 HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Aug. 26, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. the Company or Dime NASDAQ: DCOM, the parent company of Dime Community Bank the Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program, which authorizes the purchase of up to 2,043,968 shares, or 5 of its currently outstanding common stock, upon completion of its existing previously authorized stock repurchase program 49,230 shares remain eligible for repurchase under the existing stock repurchase plan. 