Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS FURNISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Joseph F. MacDonough, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of
Westborough Financial Services, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
4. The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I
are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-
15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business
issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this report any change in the small business
issuer's internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the small business issuer's most recent
fiscal quarter (the small business issuer's fourth fiscal
quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the small business issuer's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I
have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the small business
issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the small business
issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the small business issuer's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role
in the small business issuer's internal control over
financial reporting.
Date: May 17, 2004 /s/ Joseph F. MacDonough
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Joseph F. MacDonough
President and Chief Executive
Officer
I, John L. Casagrande, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of
Westborough Financial Services, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
4. The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I
are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-
15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business
issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this report any change in the small business
issuer's internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the small business issuer's most recent
fiscal quarter (the small business issuer's fourth fiscal
quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the small business issuer's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The small business issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I
have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the small business
issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the small business
issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the small business issuer's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role
in the small business issuer's internal control over
financial reporting.
Date: May 17, 2004 /s/ John L. Casagrande
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John L. Casagrande
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Clerk