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):

~~September~~October 1421, 2010

CENTRAL JERSEY BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

New Jersey	0-49925	22-3757709
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1903 Highway 35, Oakhurst, New Jersey	07755
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) ~~663~~571-~~4000~~1300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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):

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Section 58 – ~~Corporate~~Other ~~Governance and Management~~Events

Item 58.0701. ~~Submission~~ ofOther ~~Matters to a Vote of Security Holders~~Events.

On ~~September~~October 1421, 2010, ~~at a special meeting of the shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) of~~ Central Jersey Bancorp (~~the~~ “~~Company”), the Company’s shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company,~~ Central Jersey ~~Bank, N.A. (“Central Jersey Bank~~”), and Kearny Financial Corp. (“Kearny”) ~~and~~issued ~~Kearny~~a ~~Federal~~press ~~Savings~~release ~~Bank~~announcing (“that Kearny ~~Bank”)~~had ~~dated~~received ~~May 25, 2010 (~~the ~~“Merger~~required ~~Agreement”),~~regulatory ~~pursuant~~approval tofrom ~~which~~ the ~~Company~~Office ~~will~~of ~~merge~~Thrift ~~with~~Supervision ato ~~wholly-owned~~complete ~~subsidiary of~~ Kearny’s ~~and~~acquisition of Central Jersey ~~Bank~~pursuant ~~will~~to ~~merge with and into Kearny Bank (collectively,~~ the ~~“Merger”). A~~terms ~~copy~~ of the ~~Merger~~ Agreement isand ~~filed~~Plan asof ~~Exhibit~~Merger ~~2.1~~entered tointo ~~the~~by ~~Company’s~~Central ~~current~~Jersey ~~report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~Kearny ~~Commission~~ on May 2725, 2010. OfThe ~~the~~Agreement ~~9,316,626~~and ~~shares~~Plan of ~~the~~Merger ~~Company’s~~was ~~common~~approved ~~stock~~by ~~entitled to vote on~~ the ~~Merger~~shareholders ~~Agreement,~~of ~~6,568,706~~Central ~~were~~Jersey ~~voted~~ on ~~the~~September ~~transaction~~14, 2010. Kearny and ~~15,273~~Central ~~votes~~Jersey ~~abstained.~~anticipate ~~99.3%~~that of the ~~shares~~merger ~~voted~~will close in ~~favor of~~ the ~~approval~~fourth quarter of ~~the Merger Agreement~~2010. ~~Voting~~A ~~results~~copy ~~for~~of the ~~proposal~~press torelease ~~approve~~is ~~the~~furnished ~~Merger~~herewith ~~Agreement were~~ as ~~follows:~~Exhibit 99.1.

Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
6,519,469	49,237	15,273	0

Forward Looking Statements

ItThis isCurrent ~~anticipated~~Report ~~that~~on ~~the~~Form ~~Merger~~8-K, ~~will~~including beExhibit ~~consummated~~99.1, incontains ~~the~~forward-looking ~~fourth~~statements ~~calendar~~concerning ~~quarter~~Central ofJersey ~~2010~~and Kearny. ~~Completion~~We ofcaution ~~the~~that ~~Merger~~such ~~remains~~statements are subject to ~~regulatory~~a ~~approval~~number of uncertainties and ~~certain~~readers ~~other~~should ~~conditions~~not inplace ~~accordance~~undue ~~with~~reliance on any forward-looking statements. Central Jersey and Kearny do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to publicly release the ~~terms~~results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the ~~Merger~~occurrence ~~Agreement~~of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

~~Forward-Looking~~Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

~~Statements~~Item ~~contained in this current report on Form 8-K that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995~~9. ~~Such statements may be characterized as management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future~~01. It isFinancial ~~important~~Statements ~~to note that such forward-looking statements are subject to risks~~ and ~~uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements~~Exhibits. Factors that could cause future results to vary materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, economic conditions, deposit and loan growth, real estate values, loan loss provisions, competition, customer retention, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and legislative and regulatory changes.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release re: Kearny Financial Corp. and Central Jersey Bancorp Announce Receipt of OTS Approval of Merger.

SIGNATURES

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

CENTRAL JERSEY BANCORP (Registrant) By: /s/ James S. Vaccaro James S. Vaccaro ~~Chairman,~~ President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: ~~September~~October 1722, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release re: Kearny Financial Corp. and Central Jersey Bancorp Announce Receipt of OTS Approval of Merger

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