Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Quarterly  Report of Berkshire Hills Bancorp,  Inc.
(the  "Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the  "Report"),  I, Wayne F. Patenaude,
Senior Vice  President,  Chief  Financial  Officer and Treasurer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      1.    The Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2.    The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            Material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.


                                       /s/ Wayne F. Patenaude
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                                       Wayne F. Patenaude
                                       Senior Vice President,
                                       Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

August 8, 2005