 ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. AP _ ConnectOne Bancorp Inc. CNOB on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of 6 million. The Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey-based bank said it had earnings of 15 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 34 cents per share. The holding company for ConnectOne Bank posted revenue of 79.6 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 58.1 million, surpassing Street forecasts. ConnectOne shares have dropped 36 since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 25 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CNOB at 