July 13, 2009

Company Press Release

Source: Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

Salisbury Contact:        Richard J. Cantele, Jr. - Chairman and Chief Executive
                          Officer
                          (860) 435-9801 or rick@salisburybank.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Salisbury Bancorp,  Inc. Mourns the Passing of its Chief Financial Officer, John
Francis Foley

Lakeville,  Connecticut,  July 13, 2009/PRNewswire...  The Board of Directors of
Salisbury Bancorp,  Inc. (NYSE AMEX:"SAL") (the "Company"),  the holding company
of Salisbury Bank and Trust Company (the "Bank"), mourns the unexpected death of
John Francis  Foley,  Chief  Financial  Officer of the Company and the Bank. Mr.
Foley's  banking career  spanned over 30 years  including the past 27 years with
Salisbury Bank and Trust  Company.  He served as the Company's  Chief  Financial
Officer and Treasurer since 2005.

Mr. Foley was devoted to his family and community.  He served as a member of the
Canaan  Fire  Company  for 32  years.  During  his 32  years,  he served as Vice
President  and  President of the Company.  John held officer  positions of First
Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Chief and Deputy Chief before being elected Chief
in December 2008. In addition, he served as Fire Marshall for North Canaan since
2000.

The Board has appointed Richard J. Cantele, Jr., President to serve as the Chief
Financial  Officer of the  Company on an interim  basis  until the Board names a
Chief Financial  Officer.  President  Cantele said, "John Foley left his mark on
Salisbury  Bank and Trust  Company  as well as the  people  and  communities  of
Northwestern Connecticut.  He touched and enriched the lives of many and will be
truly missed by his many friends and family.  His  colleagues at Salisbury  Bank
will miss him personally and professionally."

Salisbury  Bancorp's sole  subsidiary,  Salisbury  Bank and Trust Company,  is a
community  bank. The Company has assets in excess of $500 million and capital in
excess of $46 million and has served the communities of northwestern Connecticut
and proximate  communities in New York and  Massachusetts  for approximately 150
years.   Salisbury  Bank  and  Trust  Company  is  headquartered  in  Lakeville,
Connecticut and operates full service  branches in Canaan,  Salisbury and Sharon
as well as Lakeville,  Connecticut, South Egremont and Sheffield,  Massachusetts
and Dover Plains,  New York.  The Bank offers a full  complement of consumer and
business  banking  products  and  services as well as trust and wealth  advisory
services.

Statements  contained in this news release contain  forward  looking  statements
within the  meaning of the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of management as well
as the assumptions  made using  information  currently  available to management.
Since these statements reflect the views of management concerning future events,
these statements involve risks,  uncertainties and assumptions,  including among
others:  changes in market  interest  rates and  general and  regional  economic
conditions; changes in government regulations; changes in accounting principles;
and the quality or composition  of the loan and investment  portfolios and other
factors that may be described in the  Company's  quarterly  reports on Form 10-Q
and its annual report on Form 10-K,  each filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission,  which are  available at the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission's
internet website (www.sec.gov) and to which reference is hereby made. Therefore,
actual future  results may differ  significantly  from results  discussed in the
forward looking statements.

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