South Shore Bank Reopens Braintree Branch

BRAINTREE, MA — South Shore Bank hosted a reception to celebrate the reopening of its Braintree branch while honoring a local business.

The branch, located at 1010 Washington St., features what officials call a newly modernized location designed to embrace digital-first banking.

A reception was attended by various town officials, as well as business and civic leaders.

The event was highlighted by the presentation of the Diamond Award to Deanna Murphy and Ashley Sexton, owners of Verde Salon in Braintree, honored for having a positive impact and taking a leadership role in our community, officials said.

The Diamond Award was created by South Shore Bank to honor clients for charitable giving and helping the community.

According to a news release, the salon features the same spirit:

"Verde Salon was founded by Deanna and Ashley in the same spirit, proudly operating Verde Salon as a zero-waste, certified sustainable hair salon. Responsible beauty defines everything that these business owners do and they are deeply committed to choosing products and practices that reduce Verde Salon’s carbon footprint. Deanna and Ashley have been South Shore Bank clients since founding their company in 2012.

As woman entrepreneurs, they decided to approach a leading woman in the banking community, South Shore Bank Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer Pam O’Leary, about their banking needs and to find suitable real estate for their new business. Pam connected them with Vice President of Commercial Lending Heather Wilson and a very successful partnership began, launched by woman leaders from both Verde Salon and the Bank."

“South Shore Bank helped us get our literal dream building,” said Ashely Sexton.

“This award and recognition mean so much to us and I am getting emotional talking about it.”

Previous Diamond Award recipients are Previte’s Marketplace owner Joseph Previte Jr. and restaurateur Leo Kaka, owner of Alba.