MIDDLESEX — In 1963 the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Company sponsored a mustache contest as part of the borough's 50th anniversary celebration. The winner was George Hatfield, pictured fourth from left; the only other person identified in the photo is Chief George Schaub, third from left. According to the middlesexlibrarynj.org, in 1905 the men of the Lincoln section of Piscataway organized...
MIDDLESEX -- In 1963 the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Company sponsored a mustache contest as part of the borough's 50th anniversary celebration. The winner was George Hatfield, pictured fourth from left; the only other person identified in the photo is Chief George Schaub, third from left.
According to the middlesexlibrarynj.org, in 1905 the men of the Lincoln section of Piscataway organized a volunteer fire company, the Lincoln Hose Co. The company was the first fire department to serve Middlesex Borough, which was chartered in 1913.
Today, Middlesex Borough is served by four volunteer fire companies, including the Lincoln Hose Co., the Beechwood Heights Fire Co. and the H. C. Pierce Hose Co., both established in 1908, and the Parker Engine and Hose Co., which was established in 1921.
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