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): June 25, 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 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
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             Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
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             Certain Officers.
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     On June 25,  2009,  John S. Millet  resigned  his  position as President of
Berkshire  Insurance  Group,  Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hills
Bancorp, Inc.







                                   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:  June 30, 2009                    By:   /s/ Kevin P. Riley
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                                              Kevin P. Riley
                                              Executive Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer