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                                  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) September 29, 2004

                     NAUGATUCK VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

         United States                  0-50876             to be applied for
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission          (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)        File Number)         Identification No.)


333 Church Street, Naugatuck, Connecticut              06770
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   (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                                 (203) 720-5000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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


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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.
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         On  September  29, 2004,  the Board of  Directors  of Naugatuck  Valley
Savings  and Loan  (the  "Bank")  announced  that the  Bank had  received  final
regulatory approval to complete the Bank's mutual holding company reorganization
and the related common stock offering by Naugatuck Valley Financial  Corporation
(the "Company").  Trading is expected to begin on October 1, 2004, on The Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "NVSL."

         The Company sold  3,269,881  shares of common stock at $10.00 per share
in a subscription  offering,  which ended on September 9, 2004, to depositors of
the Bank as of April 30, 2003 and the Bank's  employee  stock  ownership plan in
accordance   with   subscription   rights  granted  under  the  Bank's  plan  of
reorganization.

         Upon closing of the reorganization, the Bank will convert from a mutual
savings bank to a capital stock savings bank,  with the concurrent  formation of
the Company as the stock, mid-tier holding company of the Bank and the formation
of Naugatuck  Valley  Mutual  Holding  Company  (the "MHC") as a mutual  holding
company.  The purchasers of stock in the  subscription  offering will own 43% of
the Company's outstanding shares of common stock and the MHC will own 55% of the
Company's  outstanding  shares of common stock. In addition,  in connection with
the reorganization,  the Company will contribute 152,087 shares of common stock,
which will equal 2% of the Company's  outstanding shares of common stock, to the
Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan  Foundation,  a newly  established  charitable
foundation dedicated to charitable giving within the Bank's market area.

         A press release  announcing the  reorganization  closing is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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        (a) N/A

        (b) N/A

        (c) Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated September 29, 2004.




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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                       NAUGATUCK VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION




Date: October 1, 2004                  By: /s/ John C. Roman
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                                           John C. Roman
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer