Salters Pool Parking Lot will be closed starting 9/21/2026, for 6-8 weeks to allow reconstruction of the parking lot. Pond access will be maintained during construction.
Our leaf collection program will begin Monday, November 9, 2026, starting in the Middle Turnpike and Main Street area and continuing outward across town.
The Manchester Water and Sewer Department will begin investigative test pits in the coming weeks throughout the Town of Manchester. If your property is selected, you will receive a notice at your door before the inspection. The test pits will identify water service line materials on both the Town and customer sides of the curb box. Please call 860-647-6050 with any questions or concerns.
Connecticut Gravestone Network president Ruth Shapleigh-Brown will present stories, epitaphs, and history of our older cemeteries. Ruth, "has been involved in this work most of my life -- working to protect our buried history. Let us not forget all that has gone before us." Ruth will highlight the history of burial traditions and mourning practices from our early colonial times into the 20th century. We will also welcome Mary Carroll, a collector of Mourning Jewelry, who will bring an exhibit of jewelry from her collection and explain the pieces' history and symbolic meaning. Free. Donations welcome.
History Center, 175 Pine Street, 06040, View Map
175 Pine Street , 06040
Free