OneManchester
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2022
AS THE NEW YEAR DAWNS we have a couple of resolutions, both involving story-telling. As part of a district initiative, we will be sharing more stories more regularly that are focused on students in our school system-- with Ky'Lynn and Evan kicking things off. We are also launching a series that will focus on figures from Manchester's past as part of our bicentennial celebration. First up is Wunnee, a Pudunk princess. We also have lots of news and notes and a reminder that schools are closed tomorrow for Three Kings Day.
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Stories of Student Success
Also:
- If you missed the video featuring Ky'Lynn and Evan reflecting on their experience at the high school, please click here.
School Budget on Monday's BoE Agenda
A Reminder:
Manchester Public Schools will be closed tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 6) in observance of Three Kings Day.
Also:
- Multilingual families, note that the LAS Links, a yearly assessment that measures your child’s English language proficiency level, will begin next week at most schools in the district. This assessment covers the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. For details please click here (or click here for a Spanish version).
In the Classroom
FirstView Update
More than 700 people are using FirstView, our new bus tracking and parent communications app that lets you track where your child’s bus is in real-time and has a multi-stop view if you have multiple students on different buses. Click for details.
- This is the time of year when winter weather takes a toll on school attendance so please consider these steps to keep your children healthy and in school this winter.
Highlights
6 p.m. -- Beginner Watercolor Technique Class: Negative Painting, at Mary Cheney Library.
Friday, Jan. 6
8:30 a.m. -- Manchester Art Association’s newest exhibit opens at Town Hall and runs through March 22.
8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. -- Red Cross Blood Drive at Manchester Memorial Hospital, 71 Haynes Rd.
Saturday, Jan. 7
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- Red Cross Blood Drive at Buckland Hills Mall, 194 Buckland Hills Dr.
Monday, Jan, 9
7 p.m. -- BOE Meeting at Lincoln Center.
7 - 8 p.m. -- Can and bottle drive at World-Wide Lighthouse Missions, 16 Brainard Place.
7 p.m. -- Manchester Garden Club meeting, 27 Adams St. South
Tuesday, Jan 10
6 - 8 p.m. -- Stop the Bleed Training - a free course at Manchester Elks Club, 30 Bissell St.
7 p.m. -- BOD meeting at Lincoln Center.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
6 - 7 p.m. -- Geometric Origami Workshop at Whiton Library.
Math anyone? There’s a new Crazy 8s math club at Whiton Branch Library for K-2 kids that will run on Wednesdays from Jan. 4- Feb. 22 at Whiton Library. Click here for details.
Taxes due Jan.1 2023 must be paid on or before Feb. 1, or the tax will become delinquent and subject to interest at the rate of 1.5% per month, back to the original due date. Click here to pay online.
Click here for information on how to receive a free COVID test kit from the town.
Down the Road
The last day for the town to collect bagged yard waste is Friday, Jan. 13. The program will resume on March 20.
Town offices and all Manchester Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 16 to observe Martin Luther King Day.
Manchester’s 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will be held on Tuesday, Jan 17 at Bailey Auditorium.
The town is sponsoring a ‘Winter, Fire & Ice’ event at Northwest Park on Saturday Jan. 21. Click the link for more information on this fun and free winter blues breaker.
Also on Jan. 21, the Elks Club is teaming up with Change Collaborative of Manchester for a Family Wellness Day at 30 Bissell St.
Boy Scout Troop 25's Open House is Jan. 25 at Center Congregational Church.
The Coast Guard Academy’s ‘Guardian Big Band’ will be at Manchester High on Jan. 26.
Cheney Hall has a full season of shows on tap for 2023, starting with Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery that opens on Feb. 3.
Other Newsletters
Better Manchester Magazine: Read a feature story on the town’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting plus town updates from the Tiny Gallery and the Dept.of Leisure, Family and Recreation.
Manchester Historical Society: The History Center has reopened on Wednesdays through Saturdays and will host a meet and greet on Sunday, Jan. 15…Activities are being planned for Manchester’s 200th anniversary including 23 hikes for 2023..The Manchester Landtrust’s Cheney Railroad walk has been moved to Saturday Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. due to a UCONN basketball game.
Manchester Matters: The latest edition has info on tax bills, Christmas tree disposal, the winter parking ban, information on a ceremony to honor Vietnam era veterans and more. Click the link to subscribe.
The MACC Minute: MACC’s 49th Christmas season is in the books after helping residents facing difficult situations but donations are always welcome…Shout out to Alpha Kappa Gamma for their generous donations…Check ins with Chef Ferdinand Cruz, Pantry Manager Phil Leggett and Operations Manager Patti Thurlow.
- The town will be creating committees to oversee the new library project and to study the Case Mountain log cabin. Read about it in the JI.
- The town has been awarded a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting and the details are here.
SPORTS NOTES
The Newington co-op hockey team is holding a fundraiser at Puerta Vallarta in Newington on Monday, Jan 16. Click here for details
The Manchester Redhawks Baseball Boosters will hold a fundraising pasta dinner at the Elks Club on Jan. 22 and here’s all the info.
Humans of Manchester's Past
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