UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 orOR 15(dD) ofOF

~~the~~THE ~~Securities~~SECURITIES ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Act~~ACT ofOF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April ~~March 16~~27, 2006

~~United~~UNITED ~~Financial~~FINANCIAL ~~Bancorp~~BANCORP, ~~Inc~~INC.

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in its ~~charter~~Charter)

Federal	000-51369		83-0395247
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)			Identification No.)
95 Elm Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts		01089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

95 Elm Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts		01089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 787-1700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously ~~satisfy~~ satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 52.~~03 Amendments~~02 Results ~~to Articles~~ of ~~Incorporation~~Operations orand ~~Bylaws;~~Financial ~~Change in Fiscal Year~~Condition.

~~The~~On ~~Company’s~~April 27, ~~Board~~2006 ofUnited ~~Directors~~Financial ~~approved~~Bancorp, anInc. ~~amendment~~issued toa ~~Article~~press ~~II,~~release ~~Section 2 of~~disclosing ~~the~~financial ~~Company’s~~results ~~bylaws~~for tothe ~~state~~three ~~that~~months ~~the~~ended ~~annual~~March ~~meeting~~31, of2006. ~~stockholders~~The ~~shall~~Company bealso ~~held~~announced ~~within~~a ~~210~~quarterly ~~days~~dividend ~~after~~payment ~~the end~~ of ~~the~~$0.05 ~~Company’s~~per ~~fiscal~~share ~~year.~~payable ~~This~~on ~~amendment~~May 23, ~~will~~2006 beto ~~effective~~shareholders as of ~~the~~record ~~date~~as of ~~approval~~May by9, ~~the Office of Thrift Supervision~~2006. ~~The~~A ~~Amended~~copy ~~and~~of ~~Restated Bylaws, following~~ the ~~proposed~~press ~~amendment,~~release ~~are~~ is included ~~herein~~ as Exhibit ~~3II~~99.1 to this report.

~~Item~~The 8information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.~~01 Other~~1 referenced ~~Events~~therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

~~The~~Item ~~Company’s Board of Directors voted to hold the annual meeting of the Company on~~9.01. Financial ~~Thursday,~~Statements ~~July 20, 2006~~ and ~~designated Monday, May 22, 2006 as its record date~~Exhibits.

~~Item~~(a) Not 9Applicable.~~01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~

~~Exhibit~~(b) Not ~~3II~~Applicable. ~~Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Financial Bancorp, Inc.~~

	Exhibit No.	Description

	99.1	Press release dated April 27, 2006

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.

		UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
DATE:	~~March~~May 161, 2006	By:	/s/ Richard B. Collins
			Richard B. Collins
			President and Chief Executive Officer

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