Excessive high temperatures are predicted Tuesday, 7/15 through Friday, 7/18, this week. In addition to 90+ degree temperatures, very humid conditions may push the heat index up to at least 100 degrees each day. Residents are advised to please take proper precautions. If you are at risk from the heat, call 860-645-5500 for assistance.
Failure to pay any tax that is due by August 1, 2025 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, 2025. The Town of Manchester mailed the tax bills for the October 1, 2024 Grand List on June 20, 2025.
Landfill and Transfer Station Hours will change on July 1st 2025. Please visit the Sanitation page for more information on these changes.
Free Walking Tour: Downtown Churches
Saturday, July 1 at 1:00 p.m., visit some Downtown churches with Manchester’s Town Historian, Susan Barlow. Meet at the parking lot at the corner of Main and Park Streets, near St. James Church, which is located at 896 Main Street. The walk will take about 1-1/2 hours, visiting the exterior of St. James, and visiting inside at Emanuel Lutheran and South Methodist. Info about local history: www.manchesterhistory.org. Rain or shine, but extreme weather cancels. This is one of the 23 walks in 2023 celebrating Manchester’s 200th birthday. The next walks are also at 1:00 p.m.: Sunday, July 9, starting at the Senior Center, 549 Middle Turnpike East; and Sunday, August 6, Buckland Cemetery, 1210 Tolland Turnpike.
896 Main St., 06040, View Map
896 Main St. , 06040
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Caption: 1930 photo at Emanuel.