City chamber hosts annual awards dinner James S. Vaccaro LONG BRANCH - The Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce will celebrate community pride and spirit during its 73rd Annual Business Awards Dinner Saturday, March 3, at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa, Ocean Blvd. The gala event will be highlighted by the presentation of the Louis G. Libutti Community Service Award to James S. Vaccaro, president and chief executive officer of Central Jersey Bancorp of Long Branch, for his leadership, professional achievement and record of community service. The chamber also will bestow its President's Award to Larry and Todd Katz, developers of Siperstein's Plaza on Route 36. The new home of Siperstein's Home Decor Center and Atlantic Plumbing Supply Co., the plaza is drawing attention for the large, eye-catching mural depicting a circa 1930s view of lower Broadway. This year's Business Improvement awards will be presented to seven Long Branch-based establishments: Atlantic Plumbing Supply Co., Pearly Gates Accessories, Roselli's Restaurant, Cask 591, Pearl of Lisbon, Seaside Materials Inc. and 89 Long Branch Avenue. The recipient of the Chamber Past President Award will be Ken LePosa of Elite Forms Inc., a 16-year chamber member who served as president in 2005 and 2006. The Libutti award was established in 1970 to commemorate Louis G. Libutti, a former president of the chamber, which has served the Long Branch business community for more than 70 years. Vaccaro has been president and CEO of Central Jersey Bank N.A. (formerly Monmouth Community Bank N.A.) since April 2000 and served in that capacity as chairman from the bank's inception until Jan. 1, 2005, when Monmouth Community Bank N.A. merged with Allaire Community Bank, creating Central Jersey Bank N.A. Today, the bank operates 14 branches throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. Vaccaro also has served in various management capacities in the health-care field. He currently serves as chairman of Monmouth Medical Center's board of trustees and is a member of board of trustees of Monmouth Medical Center Foundation, the hospital's fundraising arm. For more information, contact the chamber at (732) 222-0400, or by e-mail at longbranchchamber@verizon.net. The office is located at 228 Broadway.