Exhibit 32.2

             STATEMENT FURNISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
             SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

      The undersigned, Michael J. Janosco, Jr., is the Chief Financial
Officer of Westfield Financial, Inc. (the "Company").

      This statement is being furnished in connection with the filing
by the Company of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended June 30, 2005 (the "Report").

      By execution of this statement, I certify that:

      A)    the Report fully complies with the requirements of
            Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

      B)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
            all material respects, the financial condition and results
            of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the
            periods covered by the Report.

      This statement is authorized to be attached as an exhibit to the
Report so that this statement will accompany the Report at such time as
the Report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350. It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be
filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

      A signed original of this written statement required by Section
906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the
Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.


August 9, 2005                         /s/ Michael J. Janosco, Jr.
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Dated                                  Michael J. Janosco, Jr.