1,800 new pairs of...
NEWPORT – BankNewport’s “Kind Heart Warm Soles” drive to benefit organizations serving Rhode Island’s unhoused population collected more than 1,800 pairs of new adult...
Branching out: In digital age, why are R.I. banks building more...
No one would blame Jack Murphy if he’s feeling a little under siege lately.
As CEO and president of BankNewport, Murphy considers Aquidneck Island his...
R.I. banks still see branches as best path to expansion
Digital banking may one day make brick-and-mortar banks hard to find, but don’t expect that anytime soon in Rhode Island.
The number of bank branches...
BankNewport awards $2,000 grant to South County Museum in support of...
NEWPORT – BankNewport has awarded a $2,000 grant to the South County Museum in Narragansett to support its partnership with Camp Fuller, the summer...
BankNewport opens new branch in Lincoln
LINCOLN – BankNewport celebrated the opening of its 19th branch, at One Wake Robin Road in Lincoln, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 14,...
BankNewport finances sun shading for outdoor classroom at Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm
PORTSMOUTH – Students will now have a safe outdoor space to study science after sun shading was installed at the Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm’s outdoor...
BankNewport provides $5K grant to Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust for Indigenous...
NEWPORT – BankNewport has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust for the Indigenous Roots Forever Food Access Program, the bank...
BankNewport awards $505,000 in grants to 45 R.I. organizations in Q2
NEWPORT – BankNewport awarded more than $505,000 in grants to 45 organizations throughout Rhode Island that focus on areas of need during the second...
BankNewport holding company reports record assets, loans for 2022
NEWPORT – OceanPoint Financial Partners, the mutual holding company for BankNewport, ended 2022 with a record $2.54 billion in assets and $1.93 billion in...
