UNITED STATES

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): November 20, 2008

CENTER BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New Jersey	2-81353	52-1273725
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer  Identification No.)
2455 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey		07083
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 862-3683

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 20, 2008, the Registrant's Board appointed one new member of the Registrant's Board, Nicholas Minoia. The appointment is effective January 1, 2009. Mr. Minoia, age 53, is, and has been for more than the past five years, a principal of Diversified Properties, L.L.C., a full-service real estate group.

Mr. Minoia has not yet been named to any committees of the Registrant's Board. It is anticipated that committee designations will be made during the first quarter of 2009.

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SIGNATURE

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.

	CENTER BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Anthony C. Weagley
	Name:	Anthony C. Weagley
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 26, 2008