Exhibit 99.1


PRESS RELEASE


Contact:     David J. O'Connor
             President and Chief Executive Officer
             New England Bancshares, Inc.
             (860) 253-5200

              NEW ENGLAND BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES ANNUAL MEETING

      Enfield,  Connecticut - May 15, 2007.  New England  Bancshares,  Inc. (the
"Company")  (Nasdaq GM: NEBS),  the holding  company for Enfield Federal Savings
and Loan  Association  (the "Bank"),  announced today that the Company's  Annual
Meeting of Stockholders will be held on August 9, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.

      New England Bancshares, Inc. is headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut, and
operates Enfield Federal Savings and Loan Association with eight banking centers
servicing the  communities of Enfield,  Ellington,  Manchester,  Suffield,  East
Windsor and Windsor Locks.  For more  information  regarding the Bank's products
and services, please visit www.enfieldfederal.com.
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