Hello friends,

Welcome to our 25th Anniversary and 2nd year at our new location.  It’s going to be hard to top last year’s Fair but we are definitely up to the challenge!  2025’s theme is turning out to be “Bigger and Better”.  We have expanded our footprint 100 feet north toward Main Street. The expansion allows for more rides and an entirely new 150 foot row of vendor space.  We have increased the size of the Entertainment tent by 30 feet to accommodate more seating. We have also relocated and increased the size of the Fair entrance. The grounds crew has been hard at work improving the small animal ring, increasing water access, building picnic tables and bringing in power from the street.  Speaking of which, have you noticed the row of 8 Big shiny new telephone poles heading into the grounds? Who would have thought telephone poles would be so exciting…  🙂

There are Big goings on in the Craft Tent as well.  It has been rebranded Crafts & Community Tent and this year’s theme is Recycle, with a special Recycle Themed Entry for each category. Calling all bakers!  New this year is the Triple Crown of Baking – a collaboration between us, the Durham Fair and Guilford Fair.  If you have been thinking about entering an item in the crafts tent, this is the year.  There’s a category for everyone from Baking to Vegetables. Time to show off your skills!!  Also, you don’t want to miss the Trashion (Trash Fashion) Show and Dr. Kat Owens.

We also have a brand-new website. Check it out www.portland.fair.  Same name, new look!

So, head out to that new website and check out all the new vendors, contests, entertainment and bands that are in store for you at this year’s fair.  It will be here before you know it.

Kelly Chester
President

2025 Volunteers
Fair Association meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at the Grange Hall on Sage Hollow Road at 6:30PM. New members are always welcome. For more information, please email info@portlandfair.com.

OFFICERS

President
Kelly Chester
860-342-4271

Co Vice Presidents
Gary Colby
860-982-3496
Bobby Hetrick
860-209-0489

Treasurer
Kim Hanna
860-342-4755

Secretary
Joyce Murphy
860.759.3860

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Devon Austin
Sue Colby
Bill Hanna
Amy Heffernan
Jimmy Kelley
Candi Meadors
Jon Sundell

COORDINATORS

Animal Pull Ring
Mike Rascati

Concessions/Vendors
Amy Heffernan

Craft Tent
Melissa Kelley

Education
Candi Meadors

Entertainment
Dave Kuzminski

Fair Book
Lorena Iturrino

Livestock
Dawn Andrews

Maintenance
Michael Lastrina
Erik Meadors
Mark Chester
Bill Hanna
Brian Adamaitis
James Kelley
Sue Colby
Bobby Hetrick
Tommy Hetrick
Jack Sundell
Joe Daniele
Matt Murphy

Motorized Sports Arena
Devon Austin

Motorized Sports Arena Committee
Candi Meadors
Brianna Narducci
Danielle Piatti

Sanitation Engineers
Bobby Hetrick
Tommy Hetrick

Social Media
Morgan Sundell
Sarah Sundell

Trophies/Ribbons
Melissa Kelley

Website Administrator
Kelly Chester

2025 Friends of the Portland Fair

Aggarwal, Amita
Baars, Lisa
Baars, Paul
Barr, Liz
Barr, Sarah
Barr, Tom
Barr, Zak
Bransfield, Susan
Bransfield, Tom
Bronson, Bill
Bronson, Linda
Bystrek, Cassie
Bystrek, Matt
Chase, Matt
Carabetta, Gail
Carabetta, Leo
Coleman, Michael
Curley, Ryan
d’Annunzio, Anita
Davis, Dan
Davis, Jan
deBerry, Carol
DelRusso, Maryanne
Dillon, John
Dillon, Maura
Donahue, Chris
Donahue, Katherine
Donahue, Michelle
Donoghue, Kathleen
Elder, Jim
Elder, Judi
Ferguson, Melissa
Ferguson, Peter
Fidrych, Ed
Finney, Sharon
Fischer, Anne
Fischer, Phil
Flood, Arlene
Fraulino, Faith
Fraulino, Jeffrey
Furtak, Kristin
Furtak, Mike
Gaudat, Claude
Gildersleeve, Lynn
Glinski, Jan
Gosselin, Mark G
Gouin, Donald
Greiner, John
Gotta, Jackie
Hall, Susan
Harlow, Al
Heffernan, Bev
Heffernan, Joseph
Hetrick, Ed
Hetrick, Tina
Jackson, Susan
Jarvis, Hedy
Jensen, Alex
Jensen, Monica
Johnson, Margaret
Jozus, Carol
Kaszycki, John R
Kaszycki, Dorothy
Kearns, Kenneth
Keser, Beth
Keser, Thomas
Krauth, Theresa
Lane, Judy
Lane, Richard
LaPlant, Cece
Lavoy, Tim
Mackiewicz, Stan
Mackiewicz, Sue
Malecky, Susan
Malecky, Thomas
Martin, June
McDougall, Bob
McDougall, Heather
McDougall, Luiza
McKinley, Bill
McKinley, Marlene
Migliore, Nicki
Migliore, Tony
Murphy, Dave
Murphy, Phyllis
Nicola, Timothy
Nocek, Janet
Pear, Lou
Pear, Mary
Pease, Rhonda
Petzold, William
Piacente, Evan
Piacente, Jennifer
Piacente, Michael
Piacente, Trevor
Rago, Amanda
Rago, Nicholas
Revicki, Carol
Rinelli, David
Rinelli, Sally
Royce, Debra
Russ, Jerry
Russell, Chuck
Russell, Janet
Richards, Kathy
Robinson, Cliff
Robinson, Eleanor
Sanborn, Harriett
Sanborn, Maureen
Sanborn, Bill
Sharr, Rick
Shovlin, Ruth
Siebold, Allen
Skelton, Aaron
Skelton, Kristi
Snyder, Judy
Solder, James
Sokoloski, Sue
Sokoloski, Tom
Sutkowski, Laura
Swanson, Jay
Swanson, Martha
Tine, Renee
Thompson, David
Thompson, Judy
Tyler, Cynthia
Vacca, Jim
Vacca, Joyce
Vardon, Christopher
Vardon, Debra
Weber, Charles
Weber, Colette
Wingard, Wendy
Yost, Sharon
Young, Charles
Young, Susan
Zabiski, Terri
Zalewski, Cheryl
Zampano, Ralph
Zatarain, Samantha