EXHIBIT 99.2

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  TOMPKINS
   TRUSTCO INC.

                                                   For more information contact:
                                                 James J. Byrnes, Chairman & CEO
                                                      James W. Fulmer, President
                                                          Francis M. Fetsko, CFO
                                             Tompkins Trustco, Inc. 607.273.3210

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 25, 2006


                             Tompkins Trustco, Inc.
                             Declares Cash Dividend


ITHACA, NY - Tompkins Trustco, Inc. (TMP - American Stock Exchange)


Tompkins Trustco, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors approved
payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share, payable on
November 15, 2006, to common shareholders of record on November 3, 2006.

Tompkins Trustco, Inc. is a financial holding company, headquartered in Ithaca,
NY. The Company is the parent for Tompkins Trust Company, The Bank of Castile,
Mahopac National Bank, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc., and AM&M Financial
Services, Inc.


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