EXHIBIT 4.3

                             ALLAIRE COMMUNITY BANK

                                      2001

                               EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN

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                             ALLAIRE COMMUNITY BANK
                            2001 Employee Stock Plan
                                Table of Contents

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SECTION 1. General Purpose of Plan .........................................   1

SECTION 2. Definitions .....................................................   1

SECTION 3. Administration ..................................................   3

SECTION 4. Eligibility .....................................................   3

SECTION 5. Shares Subject to the Plan ......................................   4

SECTION 6. Stock Options ...................................................   4

SECTION 7. General .........................................................   5

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                             ALLAIRE COMMUNITY BANK

                            2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN

SECTION 1. General Purpose of Plan

      The name of this plan is the Allaire Community Bank 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to enable Allaire Community Bank
(the "Company") and other members of the Group (as defined below) to retain and
attract executives and other key employees who contribute to the success of the
Company and the Group by their ability in the industry, and to enable such
individuals to participate in the long-term success and growth of the Company by
giving them a proprietary interest in the Company.

SECTION 2. Definitions

      As used in this Plan the following terms have the meanings stated. The
singular includes the plural, and the masculine gender includes the feminine and
neuter genders, and vice versa, as the context requires. The word "person"
includes any natural person and any corporation, firm, partnership or other form
of association.

      (a)   "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

      (b)   "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended
            from time to time.

      (c)   "Committee" means a committee of two or more members of the Board,
            to which the Board has delegated the authority to administer the
            Plan under Section 3.

      (d)   "Common Stock" means the common stock, $5.00 par value, of the
            Company.

      (e)   "Company" means Allaire Community Bank and any successor thereto.

      (f)   "Disability" means a permanent and total disability as defined in
            Section 22 of the Code.

      (g)   "Employee" means a person who is currently employed by the Bank or
            an Inside Director as defined below.

      (h)   "Fair Market Value" has the meaning stated in Section 8.12.

      (i)   "Grant Date" means the date on which an Incentive is awarded or
            granted as specified by the Committee.

      (j)   "Group" means the Company, each parent corporation to the Company,
            and each of the Company's subsidiaries, as these terms are defined
            in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code.

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      (k)   "Incentives" shall mean any stock option as set forth in Section
            5.04

      (l)   "Incentive Stock Option" means a stock option intended to qualify as
            an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

      (m)   "Inside Director" means a Director who is also an Employee and also
            a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

      (n)   "Misconduct" shall mean willful and continued failure by the
            Participant to perform the Participants duties for the Company or a
            Subsidiary after a warning in writing from the Committee
            specifically identifying any such failure; the willful engaging by
            the Participant in an act which causes material injury to the
            Company or a Subsidiary as specified in a written notice from the
            Committee; conviction of a crime (other than a traffic violation);
            habitual drunkenness, drug abuse or excessive absenteeism (other
            than for illness), after a warning in writing from the Committee. No
            act or failure to act on the part of a Participant shall be
            considered willful unless done, or omitted to be done, not in good
            faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was
            in the best interest of the Company.

      (o)   "Non-Employee Director" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule
            16b-3(b)(3) as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
            under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
            successor definition adopted by the Commission.

      (p)   "Non-Statutory Stock Option" means any Stock Option other than an
            Incentive Stock Option.

      (q)   "Outside Director" means a director who (a) is not a current
            employee of the Company or any member of an affiliated group which
            includes the Company; (b) is not a former employee of the Company
            who receives compensation for prior services (other than benefits
            under a tax-qualified retirement plan) during the taxable year; (c)
            has not been an officer of the Company; (d) does not receive
            remuneration from the Company, either directly or indirectly, in any
            capacity other than as a director, except as otherwise permitted
            under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder. For this
            purpose remuneration includes any payment in exchange for goods and
            services. This definition shall be further governed by the
            provisions of Code Section 162(m) and regulations promulgated
            thereunder.

      (r)   "Participant" means an employee or director of any member of the
            Group to whom an Incentive has been awarded.

      (s)   "Plan" means this Allaire Community Bank 2001 Employee Stock Option
            Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.

      (t)   "Qualified Person" means a Participant's legal guardian or legal
            representative or a deceased Participant's heir or legatee who has a
            legal right to or in respect of an Incentive of that Participant.


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      (u)   "Retirement" means separation from services as an Employee or
            Director by reason of ceasing to perform any services to the Bank as
            an Employee or Director which shall be approved by the Company.

      (v)   "Share" means a share of Common Stock.

      (w)   "Stock Option" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory
            Stock Option pursuant to NJSA 17:9A-27.50b.

SECTION 3. Administration

      3.01. The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee
consisting of not less than two persons appointed by the Board from among its
members. A person may serve on the Committee only if he or she is a Non-Employee
Director and an Outside Director. Committee members shall serve at the pleasure
of the Board.

      The Committee shall have the power and authority to grant to eligible
Employees, pursuant to the terms of the Plan and Stock Options.

      In particular, the Committee shall have the authority:

            (i)   to select the officers and other key employees of the Group to
                  whom Stock Options may from time to time be granted hereunder.

            (ii)  to determine whether and to what extent Incentive Stock
                  Options, Non-Statutory Stock Options or a combination of the
                  foregoing, are to be granted hereunder; and

            (iii) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with
                  the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder
                  (including, but not limited to, any restriction on any Stock
                  Option and/or the Shares relating thereto).

      The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such
administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall,
from time to time, deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the
Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and any agreements relating thereto);
and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

      All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan
shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company and
Participants.

SECTION 4. Eligibility

      4.01. Designation of Employees. All Employees of any member of the Group,
including officers and directors who are Employees, are eligible to receive
Incentives under the Plan. Directors and officers who are not employees of any
member of the Group may not receive Incentives under the Plan.


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      4.02. Participants. The Committee may consider any factor in selecting
Participants and in determining the type and amount of their Incentives,
including, but not limited to, (a) the current or anticipated financial
condition of the Group, (b) the contributions by the Participant to the Group
and (c) the other compensation provided to the Participant. The Committee's
award of an Incentive to a person in any year shall not require the Committee to
award any Incentive to that person in any other year.

SECTION 5. Shares Subject to the Plan

      5.01. Number of Shares. Subject to Section 8.07, the aggregate number of
Shares which may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 60,000 Shares.

      5.02. Expiration and Cancellation. If an Incentive granted under the Plan
expires, is terminated or is otherwise canceled before exercise, that Incentive
and the related shares of Common Stock shall not apply toward the limits
provided in Section 5.01. If Shares issued or awarded under this Plan are
forfeited, canceled, terminated or reacquired by the Company, those forfeited,
canceled, terminated or reacquired Shares shall not apply toward the limits
provided in Section 5.01 and shall be available again for the grant of
Incentives.

      5.03. Maintenance of Stock. Shares issued under the Plan shall be
authorized and unissued shares or shares of treasury stock. The Company shall
always maintain the number of such Shares at least equal to a number of Shares
for which Incentives have been granted and remain outstanding and unexercised.

      5.04. Types of Incentive. Incentives may be granted in any one or any
combination of the following forms: (a) Non-Statutory Stock Options (Section 6)
and (b) Incentive Stock Options (Section 6).

SECTION 6. Stock Options

      Each Stock Option granted under this Plan shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:

      6.01. Price. The option price per share shall be determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that the option price shall not be less than the
Fair Market Value set forth in Section 7.12 on the Grant Date of the Common
Stock subject to the Stock Option.

      6.02. Number. The number of Shares subject to the Stock Option shall be
determined by the Committee.

      6.03. Duration and time for exercise. The Grant Date of a Stock Option
shall be the date specified by the Committee, provided that such date shall not
be before the date on which the Stock Option is actually granted. The terms of
each Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee but shall not exceed ten
(10) years from the date of grant. Each Stock Option shall become exercisable at
such time or times in such amount or amounts during its term as shall be
determined by the Committee at the time of grant. The Committee may accelerate
the exercisability of any Stock Option. Unless otherwise specified by the
Committee, once a Stock


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Option becomes exercisable, whether in full or in part, it shall remain so
exercisable until its expiration, forfeiture, termination or cancellation.

      6.04. Exercise. A Stock Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by
giving written notice to the Company (Attention: Chief Financial Officer) at its
principal office or to such transfer agent as the Company may designate. The
notice shall identify the Incentive being exercised and shall contain such other
information and terms as the Committee may require. The notice shall be
accompanied by full payment of the purchase price for the Shares (a) in United
States dollars in cash or by check, (b) at the discretion of the Committee, by
delivery of previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value equal on the
date of exercise to the cash exercise price of the Stock Option, or (c) at the
discretion of the Committee, by a combination of (a) and (b) above. As soon as
practicable after receipt of the written notice, the Company shall deliver to
the person exercising the Stock Option one or more certificates for the Shares.

      6.05. Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to
the contrary, the following additional provisions shall apply to the grant of
Incentive Stock Options:

            (a)   The aggregate Fair Market Value on the grant Date of the
                  Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
                  exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any
                  calendar year (under all plans of the Group) shall not exceed
                  $100,000;

            (b)   All Incentive Stock Options must be granted within ten (10)
                  years from the date on which the Plan was adopted by the
                  Board;

            (c)   Unless exercised sooner, each Incentive Stock Option shall
                  expire no later than ten (10) years after the Grant Date for
                  that Incentive Stock Option;

            (d)   No Incentive Stock Options shall be granted to any Participant
                  who, at the time that option is granted, owns (within the
                  meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock having more than 10%
                  of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
                  the Company or any member of the Group, unless the option
                  price is equal to at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of
                  the Shares subject to the option on the Grant Date and the
                  option is not exercisable later than five years from the Grant
                  Date;

            (e)   Each Incentive Stock Option agreement referred to in Section
                  7.05 shall contain or be deemed to contain all provisions
                  required in order to qualify those Stock Options as incentive
                  stock options under Section 422 of the Code, and the
                  provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and construed to
                  effect such treatment under that Section.

SECTION 7. General.

      7.01. Effective Date. This Plan shall be effective as of the date of its
approval by the shareholders of the Company. If shareholder approval is not
obtained within one year following the date the Plan is adopted by the Board,
the plan and any Incentives awarded thereunder shall be void ab initio.


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      7.02. Duration. Unless the Plain is terminated earlier, the Plan shall
terminate ten (10) years from the date on which the Plan is approved by
shareholders of the Company. No Incentive or other rights under the Plan shall
be granted thereafter. The Board, without further approval of the Company's
stockholders, may at any time before that date terminate the Plan. After
termination of the Plan, no further Incentives may be granted under the Plan.
Stock Options granted before any such termination shall continue to be
exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Option.

      7.03. Non-transferability of Incentives; Exercise by Participant. No
Incentive may be sold, pledged, assigned, encumbered, disposed of or otherwise
transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The
Company shall not be required to recognize any attempted disposition by any
Participant or Qualified Person. During a Participant's lifetime, such
Participant's Stock Options are only exercisable by such Participant.

      7.04. Effects of Death, Disability, Termination of Employment.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein or in any Incentive
Agreement, the following provisions shall apply with respect to Stock Options
held by a Participant at the termination of such Participant's employment with
members of the Group or in the event that such Participant's employment
terminates as a result of Death, Disability, or Retirement;

            (a)   If such employment terminates as a result of Death, the
                  Participant's estate shall have the right to exercise the
                  Participant's Stock Options for a period ending on the earlier
                  of the expiration dates of such Stock Options or eighteen (18)
                  months from the date of termination of employment, provided
                  that such Stock Options shall be exercisable by such estate
                  only to the extent exercisable on the date of termination of
                  employment.

            (b)   If such employment terminates as a result of Disability, the
                  participant shall have the right to exercise his Stock Options
                  for a period ending on the expiration dates of such Stock
                  Options, provided that such Stock Options shall be exercisable
                  by the Participant after termination of employment.

            (c)   If such employment terminates as a result of Retirement, the
                  Participant shall have the right to exercise his/her Stock
                  Option until the expiration of the Stock Option.

            (d)   If such employment terminates for any reason other than Death,
                  Disability or Retirement, the Participant shall have the right
                  to exercise his/her Stock Options for a period ending on the
                  earlier of the expiration dates of such Stock Options or
                  ninety (90) days from the date of termination of employment,
                  provided that such Stock Options shall be exercisable by the
                  Participant after termination of employment only to the extent
                  exercisable on the date of termination of employment.

            (e)   If such employment termination is a result of Misconduct, the
                  Stock Option shall expire immediately effective with the act
                  of Termination.


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      7.05. Incentive Agreements. The terms of each Incentive shall be stated in
an agreement between the Company and the Participant in a form approved by the
Committee, an example of the same is set forth herein as Exhibit "A". The
Participant must execute and deliver the agreement to the Company as a condition
to the effectiveness of the Incentive. All such agreements may contain all terms
and condition as the Committee considers advisable that are not inconsistent
with the Plan, including, but not limited to, transfer restrictions, rights of
first refusal, forfeiture provisions, representations and warranties of the
Participant and provisions to ensure compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations and rules as provided in Section 7.06.

      7.06. Compliance with Law. The Company may determine, in its sole
discretion, that it is necessary or desirable to list, register or qualify (or
to update any listing, registration or qualification of) any Incentive or the
Shares issuable or issued under any Incentive or this Plan on any securities
exchange or under any federal or state securities law, or to obtain consent or
approval of any governmental body as a condition of, or in connection with, the
award of any incentive, the issuance of Shares under any Incentive or this Plan,
or the removal of any restrictions imposed on such Shares. If the Company makes
such a determination, the Incentive shall not be awarded or the Shares shall not
be issued or the restrictions shall not be removed, as applicable, in whole or
in part, unless and until the listing, registration, qualification, consent or
approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not
acceptable to the Company. The Company's obligation to sell or issue Shares
under an Incentive is subject to the compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the
sale and issue of Shares is in compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations.

      7.07. Adjustment. Except for the limitation set forth in paragraph 7.11
below, if the outstanding Shares of Common Stock are increased or decreased or
changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the
Company or of another corporation, by reason of reorganization, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, combination of
securities or dividend payable in corporate securities, then an appropriate
adjustment shall be made by the Board in the number, kind and/or price of Shares
of which Incentives may be granted under the Plan. In addition, the Board shall
make appropriate adjustment in the number, kind and/or price of Shares as to
which outstanding Incentives, or portions thereof then unexercised, shall be
exercisable. In the event of any such adjustment, the exercise price of any
Stock Option, the performance objectives, restrictions or other terms and
conditions of any Incentive and the Shares issuable under any Incentive shall be
adjusted as and to the extent appropriate, in the sole and absolute discretion
of the Board, to provide each Participant with substantially the same relative
rights before and after such adjustment to the extent practical.

      7.08. Withholding.

            (a)   The Company shall have the right to withhold from any payments
                  made under the Plan or to collect as a condition to any award,
                  payment or issuance of Shares under the Plan any taxes
                  required to be withheld by Federal, state or local law.
                  Whenever a Participant is required to pay to the Company an
                  amount required to be withheld under applicable tax laws in
                  connection with a distribution of Shares or upon exercise of a
                  Stock


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                  Option, the Participant may satisfy this obligation in whole
                  or in part by electing (the "Election") to have the Company
                  withhold from the distribution that number of Shares having a
                  value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The value
                  of the Shares to be withheld shall be based on the Fair Market
                  Value of the Shares on the date on which the amount of tax to
                  be withheld is to be determined ("Tax Date").

            (b)   Each Election must be made before the Tax Date. The Committee
                  may disapprove any Election, may suspend or terminate the
                  right to make Elections, or may provide with respect to any
                  incentive that the right to make an Election shall not apply
                  to that Incentive. An Election is irrevocable.

      7.09. No Right to Continued Employment. No Participant under the Plan
shall have any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any member of
the Group for any period of time because of his or her participation in the
Plan.

      7.10. No Right as Stockholder. No participant or Qualified Person shall
have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares covered by an
Incentive unless a stock certificate is issued to that person for the Shares. No
adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or similar rights for which the
record date is before the date on which such stock certificate is issued.

      7.11. Amendment of the Plan. The Board may amend the Plan from time to
time in such respects as the Board deems advisable. No such amendment, however,
shall (a) change or impair an Incentive without the consent of the Participant
or Qualified Person holding that Incentive, or (b) without the prior approval of
the Company stockholders (i) increase the limits provided in Section 5.01
(except by adjustment under Section 7.07), (ii) change the class of person
eligible to receive Incentives under the Plan, or (iii) make any other change
that requires approval of the Company stockholders under applicable law or to
preserve the treatment of the Incentive Stock Options as such under Section 422
of the Code.

      7.12. Definition of Fair Market Value. Whenever "Fair Market Value" of
Common Stock is to be determined for purposes of this Plan, it shall be
determined as follows:

      The Stock Option Price shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the Grant Date. The Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the
Grant Date (or any other date on which such Fair Market Value is relevant) be
determined by the Committee which may use the bid price last quoted by a
reputable brokerage firm on such Grant Date or if no such reputable broker has
any bid prices available then the Fair Market Value is to be determined in good
faith from time to time by the Committee. In no event shall any option be
granted for less than par value of the Bank's Stock.

      7.13. Acceleration; Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth in the Plan, in the event that (i) the Company should adopt a plan of
reorganization pursuant to which (A) it shall merge into, consolidate with or
sell substantially all of its assets to, any other corporation or entity or (B)
any other corporation or entity shall merge into the Company in a transaction in
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(ii) the Company should adopt a plan of complete liquidation, then (A) all Stock
Options granted hereunder shall be fully exercisable upon consummation of such
event and (B) the Company may give a Participant written notice thereof
requiring such Participant either (1) to exercise his or her Stock Options
within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, including all installments
whether or not they would otherwise be exercisable at that date; (2) in the
event of a merger or consolidation in which shareholders of the Company will
receive shares of another corporation, to agree to convert his or her Stock
Options into comparable options to acquire such shares, (3) in the event of a
merger or consolidation in which shareholders of the Company will receive cash
or other property (other than capital stock), to agree to convert his or her
Stock Options into such consideration (in an amount representing the
appreciation over the exercise price of such Stock Options) or (4) to surrender
such Stock Options or any unexercised portion thereof.

      7.14. Investment Letter. If required by the Committee, each Participant
shall agree to execute a statement directed to the Company, upon each and every
exercise by such Participant of any Stock Options, that shares issued thereby
are being acquired for investment purposes only and not with a view to the
distribution thereof, and containing an agreement that such shares will not be
sold or transferred unless either (1) registered under the Securities Act of
1933 and all applicable state securities laws, or (2) exempt from such
registration in the opinion of Company counsel. If required by the Committee,
certificates representing shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of Stock
Options shall bear a restrictive legend summarizing the restrictions on
transferability applicable thereto.

      7.15. Fractional and Minimum Shares. In no event shall a fraction of a
Share be purchased or issued under the Plan without Board approval. The
Committee may specify a minimum number of Shares for which each Stock Option
must be exercised.

      7.16. Application of Funds. The proceeds received by the Company from the
sale of Shares under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

      7.17. Other Incentives and Plans. Nothing in this Plan shall prohibit any
member of the Group from establishing other employee incentives and plans.

      7.18. Governing Law. The validity and construction of the Plan and of each
agreement evidencing Incentives shall be governed by the laws of the State of
New Jersey, excluding the conflict-of-laws principles thereof.

      Adopted as of February 28, 2001
      by the Board of Directors of
      Allaire Community Bank


      /s/ George S. Callas
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      George S. Callas
      Chairman of the Board


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      Approved and ratified by the shareholders at the Allaire Community Bank
      2001 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders by majority vote of all of the
      outstanding shares.


      /s/ Robert S. Vuono
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      Robert S. Vuono
      Secretary of the 2001 Shareholders Meeting


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