8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2008

                            SALISBURY BANCORP, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

           Connecticut                      000-24751             06-1514263
 (State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
          incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

 5 Bissell Street, Lakeville, Connecticut                    06039-1868
 (Address of principal executive offices)                    (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860)435-9801

                                      N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Form 8-K, Current Report
Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

Section 5.        Corporate Governance and Management

         Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
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                      Directors; Appointment of  Certain Officers; Compensatory
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                      Arrangements of Certain Officers
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                  (a) On December 31, 2008, John F. Perotti,  Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Salisbury Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company") and Salisbury Bank
and Trust Company (the "Bank"), the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, announced
that effective June 8, 2009, Mr. Perotti is retiring as 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.

                  (b) Effective June 8, 2009,  Richard J. Cantele,  Jr., 49, who
is currently  President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank,
will become Chief  Executive  Officer and President 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.

                  (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release dated December 31, 2008.


                                   SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereto duly authorized.


Dated: December 31, 2008               SALISBURY BANCORP, INC.


                                       By:  /s/ John F. Perotti
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                                            John F. Perotti
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

Company Press Release

Source: Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Announces Plans for Management Succession

Lakeville, Connecticut,  December 31, 2008/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 today that,
effective June 8, 2009, John F. Perotti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and the Bank, will retire as 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.

Also effective June 8, 2009, Richard J. Cantele, Jr., who is currently President
and Chief  Operating  Officer  of the  Company  and the Bank will  become  Chief
Executive  Officer and  President 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 $480 million and capital in
excess of $38 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,
actual future  results may differ  significantly  from results  discussed in the
forward looking statements.