THE NEWBURYPORT FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK Retains PARTNERSHIP MARKETING, LLC

NEWBURYPORT, MA - December 30, 2006 - Partnership Marketing, LLC, a stakeholder communications firm, recently announced that it has been retained by The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank to manage the bank’s branding, integrated marketing, public relations and community relations initiatives. “We at Partnership Marketing thoroughly enjoy working with such a respected community bank as The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank. Partnership Marketing’s ongoing partnership with the bank’s retail, commercial lending and charitable foundation team’s have been seamless, producing clarity of the brand and it shows in the resulting marketing communications,” said Andrew Witherbee, Managing Director of Partnership Marketing. For more information on Parntership Marketing visit http://www.partnershipmktg.net/ and go to www.newburyportbank.com for further information on The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.