Ocean Bank.

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Dover-based Ocean Bank has announced that Christopher Droznick has joined its commercial lending and loan resolution division as vice president and loan resolution officer. The Hudson resident will be responsible for commercial loans, risk management and related activities for the bank's New Hampshire and Maine markets, working from the 537 Central Ave. location in Dover. Also, Rick Larkin has been hired as vice president and senior client manager at the 325 State St. branch in Portsmouth. Larkin has over 20 years experience, and will be responsible for maintaining current client relationships with middle market and privately held companies in the Seacoast area. In other bank news, People's United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People's United Bank, of which Ocean Bank is a division, announced that it has awarded $35,000 to Child and Family Services of New Hampshire to support the expansion of counseling services to low to moderate-income families in New Hampshire's Seacoast region.