Exhibit 99



TD Banknorth Inc. to Present at the Merrill Lynch 2006 Banking & Financial
Services Investor Conference in New York

PORTLAND, Maine-November 8, 2006--TD Banknorth Inc. (NYSE: BNK) announced today
that Peter J. Verrill, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, will present
at the Merrill Lynch 2006 Banking & Financial Services Investor Conference at
the Pierre Hotel, Two East 61st Street, New York City, New York at 8:00 a.m. on
Thursday, November 16, 2006.

A live audio only webcast of the Merrill Lynch 2006 Banking & Financial
Services Investor Conference will be available at
http://www.veracast.com/ml/banking06/enter_MLX.cfm or from the TD Banknorth
website at http://www.tdbanknorth.com/investorrelations. A replay of the
webcast will be available from the TD Banknorth website for a period of at
least 30 days.

About TD Banknorth Inc.

TD Banknorth Inc. is a leading banking and financial services company
headquartered in Portland, Maine and a majority-owned subsidiary of TD Bank
Financial Group. At September 30, 2006, TD Banknorth had $40 billion of total
consolidated assets and provided financial services to nearly 1.6 million
households in the Northeast. TD Banknorth's banking subsidiary, TD Banknorth,
N.A., operates banking divisions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. TD Banknorth and
TD Banknorth, N.A. also operate subsidiaries and divisions in insurance,
wealth management, merchant services, mortgage banking, government banking,
private label credit cards, insurance premium financing and other financial
services and offers investment products in association with PrimeVest
Financial Services, Inc. The TD Banknorth common stock trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "BNK". For more information, visit
http://www.TDBanknorth.com.

Source: TD Banknorth Inc.

Jeff Nathanson, 207-761-8517