Exhibit 32.2

                            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 New England Bancshares, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-QSB for the period ending June 30, 2008 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Scott D. Nogles, Chief
Financial 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.    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/ Scott D. Nogles
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                                          Scott D. Nogles
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          August 13, 2008