CORRECTED PRESS RELEASE:
                       BERKSHIRE HILLS SECOND QUARTER 2008
                   EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL DATES

(Corrects  Release  issued June 27, 2008 for a  typographical  error in the last
paragraph about the Company's asset size)

PITTSFIELD,  MA, June 30, 2008 - Berkshire  Hills Bancorp  (BHLB) will issue its
second quarter  earnings  release after the market closes on Thursday,  July 17,
2008.

Berkshire will conduct a conference  call/webcast at 10:00 A.M.  eastern time on
Friday,  July 18, 2008 to discuss  second  quarter  results and  guidance  about
expected future results. Information about the conference call follows:

         Dial-in:              800-860-2442
         Webcast:              www.berkshirebank.com  (Investor Relations link)
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A telephone  replay of the call will be available until July 25, 2008 by calling
877-344-7529  and entering replay  passcode:  420677.  The webcast and a podcast
will be available at Berkshire's website above for an extended period of time.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp is  headquartered in Pittsfield,  Massachusetts.  It has
about $2.5  billion in assets and is the parent of  Berkshire  Bank -  America's
Most  Exciting  BankSM.   Berkshire  provides  business  and  consumer  banking,
insurance,  and wealth  management  services  through 48 banking  and  insurance
offices in Western  Massachusetts,  Northeastern New York, and Southern Vermont.
For more information, visit www.berkshirebank.com or call 800-773-5601.


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Contact:
David H. Gonci
Corporate Finance Officer
413-281-1973




Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB)                           www.berkshirebank.com
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