Bidwell street will be closed from Hartford Road to Ramey drive starting 9/22/2026, for 30 days to allow for sewer main installation. Detour signs have been installed to help residents navigate around closure area.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.
In the coming weeks, a two-person Arcadis inspection team will conduct in-home service line inspections at select Manchester residences. Team members will carry identification badges and wear Arcadis-branded safety vests. If your property is selected for inspection, you will receive a door hanger notice in advance. Please call 860-647-6050 with any questions or concerns.
Free Downtown Walking Tour
Sunday, March 5 at 1:00 p.m., visit Downtown with Manchester’s Town Historian, Susan Barlow. Meet at the corner of Main and Forest Streets, in the town parking lot. We will stroll along Main Street to view historic buildings, one dating back to 1899, and in many cases buildings that have found a new purpose since their original construction, for example, the former State Theater, built in 1924, is now the Full Gospel Interdenominational Church. The walk will take up to 1-1/2 hours, and will be held rain or shine. This is the fifth of the 23 walks in 2023 that the Town Historian is leading in celebration of the Town’s 200th anniversary. Booklets with details about the walks are available at the libraries, Town Hall Customer Service, and the History Center, 175 Pine Street. The next two walks, both at 1:00 p.m.: • Saturday, March 18, Hollywood Plaza at 283 East Center Street, and • Saturday, April 8, Porter Street reservoirs, starting at 395 Porter Street. An online version of the 23 walks booklet is available on the Events page of www.manchesterhistory.org, where there’s lots of info about local history.
1050 Main Street, 06042, View Map
1050 Main Street , 06042
Free
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Caption: Main and Oak Streets, photo by John Knoll, 1887-1955