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  September 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.    To my  knowledge,  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

November 8, 2005