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): July 28, 2005
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                         UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

            Federal                    000-51369                  83-0395247    
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


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


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (413) 787-1700
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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     On July 28, 2005,  United  Financial  Bancorp,  Inc. issued a press release
disclosing financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. A
copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

     The  information  in the  preceding  paragraph,  as  well as  Exhibit  99.1
referenced  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.

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

(b)  Not Applicable.

(c)  Exhibits.

     Exhibit No.                Description
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        99.1                    Press release dated July 28, 2005









                                   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:  July 28, 2005                  By:  /s/ Richard B. Collins
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                                           Richard B. Collins
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer