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): March 30, 2006

                            Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Federal                        000-23601                 16-1540137
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 (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)        (I.R.S. Employer
                                 of incorporation)
                               Identification No.)


       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:  (315) 343-0057
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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Section  8  -  Other  Events

Item  8.01

Pathfinder  Bancorp,  Inc.  declared a cash dividend of $0.1025 per share on the
Company's  common  stock  for  the  fiscal  quarter  ending  March 31, 2006. The
dividend  will  be  payable  to all shareholders of record on March 31, 2006 and
will  be  paid  on  April  15,  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.

                                           PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.


Date:  March 30, 2006          By:  /s/ Thomas W. Schneider

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                               Thomas W. Schneider
                               President and Chief Executive Officer