Connecticut Bancshares (SBMC) 10-Q 2002 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES – OXLEY ACT OF 2002

               In connection with the Quarterly Report of Connecticut Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Richard P. Meduski, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

/s/ RICHARD P. MEDUSKI

Richard P. Meduski
President and Chief Executive Officer
November 11, 2002
(principal executive officer)