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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99(c)


                                     CONSENT



             The undersigned hereby consents to being named as a prospective
director of Banknorth Group, Inc. ("Banknorth") in the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 filed by Banknorth with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with Banknorth's proposed acquisition of Andover Bancorp, Inc., to
which this Consent is an Exhibit, and in any amendments (including
post-effective amendments) thereto.


Date: July 27, 2001                    /s/ Irving E. Rogers, III
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                                       Name: Irving E. Rogers, III