UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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)      May 4, 2005
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                       Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                   Connecticut
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
                                                         

              000-49784                                   06-1609692
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       (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)
                                                               

                215 Church Street                                   
              New Haven, Connecticut                             06510
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


                                 (203) 782-1100
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS 
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Section 1--Registrant's Business and Operations

Item 8.01.        Other Items.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURES
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EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 4, 2005
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Section 1 Registrants Business and Operations 

Item 8.01.        Other Items.

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 AND OTHER ACTIONS AT THE 2005 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

            (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired:

                  Not applicable.

            (b) Pro Forma Financial Information:

                  Not applicable.

            (c)   Exhibits:

              Exhibit
               Number      Description
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                  99.1     Southern  Connecticut  Bancorp,  Inc.  announces  the
                           results of matters  presented for shareholder  action
                           and  other  matters  of the 2005  Annual  Meeting  of
                           Shareholders held Tuesday, May 3, 2005.







                                   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.

                       SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC.





                                              By: /s/ Michael M. Ciaburri
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                                              Name:  Michael M. Ciaburri
                                              Title: Director, President & 
                                                     Chief Operating Officer



Date:  May 4, 2005