UniBank, the largest mutual community bank headquartered in Central Massachusetts, recently held its annual meeting in historic Northbridge Town Hall as part of the institution’s 150+2-year anniversary.

  Adam Gaudette, Northbridge’s town manager, said “UniBank is the pillar of community excellence in town, [meeting] our population’s financial needs and [providing] ongoing charitable support to the many nonprofit organizations in town, year after year. It was a pleasure for the town to host Chairman Wickstrom, Michael Welch (UniBank CEO), Chris Foley (UniBank president) and their dedicated team on this milestone anniversary.

  “Since the pandemic delayed our celebration two years ago, we decided to hold our 150+2 anniversary annual meeting in the Northbridge Town Hall,” Mr. Welch said. “We like to think that while the leaders of Northbridge were laying the groundwork for the town’s growth in this hallowed building, we took the baton 152 years later and pledged to commit to the same core values of growth and prosperity for the community established in 1870 for the next 152 years and beyond.”

  Tim Wickstrom, a fourth-generation Whitinsville native, said “it was a great honor to have UniBank’s annual meeting in one of the most historic buildings in town, financed by one of our founders, John Whitin. It is our privilege and duty to serve the community and it was a great venue to communicate our servitude.

  With roots in the Blackstone Valley, UniBank has assets of more than $2 billion as of March 31, 2022, and branches throughout Central Massachusetts and MetroWest.