Local bank heroes

Nick Caplanson, Dime Bank's president and CEO, and Gregory R. Shook, president and CEO of Essex Savings Bank, are among those selected by the Commercial Record to receive the 2012 Community Bank Heroes Award. The Community Bank Heroes award celebrates bankers who have made outstanding contributions to the industry and the community, giving freely of their time, energy and resources for volunteerism, community service and charity. "In these challenging and difficult financial times, it's admirable to see how community bankers have managed to persevere in their professional and philanthropic lives," said Timothy M. Warren Jr., CEO of The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record. "All of these 'heroes' demonstrate remarkable compassion and dedication to the communities in which they serve."