SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2009

                          NEW ENGLAND BANCSHARES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Maryland                       0-51589               04-3693643
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(State or other Jurisdiction of       (Commission           (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)        File Number)          Identification No.)

                 855 Enfield Street, Enfield, Connecticut 06082
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (860) 253-5200
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01         Other Events.

On May 1, 2009, New England Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), merged its
wholly-owned banking subsidiaries, by merging Enfield Federal Savings and Loan
Association with and into the Company's wholly-owned Connecticut commercial bank
subsidiary, Valley Bank. The resulting subsidiary institution is a Connecticut
commercial bank named "New England Bank."










                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                           NEW ENGLAND BANCSHARES, INC.



DATE: May 5, 2009                      By: /s/ David J. O'Connor
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                                           David J. O'Connor
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer