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Welcome to Porter, Maine
TOWN OF PORTER TAX MAPS
To view our new interactive tax maps, please click on the button below.
RAPID RENEWAL HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR PORTER RESIDENTS
Now that our Rapid Renewal Service is Live, Porter residents can use this link to renew their driver's license, trailer registration, etc.
Update of transfer station fees
Unfortunately some of our tipping fees for Bulky Waste and Electronic Waste have increased during the past year. Therefore, we are forced to increase our fees for some items. These fees will be effective on January 1, 2023.
Please click on the button below to view the new fee schedule.
Demo fees as of Jan. 1, 2023 (docx)
DownloadAARP Certification
The Town of Porter has been certified by AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) as an Age Friendly Community.
Latest Recipient of Porter's Boston Post Cane
Presentation of the Boston Post Cane
May 29, 2021
In 1909 the now defunct Boston Post newspaper distributed the walking canes to 700 New England towns, an idea they hoped would boost readership.
The canes were made of ebony imported from Africa and crowned with 14 karat gold and were presented in varying degrees of ceremonial pomp to the oldest living male of those communities.
Women were added to the list of cane recipients starting in 1930.
Along the way many towns have had their canes stolen or lost. At some point in time Porter lost its cane, however, someone spotted it at a yard sale, purchased it and returned it to Porter.
Because of that kind deed we are happy to present our Boston Post Cane to Adrian Durgin.
Adrian was born on September 16, 1924 in Porter and graduated from Porter High School in 1942. He joined the Air Force during World War II and returned to Porter following his time in the Air Force. He left us for a time to work at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut, but returned when he retired. He was a driving force behind our beautiful Porter Veterans Park.
Thank you, Adrian, for your service to our country and the Town of Porter.
Adrian Durgin
World War 2 Veterans Memorial
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About Us
Municipal Building info:
71 Main Street
Porter, Maine 04068
Tel: 207-625-8344
Fax: 207-625-4120
Web: www.portermaine.org
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Porter is located fifty (50) miles southwest of Paris in the southern end of Oxford County. Formerly called Porterfield Plantation. It was settled about 1781 and named for Dr. Aaron Porter, and was incorporated on February 20, 1807.
Our population is 1498, and we are part of Maine School Administrative District 55 along with the towns of Baldwin, Cornish, Hiram, and Parsonsfield.
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