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BORROWINGS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 02, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
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Repurchase Agreements		$ 240,367	$ 175,621
Total short-term borrowings		$ 599,367	500,621
Northway Financial, Inc "NFI"
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase Agreements	$ 65,500
Junior Subordinated Debt \| Subsidiary One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		6.18%
Long-term Debt		$ 36,083	36,083
Proceeds from Issuance of Subordinated Long-Term Debt	$ 10,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.26161%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Additional	1.60%
Junior Subordinated Debt \| Subsidiary Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		6.07%
Long-term Debt		$ 8,248	8,248
Proceeds from Issuance of Subordinated Long-Term Debt	$ 10,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.26161%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Additional	1.49%
Junior Subordinated Debt \| Subsidiary Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		8,517	0
Junior Subordinated Debt \| Subsidiary Four
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		8,517	0
Subordinated Debt and Junior Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		61,365	44,331
Short-term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total short-term borrowings		599,367	500,621
Short-term Debt [Member] \| Customer Repurchase Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase Agreements		240,367	175,621
Short-term Debt [Member] \| Customer Repurchase Agreements \| Northway Financial, Inc "NFI"
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase Agreements		65,500
Short-term Debt [Member] \| FHLBB and Correspondent Bank Overnight Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
FHLBB and Correspondent Bank Overnight Borrowings		$ 359,000	$ 325,000