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~Milford, MA Town Clerk~

Amy Hennessy Neves - Town Clerk

Rosemary Bellacqua - Assistant Town Clerk

Theresa Calcagni - Dept. Clerk - Geneology

Town Hall, 52 Main St., Milford, MA 01757 telephone (508)-634-2307

fax = (508)-634-2324

Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. If you do not speak or understand English, please bring a translator.

2010 Census is Important!

An Introduction to the 2010 Census

50 Ways to Use Census Data

The Official 2010 Form - English

General information on the federal census

Census jobs in our are

Results - Special election, January 19, 2010

Town Meeting Warrant for 10/26/09

12/8/09 Special State Primary

Town Meeting Members Elected 4/6/09 - ALL people that were elected/reelected on 4/6/09 to come in to my office to be sworn in BEFORE performing any of their official duties, and also before Town Meeting on 5/18.

Minutes of the special town meeting - Monday, October 26, 2009.

Attendance for the special town meeting - Monday, October 26, 2009.

Summary of the Conflict of Interest Laws ro Municipal Employees

State Ethics Commission - Online Training

Important forms and documents available through the Milford Town Clerk:

Fee schedule Name changes

General Town Bylaws including occupancy
bylaws (page 152)

Constables - List of Milford Constables

How to obtain a dog license
(Every April 1st - June 30th. $10.00 late fee applied after June 30th.

Dog license form - printable form

Fees for fishing and hunting

For information from Mass Wildlife Dept. of Fish and Game, go to www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/

Genealogy

Only cash or money orders, made payable to the Town of Milford , are accepted for all transactions. No personal checks are accepted. Debit and credit cards will not be accepted



Absentee ballot information

Local candidate deadlines and other townwide scheduling available at Milford online calendar.

Vital records, residency

How to obtain a passport - The Milford Town Clerk is not involved in issuing passport. Please follow this link on instructions.

How to obtain certified copies of marriage or death certificates

How to obtain birth records

How to apply for a marriage license

Local Justices of the Peace

Obtaining a resident card

Affidavit of residency

Voting, town government

How to register to vote - print form or online.

Milford Local Election Calendar - deadlines, etc.

Town Meeting member roster

Guide to representative town meeting


Access other town departments through the "Site Map" or
click on links below:

Assessors (property assessments)

Planning & engineering (zoning bylaws.
Also zoning maps available there for $15.00)


Board of Health
(trash pick up schedule & fees/ transfer station)


Listing of licenses and permits

Geneology


Cemetery and burial plot information

Ordinances, including zoning and rules concerning raffles and bazaars

Business and organization related forms and documents:

How to file a DBA (doing business as)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts business certificate

Required DBA filing regarding Workers' Compensation insurance affidavit

(Print form & submit with rest of packet & $50.00 payment )

How to file a DBA discontinuance form

DBA discontinuance form

Raffle permits

Fuel storage application

Important information from the Attorney General of Massachusetts regarding - Soliciting Funds for Non-Profits & Charities - Overview of Solicitation including, Professional Fundraiser Guide, Fundraising for an Individual, FAQs about Nonprofit Gaming Events, and Advisory on Poker Tournaments.

 

Recommended state government links

Living with Wildlife

 

 

How to obtain certified copies of marriage or death certificates:

If you are not able to come into the office Monday thru Friday 8:30 am- 4:30 pm, you can request the record in writing through the mail.Please send the request to the Town Clerk’s Office, 52 Main St., Milford, MA 01757

  • List the person(s) name(s) and the date of occurrence (marriage or death).
  • Each certified copy is $10.00, please enclose a money order made payable to the Town of Milford. (we can not accept Personal Checks or Debit/Credit cards).
  • Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return.

**Marriages will only be recorded in the town you applied for your marriage license in-not necessarily in the Town you were physically married in.**Deaths will be recorded in the town the person died, or at the town hall where the decedent resided (unless out of state).

How to obtain birth records :

If you are not able to come into the Town Clerk’s Office Monday thru Friday 8:30 am- 4:30 pm ; you can obtain the record by sending a written request to the Town Clerk’s Office, 52 Main St. , Milford , MA 01757 . If the parent(s) on the birth record were NOT married at the time of birth, this makes the birth record restricted to anyone other than those named on the birth record. In this case: If you are not able to come into the office and show us identification, you would need to have the request witnessed by a Notary Public . The request would have to have the following:

  • Child’s name
  • Date of Birth
  • Photocopy of the I.D. witnessed
  • Signature and official stamp or seal of Notary Public

If the parents were married, anyone can obtain the record either at the window or thru the mail.

Each record requested is $10.00, paid by MONEY ORDER (we can not accept Personal Checks, Credit or Debit cards) Genealogy:  We have birth, death & marriage records dating back to 1734, but have incomplete records before 1853. If you are researching records from the Town of Milford, we ask you provide us as much information as possible (names & dates) in order to process your request in a timely manner. If you do not have this information, there will be a search fee of $25.00 per hour in addition to $10.00 per certified document. If we do NOT have the record you are requesting, the other places you may contact are:

  • New England Historic Genealogical Society (617)-536-5740
  • National Archives (617)-647-8100
  • Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records (617)-740-2600
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