SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 22, 2004

                             PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Delaware                      0-25233                  80-0091851
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)    (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                                         Identification No.)


400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello, New York                         10901
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (845) 369-8040
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)









Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits
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         The Index of Exhibits immediately precedes the attached exhibits.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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     On July 22, 2004, the Company issued a press release regarding its earnings
for the fiscal  year ended  June 30,  2004.  The press  release is  included  as
Exhibit 99 to this report.








                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                           PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.



DATE: July 26, 2004             By:       /s/ Paul A. Maisch
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                                          Paul A. Maisch
                                          Senior Vice President
                                           and Chief Financial Officer








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

         Exhibit No.                                 Description

            99                      Press Release of Provident Bancorp, Inc.









                                   EXHIBIT 99

                    PRESS RELEASE OF PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.