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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-12-000059
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120125
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120125

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:		12543292

	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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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report: January 25, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">22-1114430</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">incorporation or organization)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>1500 RONSON ROAD, P.O. BOX 1500, ISELIN,
NEW JERSEY 08830</U></P>

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zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>(732)-634-1500</U></P>

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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">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:</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 115%">At its January
24, 2012 meeting, the Board of Directors of Middlesex Water Company (the &quot;Company&quot;) declared a quarterly cash dividend
of $0.1850 per common share payable on March 1, 2012 for shareholders of record as of February 15, 2012. A copy of the press release
announcing the dividend declaration is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Form 8-K by reference.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(c) Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0">Press Release issued by Middlesex Water Company, dated January 25, 2012.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline">s/Kenneth J. Quinn</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Kenneth J. Quinn</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Vice President, General Counsel,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Secretary and Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Dated: January 25, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Middlesex
Water Company DECLARES DIVIDENDS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 115%">ISELIN, NJ,
(January 25, 2012) Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.1850 per common share payable on March 1, 2012, for shareholders of record as of February 15, 2012. This quarterly
dividend remains unchanged from the previous quarter and represents an annualized dividend of $0.74 per share. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 115%">The Company has paid cash
dividends in varying amounts continually since 1912 and has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 115%">For information
regarding Middlesex Water Company including information about the Company&rsquo;s Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase
Plan for new and existing investors and a Plan Prospectus, visit the Investor Relations section of the Company&rsquo;s Web site
at www.middlesexwater.com or call (732) 634-1500.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 115%"><B><U>About Middlesex Water Company</U></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 115%">Middlesex Water
Company, organized in 1897, provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utility services in New Jersey, Delaware and
Pennsylvania through various subsidiary companies.</FONT></P>

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&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><I>This release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others, our long-term strategy and
expectations, the status of our acquisition program, the impact of our acquisitions, the impact of current and projected rate requests
and the impact of our capital program on our environmental compliance. There are important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including: general economic business conditions,
unfavorable weather conditions, the success of certain cost containment initiatives, changes in regulations or regulatory treatment,
availability and the cost of capital, the success of growth initiatives and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Contact:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Bernadette Sohler, Vice President &ndash; Corporate Affairs</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Middlesex Water Company,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">1500 Ronson Road</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Iselin, New Jersey 08830</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(732) 638-7549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">www.middlesexwater.com</P>



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