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

                                   FORM 8-K
                                CURRENT REPORT


     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 22, 2003
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                         BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Delaware                      1-15781                 04-3510455
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission             (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                 File Number)          Identification No.)

               24 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
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                   (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (413) 443-5601
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER EXHIBITS
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      Exhibit 99.1  Press Release Dated July 22, 2003.

ITEM 9.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
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     On July 22, 2003,  Berkshire Hills Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company") announced
its  financial  results for the quarter  ended June 30, 2003.  The press release
announcing  financial  results for the  quarter  ended June 30, 2003 is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

     This information is being furnished  pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K and is
being presented under Item 9 as provided in the  Commission's  interim  guidance
regarding  Form  8-K  Item  11 and  Item 12  filing  requirements  (Release  No.
34-47583).

     Additionally,  on July 23, 2003, the Company conducted a conference call at
2:00 p.m.  relating to its earnings release for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.
For more  information,  stockholders  can access replays of the conference  call
through  July 30, 2003 at 11:00 p.m.  (ET) by dialing  1-888-203-1112  and using
access  code  647567.  Additionally,  the  tables and  graphs  discussed  in the
conference  call will be  available at  www.berkshirebank.com  for the same time
period.








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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                          BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.


Dated: July 24, 2003                      By: /s/ Wayne F. Patenaude
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                                              Wayne F. Patenaude
                                              Senior Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer