Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Berkshire Hills Berkshire Hills (bûrk`shər, –shĭr), mountainous region of wooded hills with many small lakes and streams, W Mass. The Berkshires are a southern extension of the Green Mts. Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BHLB), the holding company for Berkshire Berkshire (bärk`shĭr, –shər, bûrk`–) or Berks (bärks, bûrks), former county, S central England. Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share, payable on August 24, 2006, to the stockholders of record at the close of business on August 10, 2006.

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 "Pittsfield" redirects here. For other places named Pittsfield, see Pittsfield (disambiguation).

Pittsfield is the largest city and county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. with branches serving communities throughout Western Massachusetts and Northeastern New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The Bank is transitioning into a regional bank and is positioning itself as the financial institution of choice in its retail and commercial markets, delivering exceptional customer service and a broad array of competitively priced deposit, loan, insurance, wealth management and trust services, and investment products. For more information on Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. or Berkshire Bank, visit www.berkshirebank.com or call 800-773-5601.

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