SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2004

                             PROVIDENT BANCORP, INC.
               (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 2.01     Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
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     On October 1, 2004,  Provident Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company") completed its
acquisition of Warwick  Community  Bancorp,  Inc.  ("WCBI") and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries,  The Warwick  Savings Bank, The Towne Center Bank and  Hardenburgh
Abstract Company.  As part of the acquisition,  WCBI stockholders who elected to
receive all cash or indicated "No Preference"  received  consideration of $32.26
in cash for each of their WCBI shares.  Shareholders  who elected to receive all
stock received  2.7810 shares of common stock of the Company for 99.89% of their
shares of  common  stock of WCBI and  $32.26  in cash for each of the  remaining
0.11% of their  shares.  Shareholders  who elected to receive cash and shares of
common  stock of the  Company  received  $32.26 in cash for the cash  portion of
their election, 2.7810 shares of common stock of the Company for 99.89% of their
stock  election  shares  and $32.26 in cash for each of the  remaining  0.11% of
their stock election shares.  Cash was issued in lieu of fractional  shares at a
rate  of  $11.612  per  whole  share.  The  aggregate  purchase  price  for  the
transaction was approximately  $147.2 million. The transaction was accounted for
using the purchase method.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(a)  The financial statements required by this item have been previously filed.

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information

     The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements attached as
Exhibit  99 ("pro  forma  financial  statements")  are  based on the  historical
financial  statements  of  WCBI  and the  Company  and  have  been  prepared  to
illustrate the effect of the acquisition.

     The unaudited pro forma  condensed  combined  balance sheet as of September
30, 2004 as Exhibit 99 is based on the audited historical  consolidated  balance
sheet of the Company and the unaudited historical  consolidated balance sheet of
WCBI at that  date,  assuming  that  the  acquisition  had been  consummated  on
September 30, 2004 and accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.

     The unaudited pro forma income  statements  reflect the  combination of the
historical  results of  operations  of the  Company  and WCBI for the year ended
September 30, 2004 and for the year ended  December 31, 2003.  The unaudited pro
forma income statements give effect to the acquisition using the purchase method
of accounting and assume that (1) the  acquisition  occurred as of the beginning
of the  respective  periods  presented,  and (2) the amount of initial  goodwill
equaled the amount  reflected  in the  unaudited  pro forma  condensed  combined
balance sheet as of September 30, 2004.

     These pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
historical  consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the
Company's  September  30, 2004 Form 10-K;  and in WCBI's  December 31, 2003 Form
10-K.






     The  combined  company  expects to achieve  benefits  from the  acquisition
including  operating  cost  savings  and revenue  enhancements.  These pro forma
financial  statements  do not  reflect  any  potential  cost  savings or revenue
enhancements  that are expected to result from the combination of the operations
of the Company and WCBI and,  accordingly,  may not be indicative of the results
of future  operations.  No assurances  can be given with respect to the ultimate
level of cost savings or revenue enhancements to be realized. As a result, these
pro forma  financial  statements  are not  necessarily  indicative of either the
results of operations or financial  condition  that would have been achieved had
the acquisition in fact occurred on the date  indicated,  nor do they purport to
be indicative of the results of  operations or financial  condition  that may be
achieved in the future by the combined company.









                                    SIGNATURE



     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:  December 15, 2004                        By:  \s\ Paul A. Maisch
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                                                     Paul A. Maisch
                                                     Senior Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:


         Exhibit No.               Description
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            99                     Unaudited pro forma financial statements