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 "Corporation"), 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  Corporation  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
Corporation's 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders, Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended  December 31, 1999 (the  "10-K"),  and Proxy  Statement and Proxy
Card to be issued in  connection  with the  Corporation's  2000 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 15, 2000.

SIGNATURE                       TITLE                           DATE

/s/ Robert D. Morton            President and Director          March 15, 2000
--------------------------      (Principal Executive Officer)
Robert D. Morton


/s/ Phillip J. Mucha            Chief Financial Officer and     March 15, 2000
----------------------------    Treasurer/Secretary
Phillip J. Mucha                (Chief Financial and
                                Accounting Officer)


/s/ Norbert H. Beauchemin       Director                        March 15, 2000
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Norbert H. Beauchemin

/s/ Walter J. Hushak            Director                        March 15, 2000
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Walter J. Hushak

/s/ Michael J. Karabin          Director                        March 15, 2000
--------------------------
Michael J. Karabin

/s/ David P. Kelley             Director                        March 15, 2000
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David P. Kelley

/s/ Frederick E. Kuhr           Director                        March 15, 2000
--------------------------
Frederick E. Kuhr

/s/ Joseph J. Laporte           Director                        March 15, 2000
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Joseph J. LaPorte

                                Director
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Ralph G. Mann


/s/ Andrew J. Meade             Director                        March 15, 2000
--------------------------
Andrew J. Meade

/s/ Frank R. Miller             Director                        March 15, 2000
--------------------------
Frank R. Miller

/s/ Anthony S. Pizzitola        Director                        March 15, 2000
------------------------
Anthony S. Pizzitola

/s/ Dennis J. Stanek            Director                        March 15, 2000
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Dennis J. Stanek