The 2008 election results for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston board of directors have been announced.

The following directors' new terms will commence on Jan. 1, and expire on Dec. 31, 2012:

Kevin M. McCarthy, president and chief executive officer of Newport Federal Savings Bank in Newport, and a director of Newport Bancorp since its formation in 2006, will once again serve as a director. McCarthy served as a director of the FHLBB from 2004 to 2005, and was elected to a second term commencing in 2006, with his current term expiring on Dec. 31.

Edward Novakoff was elected to his first term on the board. He currently serves as senior vice president and treasurer of RBS Citizens N.A., and was previously manager of wholesale funding at FleetBoston Financial.

Andrew J. Calamare has been president and chief executive officer of the Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts since 2000. He has also served as counsel with the law firm Quinn and Morris, as special counsel to the Rhode Island General Assembly and as commissioner of banks for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Calamare was appointed to the bank's board of directors on March 30, 2007.

Jay F. Malcynsky serves as president and managing partner of Gaffney, Bennett and Assoc., a Connecticut-based corporation specializing in government relations and political consulting. Malcynsky is also a practicing lawyer in Connecticut and Washington D.C. He served as a director of the bank from 2002 to 2004, was appointed to his second term on March 30, 2007, and served as vice chair in 2008, with his current term expiring on Dec. 31.