**FORM      8-K**

**CURRENT      REPORT**

| NEW                JERSEY                      | 0-422                       | 22-1114430                         |
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| (State                or other jurisdiction of | (Commission                 | (I.R.S.                Employer    |
| incorporation                or organization)  | File                Number) | Identification                No.) |

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**Item.      8.01.          Other      Events**

|   | MIDDLESEX                WATER COMPANY                                                                                               |
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|   |                     (Registrant) |
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|   | s/Kenneth                J. Quinn                                                                                                    |
|   | Kenneth                J. Quinn                                                                                                      |
|   | Vice                President, General Counsel,                                                                                      |
|   | Secretary                and Treasurer                                                                                               |

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**MIDDLESEX      WATER COMPANY REPORTS**

**SECOND      QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS**

*Focus      Continues on Profitable Growth and Generating Efficiencies*

**Second      Quarter Operating Results**

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**Board      Declares Quarterly Dividend**

**About      Middlesex Water Company**

*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.*

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| **MIDDLESEX                  WATER COMPANY**                               |
| **CONDENSED                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME**           |
| (Unaudited)                                                                |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |
|                                                                       |   | **Three                  Months Ended June 30,** |           |   | **Six                  Months Ended June 30,** |       |
|                                                                       |   | **2007**                                         |           |   | **2006**                                       |       |           | **2007** |   |       | **2006**       |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |
| Operating                  Revenues                                        |   | **$**                                            | **21,744,615** |   |                                           | **$**      | **21,037,055** |     |   | **$**      | **40,732,188** |   |   | **$** | **39,267,201** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating                  Expenses:                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operations                                                                 |   | ** **                                       | **10,143,070** |   |                                           | ** ** | **10,011,895** |     |   | ** ** | **20,335,222** |   |   | ** ** | **19,658,026** |   |
| Maintenance                                                                |   | ** **                                       | **1,036,689**  |   |                                           | ** ** | **794,248**    |     |   | ** ** | **2,014,508**  |   |   | ** ** | **1,533,232** |   |
| Depreciation                                                               |   | ** **                                       | **1,874,539**  |   |                                           | ** ** | **1,712,740**  |     |   | ** ** | **3,719,919**  |   |   | ** ** | **3,381,133** |   |
| Other                  Taxes                                               |   | ** **                                       | **2,411,198**  |   |                                           | ** ** | **2,369,072**  |     |   | ** ** | **4,662,273**  |   |   | ** ** | **4,572,525** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                  Operating Expenses                                  |   | ** **                                       | **15,465,496** |   |                                           | ** ** | **14,887,955** |     |   | ** ** | **30,731,922** |   |   | ** ** | **29,144,916** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating                  Income                                          |   | ** **                                       | **6,279,119**  |   |                                           | ** ** | **6,149,100**  |     |   | ** ** | **10,000,266** |   |   | ** ** | **10,122,285** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  Income:                                             |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Allowance                  for Funds Used During Construction              |   | ** **                                       | **140,364**    |   |                                           | ** ** | **115,388**    |     |   | ** ** | **252,592**    |   |   | ** ** | **228,025** |   |
| Other                  Income                                              |   | ** **                                       | **282,051**    |   |                                           | ** ** | **40,840**     |     |   | ** ** | **508,196**    |   |   | ** ** | **98,778** |   |
| Other                  Expense                                             |   | ** **                                       | **(7,899**     | **)**  |                                           | ** ** | **(12,519**    | **)**    |   | ** ** | **(12,498**    | **)**  |   | ** ** | **(14,258** | **)** |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                  Other Income, net                                   |   | ** **                                       | **414,516**    |   |                                           | ** ** | **143,709**    |     |   | ** ** | **748,290**    |   |   | ** ** | **312,545** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  Charges                                          |   | ** **                                       | **1,697,523**  |   |                                           | ** ** | **1,808,118**  |     |   | ** ** | **3,081,230**  |   |   | ** ** | **3,323,116** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  before Income Taxes                                |   | ** **                                       | **4,996,112**  |   |                                           | ** ** | **4,484,691**  |     |   | ** ** | **7,667,326**  |   |   | ** ** | **7,111,714** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  Taxes                                              |   | ** **                                       | **1,681,586**  |   |                                           | ** ** | **1,516,855**  |     |   | ** ** | **2,583,271**  |   |   | ** ** | **2,331,514** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  Income                                                |   | ** **                                       | **3,314,526**  |   |                                           | ** ** | **2,967,836**  |     |   | ** ** | **5,084,055**  |   |   | ** ** | **4,780,200** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Preferred                  Stock Dividend Requirements                     |   | ** **                                       | **61,946**     |   |                                           | ** ** | **61,946**     |     |   | ** ** | **123,893**    |   |   | ** ** | **123,893** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  Applicable to Common Stock                       |   | **$**                                            | **3,252,580**  |   |                                           | **$**      | **2,905,890**  |     |   | **$**      | **4,960,162**  |   |   | **$** | **4,656,307** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                  per share of Common Stock:                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                                      |   | **$**                                            | **0.25**       |   |                                           | **$**      | **0.25**       |     |   | **$**      | **0.38**       |   |   | **$** | **0.40** |   |
| Diluted                                                                    |   | **$**                                            | **0.24**       |   |                                           | **$**      | **0.25**       |     |   | **$**      | **0.37**       |   |   | **$** | **0.40** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                  Number of                                         |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Common                  Shares Outstanding :                               |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                                      |   | ** **                                       | **13,191,257** |   |                                           | ** ** | **11,610,579** |     |   | ** ** | **13,183,536** |   |   | ** ** | **11,602,149** |   |
| Diluted                                                                    |   | ** **                                       | **13,522,397** |   |                                           | ** ** | **11,941,719** |     |   | ** ** | **13,514,676** |   |   | ** ** | **11,933,289** |   |
|                                                                       |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash                  Dividends Paid per Common Share                      |   | **$**                                            | **0.1725**     |   |                                           | **$**      | **0.1700**     |     |   | **$**      | **0.3450**     |   |   | **$** | **0.3400** |   |
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| See                  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |   |                                             |           |   |                                           |       |           |     |   |       |           |   |   |