The Berkshire Eagle reports that Berkshire Hills Bancorp, the parent company of Berkshire Bank – one of the strongest supporters of 1Berkshire and The Smart Cleanup Coalition – has recently been given permission by the United States Justice Department to go ahead with plans to purchase Legacy Bancorp.
In the meantime Legacy Banks has plans to sell four branches in Berkshire County: in Great Barrington, Lee, Pittsfield and North Adams.