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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-10-001408
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100826
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100826
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100826

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLESEX WATER CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000066004
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER SUPPLY [4941]
		IRS NUMBER:				221114430
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-00422
		FILM NUMBER:		101039140

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 RONSON RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1500
		CITY:			ISELIN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08830
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7326341500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 RONON ROAD
		CITY:			ISELIN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08830
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B. MANSUE AND JAMES F. COSGROVE NAMED TO</font></div>
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WATER BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ISELIN,
NJ&#160;&#160;(August 26, 2010)&#160;&#160;-&#160;&#160;Middlesex Water Company
(NASDAQ:MSEX) has named Amy B. Mansue and James F. Cosgrove, Jr., P.E. to its
Board of Directors, effective September 28, 2010.</font></div>
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currently serves as President and CEO of Children&#8217;s Specialized Hospital. Since
2003, she has been responsible for the operations and management of the largest
pediatric rehabilitation hospital in the country providing medical,
developmental and rehabilitation services for nearly 17,500 children
annually.&#160;&#160;Previously she served as Staff for Governor Jim Florio and
Governor James McGreevey including as Deputy Commissioner of Human Services,
area vice president for Cablevision and President and CEO of HIP of New
Jersey.&#160;&#160;Mansue serves on the boards of the New Jersey Chamber of
Commerce, DEVCO New Brunswick Development Corp. and the National Association of
Children&#8217;s Hospitals and Related Institutions.</font></div>
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a professional engineer licensed in the state of New Jersey, is a Principal in
Omni Environmental LLC, which provides state of the art environmental consulting
services to clients in the public and private sectors. Previously, he served as
President of TRC Omni Environmental Corporation.&#160;&#160;His expertise
includes water quality monitoring, watershed and wastewater management planning
and environmental impact assessment. Cosgrove serves on the Board of Directors
of the Association of Environmental Authorities. Other professional affiliations
include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Water Resources
Association, the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Water
Environment Federation, among others.</font></div>
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excited to welcome Amy and Jim to the Board. They bring diverse and
comprehensive backgrounds as leaders in their respective fields,&#8221; said Middlesex
Water Chairman, President and CEO Dennis W. Doll.&#160;&#160;&#8220;Amy brings to
Middlesex a proven track record of business accomplishments in the public,
private and non-profit sectors and Jim offers over two decades of professional
expertise in environmental engineering and science.&#160;&#160;Their collective
knowledge and experience will be a valuable asset to the leadership at
Middlesex,&#8221; added Doll.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 15.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
connection with these changes, Annette Catino, President and CEO of QualCare
Alliance Networks, Inc. will be resigning from the Middlesex Board of Directors
before the end of 2010. As a leader in the healthcare industry, Ms. Catino is
anticipating and preparing for the numerous challenges and opportunities that
recently-enacted federal healthcare legislation will mean for her business. &#8220;We
are extremely grateful for the contributions Annette has made since joining the
Middlesex Board in 2003,&#8221; said Doll. &#8220;Her broad-based business background and
leadership skills have demonstrated her value to her industry,&#160;&#160;to the
State of New Jersey and certainly, to Middlesex Water Company. We wish Annette
well as she takes on these exciting new challenges,&#8221; added Doll.</font></div>
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Middlesex Water Company</font></div>
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Water Company is a provider of water, wastewater and related services, primarily
in New Jersey and Delaware. Organized in 1897, the Company provides regulated
and unregulated water and wastewater utility services through various subsidiary
companies. For additional information regarding Middlesex Water Company, visit
the Company's Web site at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.middlesexwater.com</font>
or call (732) 634-1500.</font></div>
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