Week Ahead: Kindergarten Play Date, School Board Meeting

What's going on this week in Marple and Newtown? Here's what we found but be sure to add anything we may have missed in the comments below.

• Loomis Elementary School Kindergarten Play Date at 11 a.m. on Aug. 26
• Marple Newtown Board of School Directors meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 27. The board will vote on several teacher resignations, leaves of absence and appointments. Find the full agenda here. 
• No Recycling Collection in Newtown Township on Aug. 29 as it is the 5th Thursday of the month. The next collection date for Zone 1 (west of Route 252) will be on Sept. 5, and for Zone 2 (east of Rt. 252) will be on Sept. 12.
• Newtown Township Environmental Advisory Commission meeting at 7 p.m. on Aug. 28
• Marple Township Environmental Advisory Commission meeting on Aug. 27
• Marple Newtown High School Boys Varsity Football vs. Academy Park High School at 7 p.m. on Aug. 30
• Sign up for Marple Township's 20th Annual Golf Classic on Sept. 23. 
• Free Movie Rental Fridays at Marple Township Library  
• Two for Tuesday DVD rentals at Marple Library. Rent two DVDS for the price of one. Two new releases at $2.12, two older releases for $1.06 or one of each for $1.53. Children's DVDs are always free.
• Marple and Newtown libraries are now closed on Sundays through August.
• PRC Newtown Square Farmers Market at Mostardi Nursey on Wednesday 
• Springfield Road in Springfield Township will be closed between Route 1 (State Road) and Old Marple Road on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the end of August.