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-Q for the period ending  September 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
                             November 14, 2008