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.
The public is invited to a free history walk on Saturday, April 8, at 1:00 p.m., starting at the parking lot of Highland Park School, 395 Porter Street, Manchester. We’ll visit the area of a former textile mill, an example of the many small mills along Manchester’s streams in the early 19th century. Suburban development began in the 1930s and 40s here, blossoming into the Rockledge development, including Ferguson Road, in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Nearby Butternut Road has examples of mid-century modern houses, as well as newer construction in the 21st century. The walk will take about one hour, with an optional informal visit to Porter Reservoir, off Ferguson Road. Rain or shine, but extreme weather cancels. This is one of the 23 bicentennial walks in 2023, celebrating Manchester’s 200th birthday. The next two walks are • Saturday, April 22, starting at Robertson School and • Saturday, May 20, starting at 146 Hartford Road. Illustrated booklets with details about the 23 walks are available at Town libraries and Town Hall. There’s an online version at the Events page at www.manchesterhistory.org
395 Porter Street, 06042, View Map
395 Porter Street , 06042
Free
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Porter Street School photo dated 1915. This is where Highland Park School would open in 1928.