Zero-Waste Composting Debuts at Faire Food Court

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Watertown Launches Zero-Waste Composting Program for Festival Vendors

All Food Court vendors at this year's Faire on the Square are taking part in a "Zero-Waste Initiative," a pilot program the city is running in partnership with Resilient Watertown to cut waste through reuse, recycling and composting. Compost bins will sit alongside recycling and trash receptacles throughout the food court and at other spots across the Faire grounds. The requirement took effect Sept. 18.

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Apple Pie Bake-Off Returns to Faire on the Square

Amateur bakers drop off homemade pies from 10 to 11 a.m. today, with contest winners announced at 2 p.m. at Saltonstall Park.

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'Jagged Little Pill' Musical Opens Tonight

The Alanis Morissette musical, with a book by Diablo Cody, takes the stage tonight at 8 p.m.

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Death Cafe Discussion and Dessert Gathering Set for Oak Square

Found Creative Connections and end-of-life doula Micaelah Morrill host a conversation circle and dessert gathering today from 3 to 5 p.m. in Oak Square.

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Household Hazardous-Waste Drop-Off Today for Watertown Residents

Watertown residents can bring eligible household hazardous waste to the Minuteman facility in Lexington today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; advance registration and proof of residency required.

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Welcome Baby Families Meet at Gore Place Biergarten

Families with babies ages 0-2 and their siblings can gather for a free Welcome Baby meetup today from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Mighty Squirrel Biergarten at Gore Place.

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ELPAC Holds Welcome-Back Picnic at Library

Watertown Schools' ELPAC hosts a districtwide welcome-back picnic today from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library, ahead of Faire on the Square.

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Storefront Art Projects Hosts 'Farm to Table' Reception

Storefront Art Projects at 83 Spring St. holds a reception today from 1 to 4 p.m. for 'Farm to Table,' featuring work by Rachel Folsom and Paul Cary Goldberg.

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Dooley Brothers to Play Hibernians Members Lounge

The Dooley Brothers perform live tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Hibernians Members Lounge, 151 Watertown St., with no cover charge and a cash bar.

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Mediterranean Night Fundraiser Supports Youth Sports and Scouting

Mediterranean Night 2 runs tonight from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at 47 Nichols Ave., with live Arabic and Armenian music and mezze benefiting Homenetmen of Boston's youth sports and scouting programs.

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Tesla Takedown Protest Set for Saturday Morning

A Tesla Takedown demonstration continues today from 10 a.m. to noon at the Tesla service center at 457 Pleasant St., part of a protest held at the intersection for over a year and a half.

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Recycling Event Set for Sept. 26 in Watertown

The Watertown Department of Public Works will hold a special recycling event Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jewish Community Day School parking lot, 57 Stanley Ave., accepting styrofoam, mattresses and shredding.

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