content: 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:  June 3, 1994   
                       (Date of earliest event reported)
  
  
                           COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.         
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
  
  
              Delaware                0-11716          16-1213679      
       (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer  
             of incorporation         File number)  Identification Number 
  
  
           5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, New York       13214  
           (Address of principal executive officer)    (Zip Code)        
  
  
                      Registrant's telephone number,
                   including area code:   (315) 445-2282
  
  
                                 Not Applicable                     
       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       See News Releases of Community Bank System, Inc. set forth on the following
  pages.
  <PAGE>
  Community Bank, N.A.
  5790 Widewaters Parkway
  DeWitt, New York 13214
  
                               NEWS RELEASE
  
  For further information
  please contact:
  
  Sanford A. Belden
  President & C.E.O.
  Office: (315) 445-2282
  Fax: (315) 445-2997
  
  Michael A. Patton
  Regional President
  Office: (716) 372-0110
  Fax: (716) 372-0679
  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
  June 4, 1994
  
                COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. Purchases Three Branches
  
        Syracuse, New York, June 4, 1994 -- COMMUNITY BANK,
  N.A.(CBNA), a DeWitt-based bank with $785 million in assets which
  has its Southern Region Headquarters in Olean, NY, is pleased to
  announce that it has just assumed the deposit liabilities for
  three branches of the former Columbia Banking FSA from the
  Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC).
  
        The purchase includes deposits totaling nearly $63.0 million
  and banking facilities for the three offices, which will now
  operate under the COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. name.
  
        The locations purchased and deposit values of each include:
  Canandaigua in Ontario County, deposits of $33.2 million; Corning
  in Steuben County, deposit of $15.3 million; and Wellsville in
  Allegany County, deposits of $14.5 million.  Pending regulatory
  approval, the current CBNA Canandaigua and Corning offices will
  be consolidated into the respective former Columbia Banking
  locations, which are larger and more convenient facilities.
  
        CBNA is recognized by VERIBANC,Inc. and several other bank
  monitoring and rating services as consistently achieving the
  highest levels of financial safety, soundness and strength.
  
        This branch acquisition is expected by management to
  positively impact future financial performance by gaining
  additional marketing and operational efficiencies, expanding
  market share in its primary trade areas, and capitalizing on the
  increasing value of the core deposits in a rising interest rate
  environment.
  <PAGE>      
        COMMUNITY BANK is particularly pleased that it will now be
  able to bring its style of local, responsive banking to the new
  market of Wellsville.  The Bank's customer service philosophy is
  based on local decision making, community commitment, and
  personalized service.  Its now 36 banking offices are located
  largely in small towns and villages throughout the Finger Lakes
  Region, the Southern Tier including Southwestern New York, and
  Northern New York.  It is dedicated to being a good neighbor and
  helping the communities in which it operated grow by converting
  local deposits into local loans.
  
        COMMUNITY BANK offers a full-range of high-quality products
  and services for both individuals and small businesses.  These
  include FDIC insured checking and savings deposits, a variety of
  personal and commercial loans, personal and employee benefit
  trust services, and a range of nonbank financial products
  including annuities and mutual funds.
  
        The bank is a wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Community
  Bank System, Inc., a registered bank holding company based in
  DeWitt, New York.  It is listed on the NASDAQ national market
  under CBSI trading symbol.
  
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  <PAGE>
                             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 thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                                 COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.
                                         (Registrant)
  
  
  
                                 by:  /s/ David G. Wallace 
                                      David G. Wallace
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  Date:  August 15, 1994
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text: 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:  June 3, 1994   
                       (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                           COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.         
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  
              Delaware                0-11716          16-1213679      
       (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer  
             of incorporation         File number)  Identification Number 
  
           5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, New York       13214  
           (Address of principal executive officer)    (Zip Code)        
  
                      Registrant's telephone number,
                   including area code:   (315) 445-2282
  
                                 Not Applicable                     
       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       See News Releases of Community Bank System, Inc. set forth on the following
  pages.
  Community Bank, N.A.
  5790 Widewaters Parkway
  DeWitt, New York 13214
  
                               NEWS RELEASE
  
  For further information
  please contact:
  
  Sanford A. Belden
  President & C.E.O.
  Office: (315) 445-2282
  Fax: (315) 445-2997
  
  Michael A. Patton
  Regional President
  Office: (716) 372-0110
  Fax: (716) 372-0679
  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
  June 4, 1994
  
                COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. Purchases Three Branches
  
        Syracuse, New York, June 4, 1994 -- COMMUNITY BANK,
  N.A.(CBNA), a DeWitt-based bank with $785 million in assets which
  has its Southern Region Headquarters in Olean, NY, is pleased to
  announce that it has just assumed the deposit liabilities for
  three branches of the former Columbia Banking FSA from the
  Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC).
  
        The purchase includes deposits totaling nearly $63.0 million
  and banking facilities for the three offices, which will now
  operate under the COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. name.
  
        The locations purchased and deposit values of each include:
  Canandaigua in Ontario County, deposits of $33.2 million; Corning
  in Steuben County, deposit of $15.3 million; and Wellsville in
  Allegany County, deposits of $14.5 million.  Pending regulatory
  approval, the current CBNA Canandaigua and Corning offices will
  be consolidated into the respective former Columbia Banking
  locations, which are larger and more convenient facilities.
  
        CBNA is recognized by VERIBANC,Inc. and several other bank
  monitoring and rating services as consistently achieving the
  highest levels of financial safety, soundness and strength.
  
        This branch acquisition is expected by management to
  positively impact future financial performance by gaining
  additional marketing and operational efficiencies, expanding
  market share in its primary trade areas, and capitalizing on the
  increasing value of the core deposits in a rising interest rate
  environment.
  COMMUNITY BANK is particularly pleased that it will now be
  able to bring its style of local, responsive banking to the new
  market of Wellsville.  The Bank's customer service philosophy is
  based on local decision making, community commitment, and
  personalized service.  Its now 36 banking offices are located
  largely in small towns and villages throughout the Finger Lakes
  Region, the Southern Tier including Southwestern New York, and
  Northern New York.  It is dedicated to being a good neighbor and
  helping the communities in which it operated grow by converting
  local deposits into local loans.
  
        COMMUNITY BANK offers a full-range of high-quality products
  and services for both individuals and small businesses.  These
  include FDIC insured checking and savings deposits, a variety of
  personal and commercial loans, personal and employee benefit
  trust services, and a range of nonbank financial products
  including annuities and mutual funds.
  
        The bank is a wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Community
  Bank System, Inc., a registered bank holding company based in
  DeWitt, New York.  It is listed on the NASDAQ national market
  under CBSI trading symbol.
  
                          #      #      #
  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 thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                 COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC.
                                         (Registrant)
  
                                 by:  /s/ David G. Wallace 
                                      David G. Wallace
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  August 15, 1994