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.

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

Reporting Environmental Concerns

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has a toll-free telephone hotline number you can use to report environmental incidents, abuses, and complaints in New Jersey or impacting it. The 1-877-WARNDEP number can be used in the continental United States.

For Environmental Non-Emergencies: Try NJDEP’s mobile application WARN NJDEP
The app utilizes GPS technology for pinpoint location of environmental incidents and also allows users to submit photos as part of their reports to the DEP. Use the app to report non-emergency environmental incidents only.

Download the app on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Report life-threatening and/or environmental emergencies by calling 9-1-1, local police or the DEP’s hotline: 1-877-WARNDEP (1-877-927-6337).

Victor Crowell Park Master Plan - Public Meeting #3 of 4

Victor Crowell Park Master Plan Public Meeting #3 of 4

We want to hear from you!

Join us for our third public meeting to share your ideas on the Victor Crowell Park Master Plan.

Date: Tuesday October 7, 2025
Time: 6:30PM - 8PM
Location: Borough Hall - Courtroom

The purpose of the meeting is to obtain public input and gather ideas from park users and project stakeholders so that our design team can proceed with the conceptual master plan development of the improvements to the park.

Tree Cutting and Demo Operations

Carbro will begin tree cutting and general site clearing this week in the wooded areas behind Lincoln, Voorhees, Drake, and Pershing. This work is part of the Segment C2&H Contract under the Army Corps of Engineers Green Brook Flood Program.  

Mosquito Spraying Alert: Monday, October 6, 2025

Weather conditions permitting, the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission will be conducting a truck ULV spray mission for nuisance adult mosquitoes and/or vector control.

• Municipality: Middlesex

• Application Date and Time: Monday, October 6, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 11:59 PM.

• Rain Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

• Mosquito Control Product: Zenivex ®E4, RTU, EPA# 2724-807 (LABEL) (FACT SHEET)

• Area: SW of the Bound Brook, Wellington St, and Orchard Rd (MAP)

The adult mosquito control treatment being conducted is in compliance with section 9.10 and 9.15 of the New Jersey Pesticide Control Code (N.J.A.C. Title 7, Chapter 30). All applications will be according to product labeling.

For additional information on mosquitoes and adulticiding, contact Dr. Deepak Matadha, Superintendent (NJDEP CPA License #50245B), Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission at 200 Parsonage Rd Edison NJ 08837 at 732-549-0665.

For current information on all spray applications in Middlesex County, please review the Commission's Mosquito Spray Schedule.

For the complete Public Spray Notice, please click here.

What can residents do to reduce exposure?
(1) Pay attention to notices about mosquito insecticide treatments found through newspapers, websites, automated telephone messages or notices distributed by municipal, county or state agencies, (2) Plan your activities to limit time spent outside during times of possible insecticide treatments. Move your pets, their food, and water dishes inside during ULV applications. Also bring clothing and children’s toys inside. Stay back from application equipment, whether in use or not, (3) Whenever possible, remain indoors with windows closed and with window air conditioners on non-vent (closed to the outside air) and window fans turned off during spraying, (4) Avoid direct contact with surfaces that are still wet from pesticide spraying. Do not allow children to play in areas that have been sprayed until they have completely dried (approximately one hour), (5) If you must remain outdoors, avoid eye and skin contact with the spray. If you get spray in your eyes or on your skin, immediately flush and rinse with water, (6) Consult your doctor if you think you are experiencing health effects from the spraying. People who suffer from chemical sensitivities or feel spraying may aggravate a preexisting health condition may consult their physician or local health department.

Sincerely,
Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission
200 Parsonage Road
Edison, NJ 08837
Phone: (732) 549-0665

FRAUD ALERT: Jury Duty Scam

There have been recent reports within Middlesex County of residents who received a phone call from someone impersonating the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office in a Jury Duty Scam. The impersonator advised that the residents were issued a subpoena for court and failed to appear.

The impersonator told the residents that there were active arrest warrants for failure to appear and even provided fraudulent warrant numbers. The residents were told they could pay the fines for the arrest warrants to avoid arrest.

Courts and government agencies will NEVER ask for payment over the phone. Courts NEVER ask potential jurors for personal identifying information like your social security number.

Key indicators of the Jury Duty Scam include but are not limited to:

• Initial contact from someone claiming to be law enforcement.

• A false claim that you’ve missed jury duty or a court appearance.

• Threaten you need to stay on the phone and make an immediate payment.

• Demand you provide payment in cash, wire transfer or cryptocurrency.

• Request personal information like your date of birth or social security information to steal your identity.

To protect yourself and others from these scams, consider the following:

• DO NOT provide personal information such as date of birth or social security number.

• DO NOT provide account login information

• DO NOT share account activity – Do not any activity or financial account information.

• Block any phone numbers and report the text as junk/spam.

Please call 9-1-1 or your local police department if you believe you are being victimized. You can also report scams to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) https://www.ic3.gov.

Culture and Arts Committee Presents: Free Pumpkin Painting Program

The Culture and Arts Committee is hosting a free Pumpkin Painting Program for kids aged 4+, with local artist Lauren Frisoli.

When: Saturday, October 18th from 10:30AM - 1:30PM
Where: Middlesex Borough Library - Community Room
RSVP: Please RSVP to lfrisoliculture@gmail.com by 10/10 so supplies for all are available

Please note that parents are required to stay with children for the duration of the program.

Coffee With a Cop

Join Officers from the Middlesex Borough Police Department at 7-Eleven, 1280 Bound Brook Road, as they open their doors to the community for Coffee with A Cop!

Enjoy a cup of coffee and conversation with officers on National Coffee Day! The event will be on Monday, September 29th from 9am-11am and is free to attend.

Annual September 11th Commemorative Ceremony 2025

Thank you to all who joined us for our annual September 11th Commemorative Ceremony.

Gallery:

Join us at Victor Crowell Park on Thursday, 9/11/2025 at 7pm for our annual September 11th Commemorative Ceremony. The public is invited to attend this ceremony to remember all those who lost their lives and all those who served on September 11, 2001.

In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to the High School at the same time.

Quarterly Newsletter - Autumn 2025 Edition

Hello, Middlesex Borough – welcome to our fall-weather update!

Our Borough newsletter is ready to help you catch up on local activities, upcoming events, and opportunities to participate in Borough life as we approach the warm weather of seasons.

Select the articles and departments of your choice by scrolling through this edition’s topics.

Mayor's Report: August 2025

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

Big Updates Coming to Mountain View Park

PARDON OUR PROGRESS – Exciting Changes Coming to Mountain View Park!

Some areas will be temporarily closed during construction, but the result will be worth it. Thank you for your patience as we make these improvements for our community!

We’ll keep you updated along the way—stay tuned here for progress updates.

Middlesex Borough Fire Department Food Truck Festival

Please eat, enjoy & support the Middlesex Borough Fire Department at their first fundraising Food Truck Festival!

When: Mountain View Park
Where: September 20th, from 11am - 7pm
Entry Fee: $5 per person

Food & Drink:

• 15+ Food trucks

• Beer truck with 4 craft beers on tap

• Red & white sangria

• 2 Types of Margaritas/Daquiris

• Vodka Lemonade

Activities & Entertainment:

• Live music

• Face painting

• Sand art

• Bounce houses

• Other vendors

• Fire Department recruitment table

Special Fire Safety Features:

• Fire prevention trailer

• Live fire sprinkler system demonstration

Yes, dogs are welcome!

Update: Upcoming Middlesex Sampling Plant Vicinity Property Investigations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District is conducting environmental investigations and survey activities related to the former Middlesex Sampling Plant (MSP) site located at 239 Mountain Avenue in the Borough of Middlesex, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The MSP was established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) to sample, store, test, and transfer ores containing uranium, thorium, and beryllium. The ongoing site work is being performed under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), a program that is cleaning up sites with contamination resulting from the nation’s early atomic energy program.

project background

The 9.6-acre MSP is a legacy MED and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission facility that received uranium, thorium, and beryllium ores from the 1940s until 1967, when the facility was decontaminated to the standards in effect at the time. However, overlooked during decontamination were traces of radioactive materials that had been carried off-site over the years by wind or rain, or removed from the site for use as fill at nearby properties. Also, records later revealed that in 1948, some radioactively contaminated materials had been trucked from the plant to the Middlesex Municipal Landfill (MML), one-half mile away.

In the 1980s, the contaminated nearby properties (referred to as MSP Vicinity Properties) were cleaned up, and the excavated soil was stored on the MSP site in a specially constructed pile, known as the Vicinity Property Pile.

A Record of Decision (ROD) was signed in 2005 that specifies the criteria for the cleanup of contaminated soil related to the MSP. Cleanup of the MSP soils was completed in 2008. USACE conducted a review of the MSP Vicinity Properties previously identified by the U.S. Department of Energy to ensure they meet the criteria set in the ROD. In 2019, USACE added a new Vicinity Property to the MSP. The location of this VP suggested that a wider area around the MSP be further investigated. In 2021, USACE conducted an expanded aerial survey extending 12 square miles around the MSP Site.

current activities

The aerial survey results show that there is no immediate threat to people’s health or the environment. However, USACE will continue ground investigations this year on public and private properties. Work crews will conduct visual observations, perform surface scans, and collect soil samples. The additional data collected will help to confirm the aerial survey results. It is important to note that USACE investigating a property does NOT mean there is contamination. Similarly, elevated readings do not necessarily indicate contamination because there are many sources of naturally occurring radiologic activity in our environment that can cause elevated readings, such as granite stone and building materials like brick. Work conducted by USACE will help determine whether radiological levels on the properties investigated are consistent with naturally occurring radioactive material. As with the previous USACE work at this site, these investigations are being conducted in coordination with both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).

more information

Middlesex Sampling Plant Vicinity Property Investigation Fact Sheet
Middlesex Borough Evaluation Areas July 2025
Study Area Overview July 2025

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. 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

Mosquito Spraying Alert: Thursday, August 21st (Evening)

Weather conditions permitting, the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission will be conducting a truck ULV spray mission for nuisance adult mosquitoes and/or vector control.

• Municipality: Middlesex

• Application Date and Time: Thursday, August 21st, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 11:59 PM.

• Rain Date: Monday, August 25th, 2025

• Location/Boundaries: Areas off NJ-28 east of Orchard Rd/Wellington St

Check here to see if you are located in the: Mosquito Spray Zone/Map.

For information about UltraLow Volume spryaing of approved insecticides using truck mounted sprayers, please review the CDC Website: What You Need to Know About Truck Spraying.

For current information on all spray applications in Middlesex County, please review the Commission's Mosquito Spray Schedule.

For the complete Public Spray Notice, please click here.

What can residents do to reduce exposure?
Please note, neither the USEPA nor the CDC requires relocating or taking special precautions during spraying. However, any possible exposure risk can be reduced by following some sensible actions: (1) Pay attention to notices about mosquito spraying found through newspapers, websites, automated telephone messages or notices distributed by municipal, county or state agencies. (2) Stay indoors during spraying with doors/windows closed and with air conditioners turned off to outside air. The EPA recommends that people remain indoors for at least one-hour after mosquito spraying to allow the spray to settle and dissipate. (3) Plan your activities to limit time spent outside during spray operations. Cover outside items like furniture and grills before the spraying takes place. Bring pets and items like pet food dishes and children’s toys indoors. Rinse any uncovered items left outside during spraying. (4) Consult your doctor or local Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222, if you think you have a reaction to the insecticide spray.

Sincerely,
Superintendent (NJDEP CPA License #50245B)
Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission
200 Parsonage Road
Edison, NJ 08837
Phone: (732) 549-0665

WANTED: Athletes to Compete in the 2025 New Jersey Senior Olympic Games

Woodbridge Township will again serve as host to the New Jersey Senior Olympic games on September 5, 6 and 7, 2025. This is the 19th consecutive year that Woodbridge Township has welcomed the statewide Senior Olympic competition.

The 2025 New Jersey Senior Olympic games feature 22 sporting events and competitions where senior athletes 50 years of age and older - male and female - compete for the Gold, Silver and Bronze in various age categories. The full schedule of competition can be viewed at: www.njseniorolympics.com.

Call the New Jersey Senior Olympic Headquarters at: 973-618-1111 for more information.

We hope to see you at the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, September 6 at 10 am at the Woodbridge Community Center.

Stay NJ Property Tax Relief Program

The Stay NJ Program is a new initiative introduced by the State of New Jersey to provide meaningful and real property tax relief for senior homeowners. Beginning in 2026, eligible residents aged 65 and older may receive a reimbursement of up to 50% off their property tax bill, with a maximum annual benefit of $6,500. To qualify, homeowners must have owned and occupied their primary residence in New Jersey for the entire calendar year of 2024 and have an annual income of $500,000 or less. If you are under the age of 65, but are receiving Federal Social Security Disability, you will also be able to qualify for the Stay NJ program. Please note that mobile homeowners are not eligible for this particular program.

The Stay NJ program is designed to work in tandem with existing property tax relief efforts, including the ANCHOR and Senior Freeze programs. To simplify the process, the state has introduced a single, streamlined application called PAS-1. This Application will allow all eligible residents to apply for all three programs at once. After submitting the PAS-1 form, the state will review your information and determine which program or combination of programs will provide you with the greatest financial benefit. The application period runs from February 1 through October 31, 2025, with payments anticipated to be distributed in early 2026. This program represents a significant step toward helping seniors stay in their homes and communities by alleviating the rising cost of property taxes.

If you believe you may qualify, we encourage you to begin preparing now and take advantage of this important benefit. For questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our office or reach out to the New Jersey Department of the Treasury for additional guidance. You can also visit the Middlesex County Real Property Tax Relief webpage at: middlesexcountynj.gov/taxrelief for information on how to apply, resources, and additional information.

National Night Out 2025

Mark your calendars and join the Middlesex Police Department for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 19th, 2025, at Mountain View Park between 6pm-8:30pm (Rain date August 26th) .

National Night Out is a Community Policing event for all ages! It is held across the country to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, strengthen relationships between community members and the officers who serve those communities, and for neighbors to get to know each other and build a sense of community and cooperation.

The event is free to attend. There will be activities, giveaways, snacks, drinks, and more! Officers from Middlesex Police Department will be in attendance and are looking forward to spending time with the members of our community!

Anyone who wishes to participate or is in need of further information can contact Staff Sergeant Joleen Auricchio at 732-356-1900 ext. 346 or jauricchio@middlesexpd.com

School Crossing Guards Wanted

In preparation of the upcoming school year, the Middlesex Borough Police Department is accepting applications for School Crossing Guards!

School Crossing Guards work approximately two to three hours per day. Equipment and training are provided. If you would like more information on becoming a School Crossing Guard, please contact Staff Sergeant Joleen Auricchio at (732) 356-1900, ext. 346.