All Marriage Licenses Require an Appointment

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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:   

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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.  

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LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF PORTLAND

REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE PARTY-ENDORSED CANDIDATES

 

A certified list of 35 Republican party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Portland for election as members of the Town Committee At-Large is on file in my office at 33 East Main Street, Portland Connecticut, and copies are available for public distribution. The number of Town Committee Members to be elected, under party rules, is 40.

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A primary will be held March 3, 2026, if 10 candidacies (which is at least 25% of the number of town committee members to be elected by such party in the municipality) are filed in accordance with §§9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, of the General Statutes, by persons other than party-endorsed candidates, not later than 4:00 P.M. of January 28, 2026, provided the number of such candidacies plus the number of endorsed candidates, exceeds the number of town committee members to be elected. (If the number of opposing candidacies filed is reduced to less than such 25%, no primary will be held.) Petition forms, instructions, and information concerning the procedure for filing opposing candidacies, may be obtained from Pauline Neumann, Republican Registrar of Voters, 33 East Main Street, Portland, Connecticut.

 

ATTEST:   Michael V. Tierney

                  Portland Town Clerk

                  Dated this 13th day of January, 2026

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LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF PORTLAND

DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE PARTY-ENDORSED CANDIDATES

 

A certified list of 34 Democratic party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Portland for election as members of the Town Committee At-Large is on file in my office at 33 East Main Street, Portland Connecticut, and copies are available for public distribution. The number of Town Committee Members to be elected, under party rules, is 60.

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A primary will be held March 3, 2026, if 15 candidacies (which is at least 25% of the number of town committee members to be elected by such party in the municipality) are filed in accordance with §§9-382 to 9-450, inclusive of the General Statutes, by persons other than party-endorsed candidates, not later than 4:00 P.M. of January 28, 2026, provided the number of such candidacies plus the number of endorsed candidates, exceeds the number of town committee members to be elected. (If the number of opposing candidacies filed is reduced to less than such 25%, no primary will be held.) Petition forms, instructions, and information concerning the procedure for filing opposing candidacies, may be obtained from Maureen O’Doherty, Democratic Registrar of Voters, 33 East Main Street, Portland, Connecticut.

 

ATTEST:   Michael V. Tierney

                  Portland Town Clerk

                  Dated this 13th day of January, 2026

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LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF PORTLAND

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Notice is hereby given that the Audited Financial Statements of the Town of Portland for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as prepared by Mahoney Sabol & Company, LLP Certified Public Accountants, are on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Portland, Connecticut, for public inspection.

 

ATTEST:       Michael V. Tierney

                     Town Clerk of Portland

                     Dated at Portland, Connecticut, this 6th day of January, 2026

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Municipal Election - 11/4/2025

Winners  (Updated 11/12/25)

 

First Selectman

Michael Pelton (R)

 

Selectman

John H. Dillon (D)

James K. Tripp (D)

David T. Kuzminski (D)

Andrea G. Alfano (D)

Robert Hetrick (R)

Vincent Pitruzzello (R)

 

Board of Education

Kim Nagy-Maruschock (D)

Erin Livensparger (D)

David Murphy (R)

Anne Whalen (R)*

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*Anne Whalen will be seated on the board, due to Karen Renner not accepting her seat. 

 

Board of Assessment Appeals

Kathleen Richards (D)

Cynthia L. Tyler (D)

William Donahue (R)

 

Zoning Board of Appeals 5-Year Term 2025

Christopher Darby (D)

 

Zoning Board of Appeals 5-Year Term 2026

Lauren DeCaprio (D)

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Election Turnout Stats:

Total Votes Cast 2,943

Total Registered Voters 7,122

Voter Turnout 41.32%​​​​​​​​​

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Connecticut Fees for Recording a Land Record Document

NEW FEE AMOUNTS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025

Per Public Act #25-168

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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.

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ELECTION RESULTS

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