Steven M. Klein Named to Board of Directors of Middlesex Water Company

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Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:40pm EDT 

  ISELIN, NJ, Jul 30 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Steven M. Klein, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFBK), has been named to the Board of
Directors of Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX), a provider of water
and wastewater and related services in New Jersey and Delaware. Mr.
Klein's term becomes effective August 1, 2009 and will remain in effect
until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

    Mr. Klein joined Northfield Bancorp, Inc., a federally chartered stock
holding company for Northfield Bank, in 2005. Northfield Bank was
organized in 1887 and operates 18 branch offices in New York and New
Jersey. Prior to joining Northfield, Mr. Klein served as an audit partner
with the international accounting and auditing firm KPMG LLP.

    "We welcome Steve to our Board," said Dennis W. Doll, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Middlesex Water. "His strong accounting, financial
and overall business background is a tremendous complement to the
broad-based backgrounds and skills of our existing Directors. We are
confident Steve will play a valuable role in our Company's continued
growth and success," added Doll.

    Mr. Klein is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, the New
Jersey League of Community Bankers and America's Community Bankers. He is
a graduate of Montclair State University with a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration.

    About Middlesex Water Company

    Middlesex Water Company, organized in 1897, was recently named one of
America's fastest growing small publicly traded companies by Fortune Small
Business magazine. The Company provides regulated and unregulated water
and wastewater utility services in New Jersey and Delaware through various
subsidiary companies. 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:
Bernadette Sohler
Vice President - Corporate Affairs
Middlesex Water Company
1500 Ronson Road
Iselin, New Jersey  08830
(732) 638-7549
www.middlesexwater.com

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