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            EXHIBIT 23.1    CONSENT OF WOLF & COMPANY, P.C.



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              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
our report dated January 21, 2003, on the consolidated  financial  statements of
Berkshire Hills Bancorp,  Inc. and subsidiaries,  appearing in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Berkshire  Hills  Bancorp,  Inc. for the year ended December 31,
2002.



/s/Wolf & Company, P.C.

Boston, Massachusetts
May 27, 2003