 AMESBURY, Mass., Jan. 28, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Provident Bancorp, Inc. the Company NasdaqCM: PVBC, the holding company for The Provident Bank the Bank, reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 of 4.3 million, or 0.24 per diluted share, compared to 2.6 million, or 0.14 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 12.0 million, or 0.66 per diluted share, compared to 10.8 million, or 0.60 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2019. 