Government
Webster Library's Book-Challenge Process, Explained
A recent public Facebook post has put Webster Public Library's formal review process in the spotlight. Here is how that process actually works, step by step.
Government
Town Board, Town Supervisor, town departments, civic process pieces that don't fit a more specific beat. Use only when no narrower beat applies.
Government
Town or village? A plain-English guide to how Webster is actually governed
Webster has two separate municipal governments sharing one name and one ZIP code. Here is how they divide power, who you elect, and when.
Government
Webster resident says he defaced library copy of "Flamer" with a Sharpie, posts photos
A Webster resident posted photographs Friday night of pages from a Webster Public Library copy of "Flamer" he says he covered with a Sharpie before returning the book. The book was on display for AAPI Heritage Month.
Government
Webster Town Board approves $526K in MRB contracts, gets wastewater update and Bay Road briefing
The board approved two MRB Group engineering contracts totaling $526,000, received a wastewater plant update showing ammonia levels now well below permit limits, and learned of a Bay Road road diet design change the full board had not been briefed on.
WCSD
Webster voters approve $227M school budget, pass both propositions, seat Richardson and Barker on BOE
Webster Central voters passed the 2026-27 budget on the first vote Tuesday, averting the district's contingency plan and keeping all three ballot questions well above the 50% threshold.
Business
The Fairlife deal: what Webster traded, what was promised, and what's actually in writing
Stand at the east end of Tebor Road and the scale of what Webster agreed to is hard to miss. Seven hundred and forty-five thousand square feet of production, warehouse, and office space on 110 acres of what used to be Burrows family farmland. Stainless-steel silos catching the
WCSD
Webster schools budget vote May 19: what's on the ballot, what it costs
Webster Central School District residents vote Tuesday, May 19, on a $227.1 million budget. Here's what's on the ballot, what it costs a typical homeowner, and what happens if it fails.
Business
What a PILOT is, how COMIDA approves one, and what the signed Fairlife agreement actually contains
A plain-language guide to Payment In Lieu Of Taxes agreements, how COMIDA approves them without a school-board vote, and what that means for Webster taxpayers.
Planning & development
Webster's development pause isn't law yet: here's where it actually stands
Despite headlines suggesting otherwise, Webster has not paused new development. The Town Board's April 16 vote sent the proposed moratorium, Local Law No. 2 of 2026, to the Monroe County Planning Board for a required advisory review, a step the law calls a §239-m referral. The Town&
Government
Webster Town Board rejects Climate Smart bid and police chief pay fix in split votes
Webster's Town Board voted down a Climate Smart Community pledge and a one-year salary fix for the police chief on May 7, and set a June 2 hearing on a boundary-line move at the Xerox campus.
Government
How to speak at a Webster Town Board meeting (and be heard)
You have more power at Webster Town Hall than you might think. Here is exactly how to use it.
Planning & development
Webster Planning Board orders outside review of 135-foot Verizon tower
The Webster Planning Board ordered an independent RF engineering review of Verizon's proposed 135-foot cell tower at 1222 Wildflower Drive. No vote was taken; results are targeted before the July meeting.