| Massachusetts                                       | 001-33898                  | 20-4652200               |
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| (State      or Other Jurisdiction)                  | (Commission      File No.) | (I.R.S.      Employer    |
| of      Incorporation)                              |                       | Identification      No.) |
|                                                |                       |                     |
|                                                |                       |                     |
| 10 Meridian Street,      East Boston, Massachusetts |                       | 02128                    |
| (Address      of Principal Executive Offices)       |                       | (Zip      Code)          |

| [  ] | Written      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR      230.425) |
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| [  ] | Soliciting      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR      240.14a-12) |
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| [  ] | Pre-commencement      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR      240.14d-2(b)) |
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| [  ] | Pre-commencement      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR      240.13e-4(c)) |
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| Item      2.02 | Results of Operations      and Financial Condition |
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| Item      9.01. | Financial Statements      and Exhibits. |
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|   | (a) | Not      Applicable. |
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|   | (b) | Not      Applicable. |
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|   | (c) | Not      Applicable. |
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|   | (d) | Exhibits. |
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|   | Exhibit      No.           | Exhibit                                   |
|--------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|   |                       |                                      |
|   |     99 | Press      release dated October 28, 2008 |

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|                        | MERIDIAN      INTERSTATE BANCORP, INC.     |
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| DATE:      October 29, 2008 | By:                                        | /s/      Leonard V. Siuda |
|                        | Leonard      V. Siuda                      |
|                        | Treasurer      and Chief Financial Officer |