NGH team joins Salem Five

Salem Five Bank said today that Norman Howarth and his staff of financial professionals at NGH Financial have joined the bank's investment services arm.

NGH will continue to operate under its established name and serve the financial planning needs of individuals and families in Essex and Middlesex counties, the bank said.

Separately, the bank said the Heritage Salem Five Charitable Foundation will provide a $10,500 emergency grant to New England Homes for the Deaf Inc., whose Danvers facility was damaged by a big chemical-plant explosion in November.

The foundation was created after the 2006 merger of Heritage Co-operative Bank with Salem Five.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)