What’s Happening Today
• Schwenksville Borough Council is tonight at 7:30 p.m.
• The is holding at 6 p.m.
• will take place at 6:30 p.m. at in Collegeville. No membership is required.
• The strike continues for archdiocesan high school teachers.
• All kindergartners report to school; it's back-to-school night for parents of fourth- through eighth-grade students.
• third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students are headed to school today; all kindergarten students are also in, with a noon dismissal
Mark Your Calendars
• is Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Water Works Park.
• If you ride your bike to this Saturday’s , you will get free market bucks redeemable for products and a chance to win a new touring bicycle. Customers who don’t ride their bikes can also participate in the raffle for the new bike at $1 a ticket.
• will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at Coble Park Sept. 10.
• The annual Revolutionary Camp and Living History event will take place from Sept. 10 to 11 in Skippack Village.
• St. Mary Day will kick off at noon Sunday, Sept. 11, with a Mass, and will continue throughout the afternoon with games and music.
Today in History
From History.com
• New Amsterdam becomes New York (1664)
• Italian surrender announced (1943)
• President Gerald Ford pardons Richard Nixon (1974)
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Born Today
• Richard I (1157)
• Ann Beattie (1947)
• Michael Johns (1964)
• Martin Freeman (1971)
Morning Song
• "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart)
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