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.
The Water Department will be flushing water mains in areas of the distribution system. Please see the attached list of streets for this week of flushing.Fire flow tests and hydraulic capacity tests of the system will also be done during this week in an effort to decrease the disturbances to our customers.
The Manchester Landfill and the Commercial Scale will be closed on Friday, June 26 from 12pm to the end of the day for paving. The Transfer Station will still be open for residents to access with Recycling Permits and Punch Cards.
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