[LETTERHEAD OF WOLF & COMPANY, P.C.]

                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTS


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Registration  Statement Number
333-56446  (dated March 2, 2001,  on Form S-8),  Registration  Statement  Number
333-41766  (dated July 19,  2000),  on Form S-8) of our report dated January 21,
2003, on the consolidated  financial statements of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
and  subsidiaries,  appearing  in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Berkshire
Hills Bancorp, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ Wolf & Company, P.C.
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Boston, Massachusetts
March 12, 2003