UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-QSB/A
(Mark One)

[X]   QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR  15(d)  OF THE  SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

                                       or

[_]   TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR 15(d)  OF THE  SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________________ to _________________

                         Commission File Number 0-51589

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

Maryland                                                              04-3693643
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(State or other jurisdiction of                                 (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

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

                                 (860) 253-5200
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                           (Issuer's telephone number)

                                 Not Applicable
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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

      Check  whether  the issuer (1) filed all  reports  required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the  registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X]  No [_]

      Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  registrant  is a shell  company (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [_] No [X]

      The Issuer  had  6,419,739  shares of common  stock,  par value  $0.01 per
share, outstanding as of November 9, 2007.


      Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes [_] No [X]

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                                Explanatory Note
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      This Form  10-QSB/A is being filed by New England  Bancsahares,  Inc. (the
"Company") to include the  conformed  signatures of Scott D. Nogles and David J.
O'Connor,  which were  inadvertently  omitted from the Quarterly  Report on Form
10-QSB filed by the Company on November 14, 2007.

                          NEW ENGLAND BANCSHARES, INC.
                                  FORM 10-QSB/A

                                      INDEX

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits .............................................................1

SIGNATURES        .............................................................2



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                                                         2
 Item 6.  Exhibits.
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      3.1   Articles of Incorporation of New England Bancshares, Inc. (1)
      3.2   Bylaws of New England Bancshares, Inc. (2)
      4.1   Specimen stock certificate of New England Bancshares, Inc.(2)
      10.1  Employment Agreement by and between New England Bancshares, Inc. and
            Robert L. Messier, Jr. (3)
      31.1  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
      31.2  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
      32.1  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer (3)
      32.2  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer (3)

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      (1)   Incorporated  by reference into this document from the  Registration
            Statement on Form SB-2 (No.  333-128277)  as filed on September  13,
            2005.
      (2)   Incorporated by reference into this document from Exhibit 3.1 to the
            Form 8-K as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on
            October 11, 2007.
      (3)   Incorporated  by reference  into this  document from Exhibits to the
            Form 10-QSB as filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on
            November 14, 2007


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                                   SIGNATURES

         In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.


                                        NEW ENGLAND BANCSHARES, INC.


Dated: November 16, 2007            By: /s/ Scott D. Nogles
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                                        Scott D. Nogles
                                        Chief Financial Officer


Dated: November 16, 2007            By: David J. O'Connor
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                                        David J. O'Connor
                                        Chief Executive Officer


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