Jewett City Savings Bank’s charitable foundation recently awarded grants on behalf of Kevin Merchant, the bank’s recently retired president and CEO, and Louis J. Demicco Jr., the former board chair.

Despite the self-service nature of online-only checking and savings accounts, access to customer service channels, including phone and email, helped drive satisfaction with these direct bank accounts, according to a new study from J.D. Power.

With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks and nudging commuters to public transit.