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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
December 2, 1998 (November 24, 1998)
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Alliance Bancorp of New England, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-13405 06-1495617
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(State of Other Jurisdiction (Commission File IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.
348 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (860) 875-2500
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On November 24, 1998, the Board of Directors of Alliance Bancorp of New
England, Inc. ("Alliance") approved the appointment of Patricia A. Noblet,
C.R.S. to the Board of Directors. Ms. Noblet will fill the unexpired term of
Theresa L. Dansky, CPA who resigned from the Board of Directors on November 19,
1998. A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of the new director
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(i).
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
Not applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Not applicable
(c) Exhibits
(99)(i) Press release dated December 2, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereto duly authorized.
ALLIANCE BANCORP OF
NEW ENGLAND, INC.
Registrant
Date: December 2, 1998 By: /s/ David H. Gonci
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David H. Gonci
Senior Vice President/
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99(i)
Press Release
Joyce M. Joy
Vice President/Marketing
Vernon, CT - December 2, 1998
PATRICIA A. NOBLET, C.R.S., ELECTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ALLIANCE
BANCORP OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. AND TOLLAND BANK.
Patricia A. Noblet, C.R.S., has been elected to the Board of Directors of
Tolland Bank. A Certified Residential Specialist with Sentry Real Estate
Services in Vernon, Ms. Noblet, fills the unexpired term of Theresa L. Dansky,
CPA who resigned on November 19, 1998 for personal reasons.
Joseph H. Rossi, President and CEO said, ?We sincerely appreciate the
contributions and expertise Theresa has brought to our Board, and wish her the
very best in years to come. Although Theresa?s resignation was accepted with
regret, we are very pleased to have someone with Patricia?s expertise, market
knowledge and community involvement join us.?
Recognized as Vernon Board ?Realtor of the Year? in 1991, Ms. Noblet is a
graduate of the University of Florida and a tenured residential real estate
appraiser. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors (N.A.R.), the
Connecticut Association of Realtors (C.A.R.), and the Greater Hartford
Association of Realtors. She is also a past president of the Greater Vernon
Association of Realtors where she served on numerous committees from 1980 - 1994
when the organization joined the Greater Hartford Association of Realtors.
Locally, Ms. Noblet has served as Chairperson of the Vernon Board of Assessment
Appeals since 1991, Chairperson of the Board of Finance for the First
Congregational Church of Vernon, Republican Registrar of Voters since 1992, and
a member of the Vernon Republican Town Committee since 1986. She has also served
as a lecturer at Manchester Community-Technical College.
Alliance Bancorp of New England, Inc. (AMEX:ANE) is the holding company for
Tolland Bank, a Connecticut-chartered savings bank serving Tolland County and
the surrounding communities.
