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COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></DIV>
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Havemeyer Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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telephone number, including area code:</FONT><FONT id=TAB2
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
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5.03 Amendment of Bylaws</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On March
17, 2005, the Board of Directors of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. amended
Article IV, Section 3 of its Bylaws to extend for an additional year the
mandatory retirement age of the class of directors whose term expires in
2006.</FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">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.</FONT></DIV>
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COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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KENNETH J. MAHON</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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___________________________________________</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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March 17, 2005</FONT></DIV>
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Form 8-K for Event on March 17, 2005
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): March 17, 2005
DIME
COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
0-27782
11-3297463
(State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
      File Number)
(IRS
      Employer
Identification
      No.)
209
Havemeyer Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(718)
782-6200
None
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item
5.03 Amendment of Bylaws
On March
17, 2005, the Board of Directors of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. amended
Article IV, Section 3 of its Bylaws to extend for an additional year the
mandatory retirement age of the class of directors whose term expires in
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.
DIME
COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
/s/
KENNETH J. MAHON
By:
___________________________________________
Kenneth
J. Mahon
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated:
March 17, 2005