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): June 29, 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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Section  5  -  Corporate  Governance  and  Management

Item  5.02    Departure  of  Directors  or  Principal  Officers;  Election  of
Directors;  Appointment  of  Principal  Officers

On June 27th, 2006 the Company's Board of Directors approved the appointments of
Shelley Tafel as Controller and Ron Tascarella as Senior Vice President and
Chief Credit Officer of the Company's subsidiary, Pathfinder Bank.

Ms. Tafel, a Certified Public Accountant, will act as the principal accounting
officer of the organization and oversee the daily operations of the accounting
department.  Ms. Tafel was the Vice President and Controller for Oswego County
National Bank from August 2003 to June of 2006, and from 2000 to 2002 held the
position of Manager at the independent public accounting firm of Firley, Moran,
Freer & Eassa, P.C.

Mr. Tascarella will over see the daily operations of commercial, residential and
consumer lending operations for the organization.  Mr. Tascarella was employed
by Oswego County National Bank from May 1998 through June 2006, holding the
positions of Senior Vice President - Sales Manager and Senior Vice President,
Commercial Services.


                                   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:  June 29, 2006          By:  /s/ Thomas W. Schneider

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                              Thomas W. Schneider
                              President and Chief Executive
                              Officer