AMOSKEAG &lt;AMKG> TAKEOVER BLOCKED BY COURT

  Amoskeag Bank Shares Inc said
  the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned its proposed
  acquisition of Portsmouth Savings Bank in a three-two vote.
      The acquisition had been opposed by some depositors, who
  filed an action to block the takeover.
      "We will respond to this news as soon as we have had an
  opportunity to analyze the decision, and any and all options
  available to us," chairman William Bushnell said in a
  statement.
  

