Celebrate Manchester! June 4-12

Formerly known as Pride In Manchester, this is the 31st anniversary of the town's weeklong celebration and starts with a free concert at Center Memorial Park on Saturday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m. featuring 'Soul Sound Review.
Free family friendly events and activities all week long! Here’s a few highlights: Historical Society open houses, Flag Day ceremony, town-wide tag sale, hikes, Arts in the Park, barbecue at the Elks Club for veterans, a dance at the Senior Center, live music Downtown, and more. http://prideinmanchester.townofmanchester.org/CelebrateManch2022.pdf

Spring Water Main Cleaning

To provide the Town of Manchester’s water customers with the best possible quality of water, we will be cleaning water mains from April 4, 2022 through July 1, 2022. The cleaning is done to remove sediment in the pipe that has accumulated. The following streets are scheduled to be flushed:
June 6 - June 10: Agnes Dr., Alice Dr., Amherst Dr., Arcellia Dr., Barry Rd., Bentley Dr., Bridle Path La., Carpenter Rd., Chatham Dr., Cliffside
Dr., Colgate Dr., Columbia Dr., Constance Dr., Conway Rd., Crosby Rd., Deer Run Trl., Denver Rd., Dorset La., Duke Rd., Elizabeth Dr., Ellen La., Elsie Dr., Eva Dr., Exeter Ct., Green Manor Rd., Greenwood Dr., Hamilton Dr., Hilltop Dr., Ivy Dr., Kennedy Rd., Kent Dr., Knollwood Rd., Lawton Rd., Leo J. La., Level Rd., Lydall St., Lyme Rd., Lynch Dr., Marion Dr., McDivitt Dr., Meadowbrook Dr., Middle Tpke. East, Milford Rd., Plaza Dr., Quaker Rd., Richmond Dr., Sage Dr., Sanford Rd., Sass Dr., Saulters Rd., St. Paul Dr., Stanford Dr., Steele Farm Dr., Taylor St., Transit La., Tufts Dr., Vernon St., Vernon St. West, Weaver Rd., Wildwood Dr., Willard Rd., Woodbridge St., Woodstock Dr., Yale Dr.
Complete details & schedule can be found online:
http://waterandsewer1.townofmanchester.org/newwaterandsewer/assets/File/2022%20Street%20Schedule%20Listing.pdf

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a meeting

on June 6, 2022 at 7:00 P.M., both virtually and in person in the Lincoln Center Hearing Room, 494 Main Street.
Public hearing notices, agendas, meeting packets, actions and minutes can be found at:  http://planning1.townofmanchester.org/index.cfm/boards-and-commissions/planning-zoning-commission-inland-wetlands-agency-aquifer-protection-agency/
To request Zoom login information to attend virtually, fill out the form at https://manct.us/7  
For more information, contact the Planning Department:   860-647-3044 or [email protected]

The Building Committee Meeting for

June 2022 is scheduled for June 6, 2022.  The meeting will be held via Zoom Conference Call at 7pm.
Contact is [email protected] for any members of the public who would like to join. Email an hour prior to the meeting and provide your name and address requesting access to the meeting.
Agendas and Minutes are posted at https://facilities.townofmanchester.org/

Passports

The Town Hall Customer Service & Information Center has been designated as a Passport Acceptance Agency by the U.S. Passport Agency, which means that we are authorized to accept and process the applications, before forwarding them to the U.S. Passport Agency for issuance of passports.  U.S. passports are only issued to U.S. citizens or nationals.  Each person must personally appear in the Customer Service & Information Center to apply for his or her own passport. Children under sixteen must appear in person along with both parents. Passport Hours are by appointment only. Please call for further instructions and to make your appointment: 860-647-5235.
http://customerservice1.townofmanchester.org/

The Manchester Police Athletic League is sponsoring

A 3-on-3 summer basketball program on Friday nights starting June 17. It's being held at Charter Oak Park and there's more info and registration instructions online at:
https://www.manchesterctpal.org/33-summer-basketball-series.html

Rec on the Run starts June 6!

The Town of Manchester Department of Leisure, Family and Recreations’ mobile pop-up creative arts, sports and games vehicle offers programs and activities to Manchester residents in neighborhoods and parks around our community. Rec on the Run distributes specially designed activity boxes on a first come, first served basis. Boxes allow easy activity pick-up on-site.
During the evenings the program will operate on-site from 5:00-7:00 PM; Mondays at Northwest Park, 448 Tolland Turnpike; Tuesdays at Westside Oval, 110 Cedar Street; Wednesdays at Market Field, 163 Spruce Street; and Thursdays at Center Memorial Park.

The Manchester Historical Society invites the public to its open houses:

Please come to our Historical Society open houses on Saturday, June 11 from 11:00 to 3:00: Cheney Homestead, Old Manchester Museum, History Center, Keeney School, Woodbridge Farmstead, plus Pitkin Glass Works, the Fire Museum, and Lutz Museum.
Open house at The Woodbridge Farmstead on June 11 celebrates a day at the farm.  The Visitor Center has displays showing some of the history of the Manchester Green area.  Take a self-guided tour through our 18th century barn and a guided tour of our 1830s farmhouse.  Refreshments will be available, and some games set up for the children.  Submit a name for our new display cow in the old barn.  A Woodbridge Farmstead tee shirt will be given in July to the person whose chosen name is picked for our cow.  We are located at 495 East Middle Turnpike. Parking available off Woodbridge Street behind the barn and through the gate.  Please be careful entering and exiting our parking area.   Overflow parking is also available at the nearby Senior Center. Also open on Sun. June 26.
In addition to June 11, The Old Manchester Museum is open Saturday June 4 from 10:00 to 2:00.
Questions about the Historical Society may be directed to 860-647-9983. Sign up for our free weekly e-newsletter on our website www.manchesterhistory.org  
History TV Show for June:
“Floyd Welch Remembers Pearl Harbor,” an 84-minute television show interviewing the late Navy veteran Floyd Welch, at the time of the recording, the last living Connecticut survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. You can watch this month's show on Channel 15 Saturdays at noon and 8:00 p.m. throughout the month (the show changes each month).
http://www.patv15.com/

African American and Black Affairs Council (AABAC)

Meetings are hosted every 1st Monday and every 3rd Thursday of the month. Virtual meetings are held via Zoom from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. To attend, e-mail [email protected] for more information, or find us on Facebook at African American and Black Affairs Council.

The Manchester Lions Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 7pm.

Interested persons are invited to attend our meetings to learn more about how Lions serve and benefit the community. Simply contact Ron Conyers at this email to receive Zoom access instructions: [email protected]

Can and Bottle Donations

If you have redeemable cans & bottles that you're looking to move along, but want them to make a difference for someone in need - drop them off to WWLM!
Donation Details: 1st Monday of every month 7-8pm at WWLM Warehouse Loading Dock, 723 Main Street, Manchester (Use Bissell St parking lot entrance.)
Unable to drop off in the evening? Call or email us for a daytime appointment: 860-645-4198 or [email protected]
(All proceeds from our ongoing Cans/Bottles Fundraiser benefit World-Wide Lighthouse Missions, Inc., feeding outreaches within the local community.)
www.wwlm.org

Make A Powerful Impact! Blood donations are critically important at this time of year.

Give by June 30 & get a $5 e-gift card, plus a chance to win a VIP trip for two to Memphis and Graceland!
Upcoming Manchester blood drives include:
June 10 from 11:00am -4:00pm at Buckland Hills Mall, 194 Buckland Hills Dr.
June 16 from 9:00am-6:30pm at North United Methodist Church, 300 Parker Street.
June 20 from 11:00am -5:00pm at Manchester Church of Christ, 595 Tolland Turnpike.
June 23 from 10:00am -3:00pm at Buckland Hills Mall, 194 Buckland Hills Dr.
For more info and to schedule your appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit us online to find drives in nearby towns:  
http://www.redcrossblood.org