<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0000909654-06-000646
<TYPE>8-K
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>2
<PERIOD>20060224
<ITEMS>7.01
<ITEMS>9.01
<FILING-DATE>20060227
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20060227
<FILER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC
<CIK>0001108134
<ASSIGNED-SIC>6036
<IRS-NUMBER>043510455
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</COMPANY-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>8-K
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>000-51584
<FILM-NUMBER>06646030
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>24 NORTH ST.
<CITY>PITTSFIELD
<STATE>MA
<ZIP>01201
<PHONE>4134435601
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>24 NORTH ST
<CITY>PITTSFIELD
<STATE>MA
<ZIP>01201
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</FILER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>berkshire8kfeb27.txt
<TEXT>
<PAGE> 1


                                  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) February 24, 2006


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

           Delaware                       0-51584              04-3510455
           --------                       -------              ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission           (IRS Employer
       incorporation)                   File Number)         Identification No.)

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

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

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



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
     (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
     (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


<PAGE> 2



ITEM 7.01       REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
                ------------------------

      On February 24, 2006, Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), the
holding company for Berkshire Bank, announced it will make a presentation at the
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Investor Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on
March 1, 2006. The Company expects to file its presentation slides with the
Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the start of the conference and have
the presentation and any follow-up questions and answers archived. Instructions
on how to access the archive of the presentation and access the slides are
contained in the press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
                ---------------------------------

        (d)     Exhibits

                Number            Description
                ------            -----------

                99.1              Press Release dated February 24, 2006




                                        2

<PAGE> 3


                                   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: February 27, 2006                By: /s/ Wayne F. Patenaude
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Wayne F. Patenaude
                                            Senior Vice-President and Chief
                                            Financial Officer


</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>berkshireexb99feb27.txt
<TEXT>

                   BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC. TO PRESENT AT
                KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC. INVESTOR CONFERENCE
                           IN BOSTON ON MARCH 1, 2006

PITTSFIELD, MA - February 24, 2006 - Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the
"Company") (NASDAQ:BHLB), the holding company for Berkshire Bank, announced
today that investors will have an opportunity to listen to a web cast of the
Company's strategy and future outlook as it presents at the Keefe, Bruyette &
Woods, Inc. (KBW) Investor Conference in Boston, Massachusetts at approximately
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Presenting on behalf of the
Company will be Michael P. Daly, President and Chief Executive Officer and Wayne
F. Patenaude, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. The
conference presentation will be web cast live, can be accessed within KBW's
website, http://www.kbw.com/news/conference_regional.html and will be archived
         ------------------------------------------------
for 60 days.

The Company expects to file its presentations slides with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 1, 2006 prior to the start of the conference.

The presentation and any follow-up questions and answers will be archived and
available, along with the PowerPoint slides, at the Company's web site,
www.berkshirebank.com beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. on March 1, 2006 by
clicking on the "KBW Investor Conference" icon.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Berkshire Bank.
Established in 1846, Berkshire Bank is one of Massachusetts' oldest and largest
independent banks and the largest banking institution based in Western
Massachusetts. The Bank is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with
branch offices serving communities throughout Western Massachusetts and
Northeastern New York. The Bank is committed to operating as an independent
super community bank, delivering exceptional customer service, and offering a
broad array of competitively priced retail and commercial products to its
customers.


Media Contact:    Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
                  Michael P. Daly, 413-236-3194
                  President and Chief Executive Officer



</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
