8-K

                                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) November 12, 2004
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                          Banknorth Group, Inc.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maine                                 001-31251               01-0437984
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


P.O. Box 9540, Two Portland Square, Portland, Maine             04112-9540
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (207) 761-8500
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                             Not Applicable
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       (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                            since last report)


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Item 8.01 Other Events
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     On November 12, 2004, Banknorth Group, Inc. issued the press release
included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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     (a)  Not applicable.

     (b)  Not applicable.

     (c)  The following exhibits are included with this Report:

     Exhibit No.         Description
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     99.1                Press Release, dated November 12, 2004
























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                                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 thereunto duly authorized.

                               BANKNORTH GROUP, INC.


                               By: /s/ Peter J. Verrill
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                                   Name:  Peter J. Verrill
                                   Title: Senior Executive Vice President and
                                          Chief Operating Officer

Date:  November 12, 2004

EX-99.1

                                                                 Exhibit 99.1


Banknorth Group to Present at Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services
Investors' Conference

PORTLAND, Maine--November 12, 2004--Banknorth Group, Inc. (NYSE: BNK) announced
today that William J. Ryan, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer,
and Ed Clark, TD Bank Financial Group President and Chief Executive Officer,
will present at the Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Investors'
Conference at the St. Regis in New York City, New York from 1:00 p.m. - 1:50
p.m. on Monday, November 15, 2004.

A live webcast of the conference will be available at http://w.on24.com/r.
htm?e=9022&s=17&k=5285E6361CD59ABC51A898FAF1152B4A&presenter=banknorthgr.
Shortly after the conference, a replay of the webcast will be available for a
period of 14 days from the Investor Relations section of the Banknorth website
at http://www.banknorth.com.

At September 30, 2004, Banknorth Group, Inc. headquartered in Portland, Maine
had $29.0 billion in assets. Banknorth's banking subsidiary, Banknorth, N.A.,
operates banking divisions in Connecticut (Banknorth Connecticut); Maine
(Peoples Heritage Bank); Massachusetts (Banknorth Massachusetts); New
Hampshire (Bank of New Hampshire); New York (Evergreen Bank); and Vermont
(Banknorth Vermont). The Company and Banknorth, N.A. also operate subsidiaries
and divisions in insurance, money management, merchant services, mortgage
banking, government banking and other financial services and offer investment
products in association with PrimeVest Financial Services, Inc. The Company's
website is at www.banknorth.com.

CONTACT:  Banknorth Group, Inc.
          Jeffrey Nathanson, (207) 761-8517

SOURCE:   Banknorth Group, Inc.