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): April 5, 2005


                           SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP.
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Massachusetts                000-23904              04-3061936
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)

     100 Slade's Ferry Avenue, PO Box 390, Somerset, Massachusetts 02726
             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 675-2121

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

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
            Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(b)   In accordance with Article VI of the Articles of Organization of
      Slade's Ferry Bancorp, on April 5, 2005, Charles Veloza retired from
      the Board of Directors, having reached the mandatory retirement age
      of seventy.

      In addition, Peter Paskowski has informed the Board of Directors that
      he intends to retire as of May 11, 2005.

      Slade's Ferry Bancorp thanks Mr. Paskowski and Mr. Veloza for their
      years of service.





                                 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.

                                       SLADES FERRY BANCORP.
                                       ---------------------
                                       (Registrant)


                               By:     /s/ Deborah A. McLaughlin
                               Name:   Deborah A. McLaughlin
                               Title:  Treasurer/Vice President and Chief
                                       Financial Officer

Date: April 7, 2005