South Burlington, VT Molly Dillon, Senior Vice President of Merchants Bank and President of Merchants Trust Company, announced that Merchants Bank will officially be celebrating the opening of its new Barre branch on North Main Street in the Rite Aid Shopping Plaza on Thursday, November 29 from 11 am to 3 pm. Merchants Bank invites all community members to come and tour the new branch office and take part in the festivities–with raffles and giveaways happening all afternoon. A formal ribbon cutting event will take place at 12:45 pm.