CANCELED: Rabies Clinic Saturday, November 1st
Please note that the Rabies Clinic Scheduled for Saturday November 1, 2025 to be held at the Middlesex Borough Department of Public Works has been canceled.
Please note that the Rabies Clinic Scheduled for Saturday November 1, 2025 to be held at the Middlesex Borough Department of Public Works has been canceled.
Residents of the Borough can attend the following free rabies clinics to be held in the area.
Rabies Clinic
Saturday - November 1, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Green Brook Municipal Bldg.
111 Greenbrook Road
Green Brook, NJ
Rabies Clinic
Saturday - November 8, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Bernards Township Public Works
277 South Maple Ave.
Basking Ridge, NJ
Rabies Clinic
Saturday - November 15, 2025
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Finderne Fire House
672 Main Street
Bridgewater, NJ
Rabies Clinic
Saturday - November 22, 2025
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
South Brunswick DPW
540 Ridge Road
South Brunswick, NJ
Rabies Clinic
Saturday - December 6, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Watchung Fire House
57 Mountain Ave.
Watchung, NJ
Mayor's Report: August 2025
It has been a busy summer in Middlesex. I am happy to say we have made progress in a number of areas and here are some highlights.
Fellow Residents:
It has been a busy summer in Middlesex. I am happy to say we have made progress in a number of areas and here are some highlights:
We have managed to put together a conservative budget in terms of a cost increase for the year. Unfortunately, with housing prices increasing at a much faster rate than commercial properties this for many resulted in a larger out of pocket tax bill for the residents as some residential properties had to pick up a larger piece of the pie. We need to be even more aggressive in trying to attract new businesses and redevelopment to keep pace.
On August 2nd we had our annual meeting on the flood wall project. It continues to move along but we are still a long way off. We will continue to work with the Green Brook Flood Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers to keep the project moving.
We have paved several local streets and we have major work under way in Mountain View Park, with new bathrooms and playground equipment coming soon.
We have hired a full-time zoning and code enforcer, Matthew Dillingham, who comes to us from Plainfield. We look forward to him making sure our commercial and residential properties are up to snuff.
Signage and Bollards have been added to the Cedar Avenue Railroad Crossing.
The library has opened the Middlesex Local History Room. It contains over 10,000 pieces of memorabilia displayed on a rotating basis. A great record of our Middlesex heritage
The first phase of the Home Town Heroes Banner project has been completed, with the installation of 30 banners along Route 28 on the new decorative light fixtures.
I hope you attended National Night out on August 19th. This event gets better each year.
A food truck festival fundraiser for our Fire Department is planned for September 20th in Mountain View Park. Please plan on attending, they need our support.
Many thanks to our Police, Fire, OEM and DPW for quick action before, during and after the two recent storms that brought trees down and resulted in flooding. And I would like to congratulate Captain Craig Comiskey and our Borough Clerk Linda Chismar on their recent retirements. I enjoyed working with you both and your professionalism and dedication to Middlesex leaves a great void. You will be missed but have a great retirement.
Enjoy the dog days of summer and I hope to see you at our 9-11 Ceremony in Victor Crowell Park.
Mayor Jack Mikolajczyk
Blue Acres Voluntary Flood Buyouts
Blue Acres is an optional program available to homeowners that offers to purchase homes that are at high risk of flooding. The goal is to help homeowners move to safer areas, reduce the risk of future flood damage, and restore natural spaces like wetlands that can absorb floodwater.
Blue Acres is an optional program available to homeowners that offers to purchase homes that are at high risk of flooding. The goal is to help homeowners move to safer areas, reduce the risk of future flood damage, and restore natural spaces like wetlands that can absorb floodwater. After the buyout, the land is turned into state-owned open space.
The program provides homeowners with the option to sell their land to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, move out of harm's way and stop the cycle of repetitive flooding and property loss.
If you are interested in learning more about this program, you can attend a consultation event, hosted by the Blue Acres staff.
In-Person Consultation
When: Wedneday, August 27 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Where: North Plainfield Public Library, 6 Rockview Ave, North Plainfield, NJ
Virtual consultation
When: Tuesday, August 26 from 6 - 8 PM
Where: Microsoft Teams (register online)
Register Here
