Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc.
We consent to the use of our report dated March 25, 2011, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2010, which appear in the December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K of New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
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| SHATSWELL, MacLEOD & COMPANY, P.C. |
West Peabody, Massachusetts
December 9, 2011
| 83 PINE STREET • WEST PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS 01960-3635 • TELEPHONE (978) 535-0206 • FACSIMILE (978) 535-9908 | ||||
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