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, 2009 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 13, 2009