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# The week ahead in Webster: early voting opens and Pumpkins on Parade Oct. 24
- URL: https://websterledger.com/2026-10-16-week-ahead-webster-oct-19/
- Published: 2026-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: Early voting opens Oct. 24, the deadline for registrations to be received. Plus Pumpkins on Parade, a fire district hearing and library events.
- Author: Morgan VanDerLeest
- Tags: Government, Community

Early voting in the Nov. 3 general election opens Saturday, Oct. 24, at the [Webster Justice Court Building, 1002 Ridge Road](https://www.monroecounty.gov/elections-earlyvoting?ref=websterledger.com). Pumpkins on Parade comes to the Chiyoda Trail that night. This edition covers the 12 days from Monday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Oct. 30.

The town's calendar listed no Town Board, Planning Board or town Zoning Board of Appeals meeting from Oct. 19 through Oct. 30 when the Ledger checked Oct. 14\. The Planning Board next meets Nov. 10 and the town Zoning Board of Appeals Nov. 17\. The [Webster Central School District's calendar](https://www.websterschools.org/?ref=websterledger.com) showed no "No School" days and no early dismissals from Oct. 19 through Oct. 30 when the Ledger checked Oct. 14.

## Voting

[Early voting](https://www.monroecounty.gov/elections-earlyvoting?ref=websterledger.com) runs Saturday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 1\. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Eligible voters can vote at any early voting site in Monroe County. The county's [early voting map](https://www.monroecounty.gov/files/boe/Community%20Outreach/Early%20Voting/EV-Map%20-%20GE26%20ENG%20%28Rev%209-30-26%29.pdf?ref=websterledger.com) lists every site.

To vote Nov. 3, a [voter registration](https://www.monroecounty.gov/elections-registration?ref=websterledger.com) must be [received by the Monroe County Board of Elections by Oct. 24](https://www.monroecounty.gov/files/boe/Calendars/2026-political%20calendar%20quad-fold%2012.9.2025.pdf?ref=websterledger.com). So must an application for an early mail or absentee ballot sent by mail or through the state's online portal. An application for an early mail ballot can be [delivered in person](https://www.monroecounty.gov/elections-earlyvoting?ref=websterledger.com) to the Board of Elections until Monday, Nov. 2, the day before Election Day.

Previously in the Ledger: [How to vote in Webster for the Nov. 3 general election](https://websterledger.com/2026-10-08-how-to-vote-webster-november-3/) (Oct. 8).

## Day by day

- **Wednesday, Oct. 21.** There is a [Conservation Board meeting](https://www.websterny.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=15100&ref=websterledger.com) at 6:30 p.m. The town's calendar listing gave no street address when the Ledger checked Oct. 14\. The North East Joint Fire District's Board of Fire Commissioners [meets at 7 p.m.](https://www.nejfd.org/?ref=websterledger.com) at Enderlin Station, 35 South Ave. The library's book sale opens (see below).
- **Thursday, Oct. 22.** The West Webster Fire District's Board of Fire Commissioners holds a [public hearing](https://www.websterny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14257?ref=websterledger.com) on the district's proposed budget at 5:30 p.m. at the West Webster Fire Station, 1051 Gravel Road. Any person may be heard in favor of or against the proposed budget. A copy of the proposed budget can be inspected on weekdays at the Webster Town Clerk's office, 1000 Ridge Road, and with the fire district secretary at 1051 Gravel Road. The Village Board [meets at 6:30 p.m.](https://www.villageofwebsterny.gov/village-meetings.html?ref=websterledger.com) in the Village of Webster Community Meeting Hall, 29 South Ave. Village board meetings are streamed live on the village's Facebook page.
- **Friday, Oct. 23.** A [Family Carving Night](https://www.websterny.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2381?ref=websterledger.com) for Pumpkins on Parade, program 301208-A, runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Webster Recreation Center. The cost is $5 a person, and registration is required. Carving supplies, pizza and water are included. Oct. 23 is also the deadline to register and pay for the Oct. 30 Halloween Party for ages 55 and older.
- **Saturday, Oct. 24.** Early voting opens. Oct. 24 is also the deadline for voter registrations, and for early mail or absentee ballot applications sent by mail or online, to be received by the Monroe County Board of Elections (see above). A [drug take-back](https://www.websterny.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=15103&ref=websterledger.com) runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Webster Justice Court, 1002 Ridge Road, behind Webster Town Hall and the Police Department. It is a drive-through event, and no appointment is needed. [Pumpkins on Parade](https://www.websterny.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2380?ref=websterledger.com) runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the Chiyoda Trail at the Webster Recreation Center, 1350 Chiyoda Drive. It is free and open to the public, with no registration required.
- **Tuesday, Oct. 27.** The Webster Central School District Board of Education [meets in executive session only](https://www.websterschools.org/?ref=websterledger.com) at 5 p.m. at 119 South Ave. At the library, Spooky Storytime! runs from 10 to 10:30 a.m. and a Halloween Movie Matinee runs from 1 to 4 p.m. (see below).
- **Friday, Oct. 30.** The [Halloween Party for ages 55 and older](https://www.websterny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11593?ref=websterledger.com), program 341802-A, runs from noon to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $10\. The town's fall program guide does not list a location. At the library, a children's Halloween Dance runs from 10 to 11 a.m. and the October Pop-Up Giveaway runs from 10 a.m. to noon (see below).

## At the library

Programs at the Webster Public Library, 980 Ridge Road, include these:

- **Wednesday, Oct. 21, through Saturday, Oct. 24.** The Friends of the Webster Public Library fall book sale, in the Community Room. The Wednesday session, 4 to 7 p.m., is a [members-only sale with a vintage book sale](https://websterlibrary.libcal.com/event/14769265?ref=websterledger.com); Friends memberships are sold online and at the door. The Thursday session, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., is [open to anyone](https://websterlibrary.libcal.com/event/14769270?ref=websterledger.com), with hardcovers at $1 and paperbacks at 50 cents. The [Friday session](https://websterlibrary.libcal.com/event/14769271?ref=websterledger.com), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is a bag sale at $5 a bag. So is the [Saturday session](https://websterlibrary.libcal.com/event/14769274?ref=websterledger.com), 10 a.m. to noon.
- **Tuesday, Oct. 27, 10 to 10:30 a.m.** [Spooky Storytime!](https://websterlibrary.libcal.com/event/17136890?ref=websterledger.com) in the Storytime Room.
- **Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1 to 4 p.m.** A [Halloween Movie Matinee](https://websterlibrary.libcal.com/event/16527995?ref=websterledger.com) of Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" (1954), rated PG, in the Community Room. A hearing loop is available, and no registration is required.
- **Friday, Oct. 30, 10 to 11 a.m.** A children's [Halloween Dance](https://websterlibrary.libcal.com/event/17136930?ref=websterledger.com) in the Storytime Room, with dancing, crafts and light refreshments. No registration is required.
- **Friday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m. to noon.** The [October Pop-Up Giveaway](https://websterlibrary.libcal.com/event/17790253?ref=websterledger.com): a free apple and Halloween sweet treat at the Checkout Desk, while supplies last.

The full schedule is at [websterlibrary.org](https://websterlibrary.org/?ref=websterledger.com).

## On the roads

The [Schlegel Road culvert](https://www.websterny.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2377?ref=websterledger.com) over a Fourmile Creek tributary, about a quarter mile west of Basket Road, is closed to all traffic. The closure began Sept. 21\. Through traffic follows a posted detour on Salt Road, Woodard Road and Basket Road. The Monroe County Department of Transportation expects the project to be [completed in November](https://www.websterny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14171?ref=websterledger.com), barring unforeseen delays.

## Finding the agendas

The town posts agendas on its [AgendaCenter page](https://www.websterny.gov/AgendaCenter?ref=websterledger.com). The district posts Board of Education agendas on [BoardDocs](https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/webcsd/Board.nsf/Public?ref=websterledger.com), linked from the [board page](https://www.websterschools.org/boemeetings?ref=websterledger.com) at websterschools.org. The village links Village Board agendas from its [meetings page](https://www.villageofwebsterny.gov/village-meetings.html?ref=websterledger.com).

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