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., 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 Year End Report on Form 10-K for the period ended
December 31, 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 Westfield Financial, Inc. and will be retained by Westfield
Financial, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.


March 15, 2006                            /s/ Michael J. Janosco, Jr.
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Dated                                     Michael J. Janosco, Jr.