UNITED
      STATES


SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington,
      D.C. 20549








**FORM
      8-K**





**CURRENT
      REPORT**


Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934














Date
      of
      Report:  March 28, 2007











MIDDLESEX
      WATER COMPANY


(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)








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








1500
      RONSON ROAD, P.O. BOX 1500, ISELIN, NEW JERSEY 08830


(Address
      of principal executive offices, including zip code)








(732)-634-1500


(Registrant’s
      telephone number, including area code)











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Middlesex
      Water Company








**Item.
      5.02.     Departure of Director or Principal Officers;
      Election of Director; Appointment of Principal Officers.**





Announcement
      of Appointment of Vice President – Corporate Affairs as set forth in the
      attached press release.














SIGNATURE








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.











MIDDLESEX
                  WATER COMPANY(Registrant)s/Kenneth
                  J. QuinnKenneth
                  J. QuinnVice
                  President, General Counsel,Secretary
                  and Treasurer








Dated:    March
      28, 2007





2













**Middlesex
      Water Company Names**


**Bernadette
      M. Sohler Vice President, Corporate Affairs**






**Iselin,
      NJ, March 28, 2007**– Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX) today
      announced the promotion of Bernadette M. Sohler to Vice President - Corporate
      Affairs, effective March 27, 2007.




Sohler,
      46, is a 20-year veteran of public relations, corporate communications and
      marketing.   She joined Middlesex Water in 1994 and has held
      several positions of increasing responsibility with the company, most recently
      as Director of Communications.  Sohler will report directly to the
      President and oversee the Corporate Affairs of the company and its subsidiaries
      in New Jersey and Delaware in the areas of corporate, investor and employee
      communications, media and government relations, marketing, community affairs
      and
      corporate philanthropic activities.




“Bernadette
      is a versatile, highly skilled professional and has made significant
      contributions to the company’s success,” said Dennis W. Doll, President and
      Chief Executive Officer.  “Her strategic insight, leadership
      abilities, industry knowledge and ability to connect with the Company’s various
      constituencies will be invaluable in helping us execute our strategies,” added
      Doll.




Sohler
      is
      a current member of the 2007 Class of Leadership New Jersey and serves as
      Co-Chair of the New Jersey American Water Works Association Public Information
      Committee.  She holds a Master’s degree from Fordham University and a
      Bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University.




Middlesex
      Water Company, organized in 1897, is a provider of water, wastewater and related
      products and services in New Jersey and Delaware.  The Company and its
      New Jersey subsidiaries -- Pinelands Water Company and Pinelands Wastewater
      Company -- are subject to the regulations of the Board of Public Utilities
      of
      the State of New Jersey. Middlesex Water Company operates the water and
      wastewater utilities for the City of Perth Amboy through its subsidiary; Utility
      Service Affiliates (Perth Amboy) Inc. Middlesex Water also provides contract
      operations services and a service line maintenance program through its
      non-regulated subsidiary, Utility Service Affiliates, Inc. The Company's
      regulated Delaware subsidiaries, Tidewater Utilities, Inc., together with
      Southern Shores Water Company and Tidewater Environmental Services Inc. (TESI),
      are subject to the regulations of the Public Service Commission in Delaware.
      TESI was established in 2004 to provide regulated wastewater utility services.
      White Marsh Environmental Systems, Inc. operates small water and wastewater
      systems under contract on a non-regulated basis in Delaware.




For
      additional information regarding Middlesex Water Company, visit the Company’s
      Web site at **www.middlesexwater.com**
      or call (732) 634-1500.




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Contact:
      Dennis W. Doll, President


(732)
      634-1500 Ext. 220