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                                  EXHIBIT 23.6

                      CONSENT OF OSTROWSKI & COMPANY, INC.




                                               September 30, 1998





           Ostrowski & Company, Inc. hereby consents to the inclusion of its
fairness opinion dated July 14, 1998 (the "Opinion") in the Registration
Statement of Westbank Corporation (the "Registration Statement"). In addition,
Ostrowski & Company, Inc. also consents to the inclusion of the related
discussion of the Opinion in the Registration Statement.


                                            /s/ Ostrowski & Company, Inc.


                                            OSTROWSKI & COMPANY, INC.