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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) May 14, 2001

                          BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.
                          -----------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

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

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








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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
         ------------

      On May 14, 2001, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), issued a
press release which reported that earnings for the three months ended March 31,
2001 were $0.31 per share and not $0.30 per share as previously reported.

      A press release announcing the revised basic earnings per share is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER EXHIBITS.
         ---------------------------------------

      Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated May 14, 2001.







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                                  SIGNATURES

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

                                          BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.


Dated: May 14, 2001                 By:   /s/ James A. Cunningham, Jr.
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          James A. Cunningham, Jr.
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer










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EXHIBIT 99.1     PRESS RELEASE


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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC., REPORTS CORRECTION TO FIRST
QUARTER 2001 EARNINGS


PITTSFIELD,  MA - May 14, 2001 - Berkshire Hills Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company"),
(AMEX:  BHL), the holding  company for Berkshire  Bank (the "Bank"),  previously
reported  earnings per share for the quarter ending March 31, 2001 at $0.30. Due
to an error in the calculation of average shares outstanding attributable to the
Company's  2001  Stock-Based  Incentive  Plan,  basic  earnings  per share  were
understated  by $0.01 and  should  have been  reported  as $0.31 per  share,  as
compared to $0.30 per share.  Diluted earnings per share remained unchanged from
the $0.30 per share  previously  reported.  Basic average shares  outstanding at
March 31, 2001 was reported at  6,881,000.  The correct  figure should have been
6,676,000.  Average  diluted  shares  outstanding  for the  quarter  remains  at
6,914,000.


Contact:  Charles F. Plungis, Jr.
          Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
          413-236-3295

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