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Exhibit 24



POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned directors and officers of Bancorp Connecticut, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company), hereby constitute and appoint Robert D. Morton and Phillip J. Mucha, their true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or may be required to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and filing as required by said Act of the Company's 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (the "10-K"), and Proxy Statement and Proxy Card to be issued in connection with the Company's 2002 Annual Meeting; including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned directors and officers thereof in the capacities indicated below to the 10-K and all amendments and supplements thereto, or any other appropriate form about to be or heretofore or hereafter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Annual Report to Shareholders, 10-K, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card or Annual Meeting and all instruments or documents filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys, agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed these presents as of March 20, 2002.



|Signature                                            | Title                                                                                     | Date          
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|/s/ Robert D. Morton          Robert D. Morton       | Chairman, President, 
Chief Executive Officer 
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Phillip J. Mucha              Phillip J. Mucha   | Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer/Secretary
(Chief Financial and
 Accounting Officer) | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Norbert H. Beauchemin  Norbert H. Beauchemin     | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Michael J. Karabin         Michael J. Karabin    | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ David P. Kelley              David P. Kelley     | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Frederick E. Kuhr          Frederick E. Kuhr     | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Joseph J. LaPorte          Joseph J. LaPorte     | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Ralph G. Mann              Ralph G. Mann         | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Andrew J. Meade          Andrew J. Meade         | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Frank R. Miller              Frank R. Miller     | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Anthony S. Pizzitola       
Anthony S. Pizzitola | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002
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|/s/ Dennis J. Stanek            Dennis J. Stanek     | Director                                                                                  | March 20, 2002



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