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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-13-000537
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130424
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130424
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130424

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:		13778296

	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: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report: April 24, 2013</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt 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: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><U>0-422</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><U>22-1114430</U></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>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Commission</TD>
    <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>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>1500 RONSON ROAD, P.O. BOX 1500, ISELIN,
NEW JERSEY 08830</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>(732)-634-1500</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt 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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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">At its April 23, 2013 meeting, the Board
of Directors of Middlesex Water Company (the &quot;Company&quot;) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1875 per common share
payable on June 3, 2013 for shareholders of record as of May 15, 2013. 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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(c) Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black"><U>Number</U></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Press Release issued by Middlesex Water Company, dated April 24, 2013.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt 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: 55%">MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;&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>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>s/Kenneth J. Quinn</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Kenneth J. Quinn</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Vice President, General Counsel,</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Secretary and Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Dated: April 24, 2013</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Middlesex
Water Company ANNOUNCES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>QUARTERLY
CASH DIVIDEND</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">ISELIN, NJ April
24, 2013 -- Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend
of $0.1875 per common share payable on June 3, 2013, for shareholders of record as of May 15, 2013. The Company has paid cash dividends
in varying amounts continually since 1912 and has increased its dividend for 40 consecutive years.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The
Middlesex Water Company Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 21<SUP>st</SUP> at 11:00 a.m. at the Company&rsquo;s headquarters
in Iselin, New Jersey.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: black">For
information regarding Middlesex Water Company including information about the Company'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's Web
site at </FONT><U>www.middlesexwater.com</U><FONT STYLE="color: black"> or call (732) 634-1500. </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><U>About Middlesex Water Company</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Contact:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Bernadette Sohler, Vice President &ndash; Corporate Affairs</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Middlesex Water Company,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">1500 Ronson Road</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Iselin, New Jersey 08830</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(732) 638-7549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">www.middlesexwater.com</P>

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