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EXHIBIT
23
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form
S-8 (No. 333-118166 filed on August 12, 2004 and No. 333-131030 filed on January
13, 2006) of Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries of our report
dated March 29, 2010 relating to our audit of the consolidated financial
statements, which appears on page F-2 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended December
31, 2009.
/s/
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
New
Haven, Connecticut
March 29,
2010