Government
What is the Board of Assessment Review, and why it matters
Every Webster homeowner has a yearly right to challenge the value the town places on their property. The Board of Assessment Review is where that challenge starts.
Morgan VanDerLeest
Business
7 Brew drive-through coffee wins preliminary approval for Hard Road
7 Brew won unanimous preliminary site plan approval for a drive-through coffee stand on Hard Road, with conditions still to clear.
Planning & development
Webster Planning Board approves 66 new homes at Bella Terra Phase 3
The Webster Planning Board approved Bella Terra Phase 3 on May 5: a 66-lot single-family subdivision on 21.2 acres south of Bellora Way.
WCSD
A 115-pound robot named Reboot rolled into Webster's elementary schools
Webster's high school robotics team, SparX, toured district elementary schools in June with Reboot, the 115-pound robot it rebuilt mid-season for this year's FIRST competition.
Local elections
Dobbins wins Republican primary in Assembly District 130; Democratic race too close to call
George Dobbins won the Republican primary in the 130th Assembly District after Wayne County reported, overtaking Mark C. Johns, who led in Monroe County. The Democratic race between Carl Fitzsimmons and Joseph Lamanna remains too close to call. Morelle and DiNapoli won their races.
Community
Webster Arboretum throws a party for America's 250th this Wednesday
An afternoon of music, lawn games and food trucks at the Webster Arboretum on Wednesday, June 24, marking the nation's 250th birthday.
Government
Webster begins townwide property revaluation: what the mailer in your box means
Webster's first townwide revaluation since 2004 is underway. Data-verification mailers are landing at all 17,003 properties, and now is the moment to correct your property record before new values are set.
Government
Webster Names New Wastewater Chief; Cell Tower Review Pushed to July
The Webster Town Board appointed a new wastewater treatment plant chief and joined a state cybersecurity program June 18, while holding off on an independent review of two proposed Verizon cell towers until July.
Government
Town Board Begins Environmental Review of Transportation Project, Weighs Zoning Grant Bid
Webster officials took up the environmental review of a major roadway project and heard a pitch to seek $150,000 in state funding for zoning code revisions at a June 18 workshop.
Planning & development
What's on the Webster Town Board agenda Thursday: a zoning-rewrite grant, two cell towers, and a change on the Zoning Board of Appeals
The Town Board meets Thursday, June 18. On the agenda: a state grant to fund rewriting Webster's zoning code, an outside review of two Verizon cell towers, and a change on the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Planning & development
What the moratorium actually froze: the one project now in limbo
A development moratorium sounds sweeping. Webster's is narrow and precise, and on the ground it has frozen essentially one active project. Here is how the law actually works.
Local elections
What's actually on your June 23 primary ballot in Webster, by party
New York's June 23 primary is closed, so what's on your Webster ballot depends entirely on your party. Unaffiliated voters get nothing, Republicans one race (their statewide contests drew lone candidates), Democrats three. Here's what each group will see.