The James “Dutch” Fogarty Independence Day Celebration provides people of all ages and backgrounds an opportunity to gather and celebrate our nation’s freedom and honor the men and women of our armed forces.  This year’s celebration will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022 (rain date is Sunday, June 26, 2022) on the grounds of Manchester Community College at the Bicentennial Band Shell.  The day’s festivities will begin around 4:00PM and include a variety of food, organized activities for children and live music. Local sensation Whiskey Boulevard will begin their musical set at 5 pm and we are thrilled to have Savage Brothers headline this year’s music presentation beginning at 7:15 PM. The evening will conclude with a spectacular display of fireworks beginning at approximately 9:30PM.  We are also happy to announce the return of our famous “Chicken BBQ” Dinner this year. Tickets for the event are now on sale at Town Hall Customer Service, Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30. The $15 ticket includes ½ chicken, coleslaw, roll, baked potato, watermelon, beverage. BBQ is from 5:30-7pm.
We would like to invite you to become a sponsor of the 37th Annual James “Dutch” Fogarty Independence Day Celebration.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Erin O’Neil, at (860) 922-6805, Molly Devanney at (860) 338-1612 or Marty Shea at (860) 202-1773.  

- Dog Licensing for the June 2022 to June 2023 license began June 1st. For options of how to obtain a new license please go to http://townclerk1.townofmanchester.org/index.cfm/dog-license/
For detailed instructions on renewing a dog license, please go to: http://townclerk1.townofmanchester.org/NewTownClerk/assets/File/dog%20renewal%20options.pdf

- Summer Pool Schedule
Pre-season begins June 18 with the opening of the Marcy MacDonald Pool. The regular season starts June 27. Full details are online:
https://bettermanchester.com/2022/04/summer-2022-program-and-event-guide/

- Atlas One – MPD App Launch
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new citizen engagement, public awareness and crime fighting tool called Atlas One.
Atlas One will allow the Manchester Police Department to share real-time crime and incident information with the community and provide residents with one-stop-shop access to important resources from our department.
The Atlas One app is free for the community, and we encourage you to download the app to your iPhone or Android device. By downloading the app, you can receive real-time alerts about ongoing incidents and see other information sent out to the community using Atlas One.
You can download the Atlas One app using the links or by using your phone to scan the associated QR Code at:
https://ecode360.com/documents/MA2034/public/647954991.pdf

- Toppling Towers
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 from 3 to 3:45 PM for Grades 6 to 8 at the Manchester Public Library, 586 Main St.
Hosted by the Connecticut Science Center. Engineer and design your very own earthquake-proof building and test how well it withstands our shake table! Registration required. Please register by calling 860-645-0821 or visiting our reference desk.

- Rec on the Run has begun!
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.

- Recipe Readers Cookbook Club
My Perfect Pantry by Geoffrey Zakarian, Saturday July 16, 2022, Manchester Public Library.
This club meets monthly on Saturday afternoons from 12:30 to 2:30. Each month a theme, author or cookbook will be chosen.  Participants are asked to pick one recipe from the book and come to the program with dish in hand on the date posted ready to discuss their experience.  Dishes should arrive fully prepared and ready to share.  Registration is required for this event by calling the library at 860-645-0821.
http://library.townofmanchester.org

- 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 21 – June 24: Adams St., Alexander St., Alton St., Alton St. South, Ashland St., Bates Rd., Bolton St., Brent Rd., Broad St., Butler Rd,
Cambridge St., Carroll Dr., Castle Rd., Center St., Chambers St., Columbus St., Congress St., Coventry St., Crescent St., Crestwood Dr., Deepwood Dr.,
Deerfield Dr., Devon Dr., Dover Rd., Durant St., Duval St., Edison Rd., Edmund St., Englewood Dr., Essex St., Evergreen Rd., Fairview St., Ferndale
Dr., Fleming Rd., Foxcroft Dr., Frederick Rd., French Rd., Fulton Rd., Grant Rd., Griswold St., Hartland Rd., Hawthorne St., Hawthorne St. South,
Hendee Rd., Hilliard St., Hoffman Rd., Homestead St., Horton Rd., Irving St., Jarvis Rd., Joseph St., Lilac St., Lincoln St., Linnmore Dr., Little St.,
Lockwood St., Middle Tpke. West, Morse Rd., New State Rd., Olcott Dr., Oliver Rd., Oxford St., Penn Rd., Perkins St., Ridgewood St., Roosevelt St.,
Salem Rd., Schaller Rd., Seymour St., St, John St., St. Lawrence St., Stone St., Strickland St., Strong St., Tower Rd., Trumbull St., Turnbull Rd.,
Wedgewood Dr., Whitney Rd., Windemere St., Woodhill Rd., Woodland St.
Complete details & schedule can be found online:
http://waterandsewer1.townofmanchester.org/newwaterandsewer/assets/File/2022%20Street%20Schedule%20Listing.pdf

- The Greater Downtown Manchester Discovery Map!  
This map was commissioned by the Town of Manchester to promote the Greater Downtown Manchester area by highlighting its many commercial and quality of life assets for visitors. The Town of Manchester hopes that this map will be a simple, fun and useful reference tool that visitors and residents alike can use to discover all there is to see and do in the Greater Downtown Manchester area. If you would like to request a copy of the Greater Downtown Manchester Discovery Map, contact the Town of Manchester Customer Service and Information Center at [email protected] or call 860-647-5235.
For the full press release, and a PDF of the map, front and back, visit: https://ecode360.com/documents/MA2034/public/620438360.pdf

- Manchester Early Childhood Collaborative Monthly E-newsletter:
Want to stay connected to local early childhood happenings in Manchester- preschools, playgroups, family events, and resources for families and providers? Sign-up for the Manchester Early Childhood Collaborative (MECC) monthly e-newsletter! Sign up to stay in touch with MECC!
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/w3vV5XZ/MECCNewsletter

- Photo of the Month
The Manchester Land Conservation Trust invites the public to contribute to its “Photo of the Month” feature – email us a high-resolution picture of one of our properties. Include your name, date and location of photo, and tell us what you like about that particular property. We'll select the photo on or about the 20th of the month, to feature on our website and Facebook page. No prizes, but gratitude to the photographer, and gratitude for our protected open space lands in the Manchester area. Send photographs to [email protected]  with “Land Trust Photo of Month” in the subject line. A list of our properties is on the Land Trust website: www.manchesterlandtrust.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 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.
June 30 from 9:00am-6:30pm at North United Methodist Church, 300 Parker Street.
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

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