January 25, 2024
Gathered for the ceremony were, from left, state Sen. Liz Miranda, Citizens Bank branch manager Dominique Pierre, Citizens Massachusetts President Lisa Murray, state Rep. Russell Holmes, Brookview House CEO Deb Collins, Citizens Regional Manager Scott Burns, and Citizens Retail Director Jim Uehlinger. State Rep. Russell Holmes (inset) addressed the crowd and praised the bank for agreeing to pursue the location after he contacted them a few years ago. Seth Daniel photo
A Citizens Bank branch that opened last fall on a site at Blue Hill Avenue and Morton Street that once featured a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise and then sat vacant for more than a decade was officially welcomed to the neighborhood in a ceremony inside the branch last Friday (Jan. 19).
Now fully renovated, the branch, a replacement for the Citizen Bank location that closed in Codman Square, offers full banking services, an ATM, and ample parking.
At the event, Citizens Bank officials presented Dorchester’s Brookview House CEO Deb Collins with a check for $5,000, and then cut a ceremonial ribbon to mark the occasion.
