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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-10-001644
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101029
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101029
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101029

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-00422
		FILM NUMBER:		101150765

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

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		STREET 1:		1500 RONON ROAD
		CITY:			ISELIN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08830
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ISELIN, NJ (October 29, 2010) &#8211;Middlesex Water Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;),<font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">&#160;</font>(NASDAQ:MSEX),<font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>a provider of water, wastewater and related services in New Jersey and Delaware, announced today that Annette Catino has resigned from the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors effective<font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>October 26, 2010.&#160;&#160;It had been previously announced on August 26, 2010 that Ms. Catino would be leaving the Board prior to the end of 2010.&#160;&#160;Ms. Catino, President and CEO of QualCare Alliance Networks, was named to the Middlesex Board in January 20
03.&#160;&#160;She was Chair of the ad hoc Pricing Committee and served as a member of the Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating and Capital Improvement Committees.</font></div>

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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13.3pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About Middlesex Water Company</font></div>

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