<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../4_X02.xsl"?><ownershipDocument>    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType>    <periodOfReport>2010-09-03</periodOfReport>    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>    <issuer>        <issuerCik>0001343034</issuerCik>        <issuerName>Community Partners Bancorp</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>CPBC</issuerTradingSymbol>    </issuer>    <reportingOwner>        <reportingOwnerId>            <rptOwnerCik>0001354903</rptOwnerCik>            <rptOwnerName>KOSTELNIK MICHAEL W JR</rptOwnerName>        </reportingOwnerId>        <reportingOwnerAddress>            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O COMMUNITY PARTNERS BANCORP</rptOwnerStreet1>            <rptOwnerStreet2>1250 HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH</rptOwnerStreet2>            <rptOwnerCity>MIDDLETOWN</rptOwnerCity>            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>            <rptOwnerZipCode>07748</rptOwnerZipCode>            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>        </reportingOwnerAddress>        <reportingOwnerRelationship>            <isDirector>1</isDirector>            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>            <isOther>0</isOther>            <officerTitle></officerTitle>            <otherText></otherText>        </reportingOwnerRelationship>    </reportingOwner>    <nonDerivativeTable>        <nonDerivativeTransaction>            <securityTitle>                <value>Common Stock</value>            </securityTitle>            <transactionDate>                <value>2010-09-03</value>            </transactionDate>            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>            <transactionCoding>                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>            </transactionCoding>            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>            <transactionAmounts>                <transactionShares>                    <value>1000</value>                </transactionShares>                <transactionPricePerShare>                    <value>4.60</value>                </transactionPricePerShare>                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>                    <value>A</value>                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>            </transactionAmounts>            <postTransactionAmounts>                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>                    <value>32425</value>                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>            </postTransactionAmounts>            <ownershipNature>                <directOrIndirectOwnership>                    <value>D</value>                </directOrIndirectOwnership>            </ownershipNature>        </nonDerivativeTransaction>        <nonDerivativeHolding>            <securityTitle>                <value>Common Stock</value>            </securityTitle>            <postTransactionAmounts>                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>                    <value>50203</value>                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>            </postTransactionAmounts>            <ownershipNature>                <directOrIndirectOwnership>                    <value>I</value>                </directOrIndirectOwnership>                <natureOfOwnership>                    <value>By IRA</value>                </natureOfOwnership>            </ownershipNature>        </nonDerivativeHolding>    </nonDerivativeTable>    <footnotes>        <footnote id="F1">Includes 32,200 shares held by Mr. Kostelnik and his spouse as joint tenants.</footnote>    </footnotes>    <ownerSignature>        <signatureName>/s/ A. Richard Abrahamian, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>        <signatureDate>2010-09-07</signatureDate>    </ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>
