All Marriage Licenses Require an Appointment

​

Appointments are made by calling Town Clerk’s Office at (860) 342-6743 during normal business hours.  

 

Appointments are available on a first come basis and require an appointment to be made no later than 1 business day in advance.  Marriage licenses are processed during the following hours:   

​

Hours For Marriage License Appointments:  

          Monday, Wednesday & Thursday:  9AM - 11:30AM, 2PM - 3:30PM

          Tuesday:  9AM - 11:30AM, 2PM - 6:30PM

          Friday:  9AM - 11:30AM

 

The marriage officiator is responsible for returning the completed license to the Portland Town Clerk’s Office, once the marriage occurs.  Pre-paid certified copies of marriage licenses will be mailed to the address on the marriage license, once the original is returned to the Portland Town Clerk's Office.  

______________________________________________________________

TOWN OF PORTLAND

LEGAL NOTICE

RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATION OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY-ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES INCLUDING NOTICE OF "UNDERENDORSEMENT" FOR SOME OFFICES

 

A certified list of Democratic party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Portland for election as First Selectman (0), Board of Selectmen (4), Board of Education (4), Board of Assessment Appeals (2), Zoning Board of Appeals five year-term beginning 2025 (1) & Zoning Board of Appeals five-year term beginning 2026 (1) is on file in my office at 33 East Main Street, Portland, Connecticut, and copies thereof are available for public distribution.

 

The certified list as received includes fewer names of party-endorsed candidates than the party is entitled to nominate for the following offices:

 

    Office        Number of Names Certified         Number Entitled to be Nominated

    First Selectman               (0)                                                          (1)          

 

A Primary will be held September 9, 2025 if the required primary petition(s) for opposition candidate(s) is filed, pursuant to Sections 9-382 to 9-450 of the Connecticut General Statutes, not later than 4:00 p.m. on ­August 6, 2025.  Petition forms, instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing of opposing candidacies, including schedules, may be obtained from Maureen O'Doherty, Democratic Party Registrar of Voters, 33 East Main Street, Portland, Connecticut.

 

Michael V. Tierney

Portland Town Clerk

Dated at Portland, CT this 22nd day of July 2025

​

___________________________________________________________

TOWN OF PORTLAND

LEGAL NOTICE

RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATION OF REPUBLICAN PARTY-ENDORSED

CANDIDATES FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES

 

A certified list of Republican party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Portland for election as First Selectman (1), Board of Selectmen (4), Board of Education (4), Board of Assessment Appeals (2), Zoning Board of Appeals five-year term beginning 2025 (1) & Zoning Board of Appeals five-year term beginning 2026 (1) is on file in my office at 33 East Main Street, Portland, Connecticut, and copies thereof are available for public distribution.                                                                                 

 

A Primary will be held September 9, 2025 if the required primary petition(s) for opposition candidate(s) is filed, pursuant to Sections 9-382 to 9-450 of the Connecticut General Statutes, not later than 4:00 p.m. on ­August 6, 2025.  Petition forms, instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing of opposing candidacies, including schedules, may be obtained from Pauline Neumann, Republican Party Registrar of Voters, 33 East Main Street, Portland, Connecticut.

 

Michael V. Tierney

Portland Town Clerk

Dated at Portland, CT this 21st day of July 2025

_______________________________________________________________

​

Notice of Application for a Cigarette Dealer/ Retailer License

​

Received:  08/25/2025

Applicant:  Kamlesh Patel

Business:  Portland One Stop Inc.

                  1096 Portland Cobalt Road

                  Portland, CT  06480

​

Application is on file in the Town Clerk's Office, open to public inspection.  

                 ATTEST:

                 Michael V. Tierney

                 Portland Town Clerk

                 August 25, 2025

________________________________________________

​

Connecticut Fees for Recording a Land Record Document

NEW FEE AMOUNTS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025

Per Public Act #25-168

​

Recording Document: (excluding any document with a Nominee)

• $70 for first page $5 for each additional page

 

Recording Nominee Documents:

• $160 flat fee for Assignments and Releases of Mortgage where the nominee is the Grantor

• $160 for first page and $5 for each additional page for all documents except nominee as Grantor of Assignments and Releases

 

Please note that new fees must be paid for any document received by the Town Clerk on or after July 1, 2025.

___________________________________​​

ELECTION RESULTS

​