# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002109285
**File Stem:** 0001225208-26-001276
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 7039
**Document Hash:** bca54c89e031fae03f4b05dab891ab04
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001225208-26-001276.hdr.sgml**: 20260204

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001225208-26-001276

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260122

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260204

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260204

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Bennett Lynette Winona
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002109285

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40589
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26596650

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
- **STREET 2:** 325 HAMILTON AVENUE
- **CITY:** WHITE PLAINS
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10601
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc./MD/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001847398
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 325 HAMILTON AVENUE
- **CITY:** WHITE PLAINS
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10601
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (914) 684-2500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 325 HAMILTON AVENUE
- **CITY:** WHITE PLAINS
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10601

## Ex-24

```

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

     I, Lynette Winona Bennett, a Director of NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), hereby authorize and designate each of
Kenneth A. Martinek and Jose M. Collazo or any partner of
the law firm of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP as my agent and
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to:

     (1) prepare and sign on my behalf any Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 under
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the
Corporation's securities and file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and each stock exchange on which the Corporation's stock is listed;

     (2) prepare and sign on my behalf any Form 144 Notice under the Securities
Act of 1933 with respect to a sale by me or on my behalf of the Corporation's
securities and file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

     (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or such
attorneys-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Corporation, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

Date: 01/26/2026				        /s/ Lynette W. Bennett
      --------------					----------------------
							 Lynette W. Bennett

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Bennett Lynette Winona<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>325 HAMILTON AVENUE<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc./MD/ [ NECB ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-01-22 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Remarks:**
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney

**Signature:** /s/ Lynette Winona Bennett  
**Date:** 2026-01-26

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**