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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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

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        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2008

                           WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Massachusetts                001-16767               73-1627673
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)

                 141 Elm Street, Westfield, Massachusetts 01085
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (413) 568-1911

                                Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On July 23, 2008, Westfield Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and six month
period ended June 30, 2008. The press release also announced the declaration of
a regular cash dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on August 21, 2008 to all
shareholders of record on August 7, 2008. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit No. 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)   The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

      Exhibit No.          Description
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      99.1                 Press release dated July 23, 2008.


                                   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.


                                       WESTFIELD FINANCIAL, INC.


                                       By:    /s/ Michael J. Janosco,  Jr.
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                                       Name:  Michael J. Janosco, Jr.
                                       Title: Chief Financial Officer


Date: July 23, 2008


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.         Description
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99.1                Press release dated July 23, 2008.