UNITED STATES
                       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): March 17, 2006
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                        MONADNOCK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

         Federal                        000-50810                42-1634975
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)     (Commission File No.)      (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                                         Identification No.)


One Jaffrey Road, Peterborough, NH                               03458
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (603) 924-9654
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 8.01       Other Events
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     By a press release dated March 17, 2006,  the Company  announced the filing
of a Registration Statement on Form SB-2.


Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not Applicable.

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable.

(c)  Shell Company Transaction. Not applicable.

(d)  Exhibits.

     Exhibit No.        Description
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     99.1               Press release dated March 17, 2006, announcing the
                        filing of a Registration Statement on Form SB-2.








                                   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.

                                          MONADNOCK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.


DATE:  March 17, 2006                 By: /s/ Karl F. Betz
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                                          Karl F. Betz
                                          Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                          Officer and Treasurer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

        Exhibit No.                Description
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        99.1                  Press release dated March 17, 2006, announcing the
                              filing of a Registration Statement on Form SB-2.