The Extreme Hot Weather Protocol will be activated at 11AM on Tuesday, July 14, and remain in effect through 5:00 PM on Thursday, July 16, this week. During this period, temperatures are expected to reach into the mid-to-high 90s, with the heat index surpassing 100 degrees at times.
Due to staffing shortages in the Building Inspection Division, permit processing and inspection scheduling may be delayed. To monitor your permit status, visit the Online Permit Portal or call 860-647-3052. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience.
The Town of Manchester mailed the tax bills for the October 1, 2025 Grand List on June 22, 2026. The first installment of taxes on the Grand List of October 1, 2025 are due and payable on July 1, 2026. Failure to pay any tax that is due by August 3, 2026 will cause the tax to become delinquent and subject to interest at the rate of 1.5% per month, back to the original due date of July 1, 2026.
Saturday, September 17, starting at 1:00 p.m., a visit to our Civil War monument, hosted by our friends at the Cheney Brothers National Historic District Commission. The statue of a young soldier, by Carl (a.k.a. Charles) Conrads, will be the focus of this event, on the 145th anniversary of its unveiling. The actual historic unveiling took place on the 15th anniversary of the Battle of Antietem, which took place on September 17, 1862. We will also visit other memorials in the park, walking at a moderate pace. Meet at the front steps of Town Hall, 41 Center Street, Manchester. Plenty of parking in the lot behind the building. Town Historian and CBNHLD commissioner, Susan Barlow, will lead the walk and comment on the sculptor, the significant effort to erect such statues throughout New England, and the beauty of the statue itself. Extreme weather cancels, but the walk will be held if light rain. Free. More about Veteran memorials in Manchester