ROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced 2015 second quarter net income of $17.5 million, or $0.67 per diluted share as compared to $9.5 million, or $0.38 per diluted share in the prior quarter. The increase in the Company’s earnings was largely attributable to merger and acquisition costs recognized during the first quarter of $6.3 million, net of tax, relating to the February 20, 2015 acquisition of Peoples Fede