Exhibit 99.1
Company Press Release

Source: Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.
Friday, June 5, 2009

Salisbury Contact:   John F. Perotti-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                     (860) 435-9801 x 1001 or jp@salisburybank.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Announces Plans for Management Succession

Lakeville,  Connecticut, June 5, 2009/PRNewswire.  . . The Board of Directors of
Salisbury  Bancorp,  Inc. (NYSE Alternext  US:SAL) (the "Company"),  the holding
company  for  Salisbury  Bank and Trust  Company  (the  "Bank")  announced  that
effective June 8, 2009, John F. Perotti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and the Bank, will retire as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and the Bank. Mr. Perotti's  retirement is pursuant to his long-held
personal  plans,  which he has discussed with the Board of Directors for several
years.  Mr. Perotti selected his retirement date to coincide with the expiration
of his  term as  President  of the  Connecticut  Community  Bankers  Association
(CCBA). Mr. Perotti will continue as a director of the Company and the Bank. Mr.
Perotti has been an executive officer of the Company since its formation in 1998
and has been an executive officer of the Bank since 1982.

Mr.  Perotti  came to work at the Bank on May 21, 1973 as a teller.  He was soon
promoted to Assistant Treasurer in 1975,  Assistant Vice President in 1981, Vice
President and Treasurer in 1982,  Executive  Vice  President in 1986,  Executive
Vice President,  Treasurer and Chief  Administrative  Officer in 1987, Executive
Vice  President  and  Chief  Operating  Officer  in 1989,  President  and  Chief
Executive  Officer in 1993 to Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer in 2005. In
addition, Mr. Perotti serves in leadership roles with a variety of community and
professional  organizations.  Richard J.  Cantele,  Jr., his  successor as Chief
Executive  Officer,  stated,  "Mr. Perotti has demonstrated the highest level of
integrity, professionalism and commitment throughout his career, not only to the
Bank,  but  to  his  family".   In  recognition  of  his  valuable  service  and
contributions,  the Governor of the State of Connecticut, M. Jodi Rell, issued a
proclamation designating June 8, 2009 as "John F. Perotti Day".

Also  effective on June 8, 2009,  Richard J. Cantele,  Jr., who is President and
Chief Operating  Officer of the Company and the Bank has been appointed to serve
as  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Company  and the Bank.  Mr.
Cantele has served as an Executive  Officer of the Company since 2001 and of the
Bank since 1989.  Mr.  Cantele  also serves as a director of the Company and the
Bank.

Salisbury  Bancorp's sole  subsidiary,  Salisbury  Bank and Trust Company,  is a
community  bank. The Company has assets in excess of $500 million and capital in
excess of $46 million and has served the communities of northwestern Connecticut
and proximate  communities in New York and  Massachusetts  for approximately 150



years.   Salisbury  Bank  and  Trust  Company  is  headquartered  in  Lakeville,
Connecticut and operates full service  branches in Canaan,  Salisbury and Sharon
as well as Lakeville,  Connecticut, South Egremont and Sheffield,  Massachusetts
and Dover Plains,  New York.  The Bank offers a full  complement of consumer and
business  banking  products  and  services as well as trust and wealth  advisory
services.

Statements  contained in this news release contain  forward  looking  statements
within the  meaning of the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of management as well
as the assumptions  made using  information  currently  available to management.
Since these statements reflect the views of management concerning future events,
these statements involve risks,  uncertainties and assumptions,  including among
others:  changes in market  interest  rates and  general and  regional  economic
conditions; changes in government regulations; changes in accounting principles;
and the quality or composition  of the loan and investment  portfolios and other
factors that may be described in the  Company's  quarterly  reports on Form 10-Q
and its annual report on Form 10-K,  each filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission,  which are  available at the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission's
internet website (www.sec.gov) and to which reference is hereby made. Therefore,
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actual future  results may differ  significantly  from results  discussed in the
forward looking statements.