8-K

              U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549
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                              FORM 8-K

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2000


                         BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                   COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-18546
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                              NEW YORK
                  (State or other jurisdiction of
                   incorporation or organization)

                        2200 MONTAUK HIGHWAY
                       BRIDGEHAMPTON, NEW YORK
              (Address of principal executive offices)

                                11932
                              (Zip Code)

                              11-2934195
                 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

                            (516) 537-1000
                      (Issuer's telephone number)

                             NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                     if changed since last report.)




Item 5.  Other Events

     On  October 17, 2000 the Company  announced  that its Board of  Directors
approved a stock repurchase. Immediately thereafter the Company purchased 20,000
shares on the open market,  which represents  approximately .5% of the Company's
4,237,597 outstanding shares.

Item 7  (c).

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release announcing the Company's stock repurchase.

                                   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.

                                    Bridge Bancorp, Inc.
                                    (Registrant)

                                        By: /s/ Thomas J. Tobin
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                                           Thomas J. Tobin
                                           Chief Executive Officer

                                        Dated:  10/17/00
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EX-99

Bridge Bancorp Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase

Bridgehampton, NY October 17th, 2000

Bridge Bancorp Inc., (the "Company") (NASDAQ/OTC:BDGE),  the holding company for
The  Bridgehampton  National  Bank  (the  "Bank"),  announced  that its Board of
Directors  approved a stock repurchase.  The Company has purchased 20,000 shares
on the  open  market,  which  represents  approximately  .5%  of  the  Company's
4,237,597 outstanding shares.

Thomas J. Tobin,  President and Chief Executive Officer stated that the Board of
Directors  and  management  are  committed  to  growing  long term value for the
Company  stockholders  and believe the  repurchase of common stock  represents a
sound  investment  of Company  funds.  The  repurchased  shares will be used for
general corporate purposes.

The  Bridgehampton  National  Bank is the  oldest  independent  commercial  bank
headquartered  on the  South  Fork of Long  Island.  The  Bank  operates  retail
branches  in  Bridgehampton,   East  Hampton,  Greenport,   Mattituck,  Montauk,
Southampton, Southampton Village, and Southold. BNB's ninth branch office, which
will open  later  this  year,  will be  located  on the corner of Bay Street and
Division  Street,  in Sag Harbor.  The  Bridgehampton  National  Bank is locally
directed and managed and is a member of the Independent  Bankers  Association of
America,  the Independent  Bankers Association of New York State and the Federal
Deposit Insurance  Corporation.  Bridgehampton National Bank is an Equal Housing
Lender and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This release may contain  certain  forward-looking  statements that are based on
management's  current   expectations   regarding  economic,   legislative,   and
regulatory  issues that may impact the  Company's  earnings  in future  periods.
Factors  that  could  cause  future  results  to vary  materially  from  current
management  expectations  include,  but are not  limited  to,  general  economic
conditions,  changes in interest rates,  deposit flows, real estate values,  and
competition;  changes in accounting principles,  policies or guidelines; changes
in legislation or regulation;  and other  economic,  competitive,  governmental,
regulatory  and  technological   factors  affecting  the  Company's  operations,
pricing, products and services.