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Welcome to Trenton, Maine

The Town of Trenton is located on the last point of mainland before entering Mount Desert Island. As such, it is truly the "Gateway to Acadia". The Trenton Bridge looks out on a view that has thrilled hundreds of thousands of travelers.

The Town was incorporated in 1789 and was named in honor of George Washington's battle in Trenton, New Jersey. In 1776 a settlement was organized by Ebenezer Thorndike. The area was variously called Thornbury and Thorndike Plantation until its incorporation. Until 1870 Trenton also included the eastern half of the peninsula, but in that year it was divided when the town of Lamoine was separately incorporated.

Trenton has a long tradition of the sea that continued through the 1800's as shipbuilding and shipping prevailed in addition to lumbering, farming, and of course lobstering.

The Town of Trenton welcomes you to Down East Maine.

Select Board AgendasPlanning Board Agendas

Upcoming Elections: Board of Selectman and School Board

Elections for Board of Selectmen and School Board will be held Monday May 17th
from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Town Office.

Absentee ballots are available at the Town Office, as well as Annual Reports with the complete warrant.
School Board candidates who have taken out papers for two spots are:
incumbents Gary Burr and Aaron Brown.
Select Board members have taken out papers for two vacancies are:
incumbents John Bennett and Carlene Hanscom as well as Charles Farley Jr.

Candidate Profiles (pdf)

 

CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION

The Town Office is open to the public and will allow 3 – 4 customers at a time in the lobby as they maintain appropriate social distancing. Face masks are required and we will provide one if needed.

After 4pm a limit of two transactions per customer is in place.

We hope to remain open to the public, but should the virus spiral upward again in this area, we may need to make other arrangements.

Please review the information below and whenever possible use the methods outlined.

Below are links for transactions that may be processed on-line:

Motor Vehicle Registration Renewals: www1.maine.gov/online/bmv/rapid-renewal/
Fishing, Hunt, ATV, Snowmobile, Boat: www5.informe.org/online/boat/
Property Tax Payments: epayment.informe.org/payportonline/welcome
Burn Permits: www.maineburnpermit.com

We will do our best to serve you in this unprecedented time.  Please call us at 667-7207 if you have any questions.

Maine CDC

Broadband 

Maine is continuing to invest in improving Broadband access, reliability, and affordability in Maine. To help the state have a clearer understanding of the Trenton's underserved areas, and determine Trenton's eligibility for some of the proposed programs, the Trenton Broadband committee recommends encouraging Trenton residents to take the Maine Broadband Coalition speed test. This test can help the state better understand the limits of Broadband services in Trenton.

Speed Test

If you do not have Spectrum Services at this time PLEASE TAKE THIS SURVEY online or by paper copy available in the Town Office.

Broadband Survey

Thank you for helping us in this effort!

Trenton Broadband Committee

Annual Reports are available at the Town Office.

Call 667-7207 to arrange pick up or view online.

MARRIAGE LICENSES 

Applying for a marriage license takes anywhere from 45 minutes to one hour. To avoid wait time, the Town Office recommends you call ahead and set up an appointment. At that time you should also check on the documents you may need when making out the forms. This will save you time and we will be able serve you better. Thank you.

For more information and the documents you may need see Maine.gov. 

 

Reminder: All residents should complete the 2020 census if they have not done so, by going to 2020census.gov.

 

Contact Trenton

Rapid Renewal

The Town of Trenton participates in the on-line motor vehicle re-registration service offered by the Maine Department of Motor Vehicles. Pay via Visa, Master Card or E-checks. Click here

Upcoming Events

Regular in - person Select Board meetings have resumed as of June 2nd with strict social distancing observed.

Town Services

Town Information

Online Payments

Property Tax

The Town of Trenton offers the option of credit and debit card payments for your transactions, including payment of personal and property taxes. Please note: We use a third-party payment processor, Maine Payport, that charges a 2.5% services fee. The additional fee does not go to the Town. This is the same service provider that is used when payments are made in person in the Town Office.

(Click here to pay)

Online Boat Renewal

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The Town of Trenton offers the option of boat renewal online.

(Click here to pay)