AMENDMENT
        TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      


      THIS
        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
        (hereinafter "Amendment") dated as of December 3, 2007, by and among UNION
        CENTER NATIONAL BANK, a bank chartered under the laws of Congress (hereinafter
        the "Bank"), CENTER BANCORP, INC., a New Jersey corporation that owns all
        of the
        capital stock of the Bank (hereinafter "Bancorp") and JULIE D’ALOIA (hereinafter
        "Employee"),

      


      WHEREAS,
        Bancorp, the Bank and the Employee entered into an Agreement dated January
        1,
        2007 that set forth the terms and conditions of Employee's continuing employment
        with the Bank and Bancorp (hereinafter the "January 2007 Agreement");
        and

      


      WHEREAS,
        pursuant to this Amendment the parties wish to amend the January 2007 Agreement;
        

      


      NOW,
        THEREFORE,
        in
        consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and for the additional
        consideration more particularly set forth in paragraph 2 herein, the parties
        hereby agree as follows:

      


      1. Paragraph
        1 of the January 2007 Agreement is hereby modified and shall henceforth
        provide:

       

      Employment:
        Bank and
        Bancorp agree to employ Employee, and Employee agrees
        to
        be so employed, in the capacity of Vice President and Secretary of Bancorp
        and
        Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Bank. Except as otherwise provided
        in
        the next sentence of this Section 1, employment shall be for a term of three
        (3)
        years, effective as of January 1, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2009. The
        term
        of this Agreement shall not automatically renew or be automatically extended
        beyond December 31, 2009. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a "Change in
        Control
        Event" (as defined in Section 8(a) hereof) occurs at any time prior to December
        31, 2009, then the term of the Agreement shall automatically be extended
        for a
        period of three (3) years from the date of such Change in Control Event.
        

      


      2. Paragraph
        5(b) of the January 2007 Agreement is hereby modified and shall
        henceforth provide:

      


      Automobile:
        Effective January 1, 2008, Bank and Bancorp shall no longer provide Employee
        with an automobile. Bank and Bancorp shall, however, pay to Employee an
        automobile expense reimbursement of $600.00 per month and thirty cents ($.30)
        per mile based upon a daily mileage log for Bank business. 

      


      Title
        to
        the automobile currently being driven by and in the possession of Employee
        shall
        be transferred from and sold by the Bank to the Employee. The Employee shall
        pay
        the Bank $0 for the purchase and transfer of title from the Bank to the
        Employee. The Employee shall be responsible, however, for any costs or expenses
        that may be incurred with the applicable state Motor Vehicle Commission(s)
        in
        connection with the transfer of title from the Bank to the Employee.


       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

      3. Paragraph
        6 of the January 2007 Agreement is hereby modified and shall
        henceforth provide:

      


      
        	 	
                Health
                  Insurance, Life Insurance; Disability Insurance; Pension; and Other
                  Plans.
                  The
                  Bank and Bancorp shall provide Employee with life insurance, short
                  and
                  long-term disability insurance health insurance, pension benefits
                  and
                  benefits under the Bank's 401(k) Plan to the extent that such benefits
                  are
                  provided to Employee on the date hereof, together with any benefit
                  enhancements that may be added to such plans in the future. The
                  monetary
                  amount of such benefits received by Employee shall be in accordance
                  with
                  the terms and conditions of such plans.


              


      

       

      4. Except
        as
        amended and modified hereinafter, the parties hereto agree that the terms
        and
        conditions of the January 2007 Agreement remain in force and effect and binding
        on the parties thereto. 

       

      IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF,
        the
        Bank and Bancorp each have, by their appropriate officers, signed and affixed
        their respective seal and Employee has signed and sealed this
        Agreement.

       

    

    
      	 	 	 
	 	UNION
              CENTER
              NATIONAL BANK
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	
            	By:  	/s/ Anthony
              C. Weagley
	 	
              
                

              

                               Anthony
                C. Weagley

            


    

    
      	 	 	 
	 	CENTER
              BANCORP, INC.
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	
            	By:  	/s/ Anthony
              C. Weagley
	 	
              
                

              

                               
                Anthony C. Weagley

            


    

    
      	 	 	 
	 	 
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	
            	By:  	/s/ Julie
              D’Aloia
	 	
              

                                 Julie
                D’Aloia