8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20429

                                    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): August 31, 2000
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                             SALISBURY BANCORP, INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


                Connecticut                                 06-1514263
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)


   5 Bissell Street, Lakeville, Connecticut                  06039-1868
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(Address of principal executive offices)                     (zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (860) 435-9801
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Form 8-K, Current Report
Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.


Item 5.  Other Events.
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         The Board of Directors of Salisbury  Bancorp,  Inc., the parent company
         of Salisbury Bank and Trust Company,  declared a $0.13 per common share
         quarterly cash dividend at their August 31, 2000 meeting.

         The dividend will be paid on October 27, 2000 to shareholders of record
         as of September 29, 2000.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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         c.    Exhibits.

         99.   Press release dated September 1, 2000

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         99.   Press release dated September 1, 2000                3



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 hereto duly authorized.

Dated:   September 5, 2000                    SALISBURY BANCORP, INC.


                                              By: /s/ John F. Perotti
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                                                 John F. Perotti, President and
                                                 Chief Executive Officer

EX-99

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Friday, September 1, 2000

Company Press Release

Source: Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Dividend

Lakeville, Connecticut,  September 1, 2000/PRNewswire/-The Board of Directors of
Salisbury  Bancorp,  Inc.  (AMEX:SAL),  the parent company of Salisbury Bank and
Trust  Company,  declared a $0.13 per share  quarterly  cash  dividend  at their
August 31, 2000 meeting.  Dividends year to date for 2000 total $0.39 per common
share.  This  represents  an  increase of $0.03 or 8.3% over the $0.36 per share
dividends  paid during the same period of 1999. The quarterly cash dividend will
be paid on October 27, 2000 to shareholders of record as of September 29, 2000.

Salisbury  Bancorp's sole  subsidiary,  Salisbury  Bank and Trust Company,  is a
community  bank with  assets in excess of $200  million and capital in excess of
$20 million,  which has served the communities of  Northwestern  Connecticut and
proximate communities in New York and Massachusetts for approximately 150 years.
The bank has a full  service  Trust  Department  and offers  commercial  banking
products  and  services  through  three  full  service  offices  in the Towns of
Lakeville, Salisbury and Sharon, Connecticut.