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 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.
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.
History Walk in the North End
The public is invited to a free history walk on Sunday, February 19, at 1:00 p.m., starting at the rear parking lot of the 8th District office, 18 Main Street, Manchester. We’ll explore the Union Village Historic District, listed on the National Register in 2002, recognizing one of Manchester’s early industrial areas. The Union Cotton Mill was established in 1794 by Samuel Pitkin, using water power from the Hockanum River. The mills were located west of Union Street, below the huge dam at Union Pond. As with other mill areas, worker housing was provided, and many examples of these houses are part of the district. The cotton mills closed about 1900, and nothing remains of the bricks and stone near the river. We will visit the former Bon Ami factory, famous for its soap products, and the unique railroad display upstairs. We’ll walk about one and half miles round trip in the historic district, and see what remains after Urban Renewal in the 1960s brought about the demolition of the main business area, including the railroad depot, restaurants, grocery, hardware, variety stores, professional offices and a pharmacy. Rain or shine, but extreme weather cancels. This is one of the 23 bicentennial walks in 2023, celebrating Manchester’s 200th birthday. More about the bicentennial: https://www.manchesterct.gov/Activities-Events/Manchester-Bicentennial
18 Main Street, 06042, View Map
18 Main Street , 06042
Free
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Caption: 1950s photo of the North End.