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 9, 2009
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                          BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Delaware                            0-51584                  04-3510455
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)      (Commission File No.)     (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

24 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts                         01201
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (413) 443-5601
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
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     On February 9, 2009,  Berkshire Hills Bancorp,  Inc. (the  "Company"),  the
holding company of Berkshire Bank, made a presentation at the Sterne Agee Fourth
Annual  Financial  Services  Symposium.  The  Company  has  posted a copy of its
presentation   in  the   Investor   Relations   section   of  its   website   at
www.berkshirebank.com.






                                   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.



DATE:  February 9, 2009               By: /s/ Kevin P. Riley
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                                          Kevin P. Riley,
                                          Executive Vice President and Chief
                                          Financial Officer