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1669 Robert Cavelier LaSalle, a French general and explorer, arrived at the east coast of Irondequoit Bay.
1687 Marquis de Denonville came to Irondequoit Bay to start his famous march into the Seneca Territory.
1718 The French established Fort de Sables (Fort of the Sands) on the sandbar at Irondequoit Bay outlet.
1741 The Seneca Indians deeded a twenty-mile wide stretch of land, which included the present Webster Beach Park, to the British.
1756 Sir William Johnson camped on Webster's shore en route from Schenectady and Oswego to Fort Niagara.
1776 The Declaration of Independence was signed and the Revolutionary War began. Webster contributed her share of men.
1778 Phelps and Gorham purchase was made. Six million acres, later known as the Genesee Country (including Webster), was purchased from Massachusetts.
1790 Land set aside at corner of Ridge Road and Maple Drive (originally named Cemetery Road) in West Webster for a cemetery, which has been in continuous use.
1800 Salmon were plentiful in Four Mile Creek.
1805 Caleb Lyon settled at Lyon's Point, present Nine Mile Point on Lake Ontario. Settlers from the New England States were making homes in Webster.
1806 A grist mill and a sawmill were built on Four Mile Creek, north of Lake Road, near Nine Mile Point.
Abraham Foster settled at Lyon’s Point.
1810 Town of Penfield was organized. Webster was originally in Penfield and was referred to as North Penfield.
The first school taught in No.12 District, North Penfield.
1812 The first inn, Letts’ Tavern, opened at the corner of Webster-Fairport and State Roads.
The War of 1812 began.
A skirmish occurred with the British off Nine Mile Point and the Ridge Road.
Webster was along the mainline of travel for the battles around the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.
Spears Tavern opened at the current 19 West Main Street location.
1814 Methodism recorded growth in North Penfield (Webster).
1816 Frost recorded every month except July. The year was known as
"The Year of the Cold Summer".
"Bee Hive," an inn on the Ridge Road at West Webster, was built to accommodate the stagecoach.
An attempt was made to encourage the growing of mulberry in Webster for the silkworm industry.
1818 A stagecoach route through Webster was established between “Rochesterville” and Oswego.
The Post Office for Webster was located on The Ridge Road West. It was North Penfield, and part of Ontario County, at this time.
1819 A group of Mississauga Indians from Canada settled near the Ridge in the eastern part of West Webster.
1820 Milling industry was at its height in Webster, continuing through 1825.
1823 Quinine was produced as a standard remedy for all ills.
1825 Webster Rural Cemetery was organized on The Ridge Road.
A Congregational Society was organized.
1829 Corning built a general store and long served the public.
The Congregational Society became the Presbyterian Society.
1830 The first brick store was built in Webster Village.
Buttermilk Tavern and brick store were built at the corner of The Ridge Road and Five Mile Line Road.
1831 The Presbyterians erected a small edifice on South Avenue, the first church within Webster boundaries.
1832 The Baptist Society built its first church on South Avenue.
The Methodists built a church costing $3,000, known as "The Center" or "Old Church", on the Ridge Road West
1835 An elaborate home was built by John Whiting on the land that is now Webster Beach Park. A portion of this building was later used in building The Pavilion at Webster Park.
1840 Webster (previously referred to as North Penfield) separated from Penfield. It was named after Daniel Webster, the great orator and statesman. Byron Woodhull was elected the first supervisor.
1842 The population in Webster was 2,235.
1844 The Universalist Church, built of cobblestone, was erected on the Ridge Road West in the Village. The church closed in 1925, having been without a pastor for five years, but the building is still in use at 109 West Main Street.
1845 Burnett Brickyard was started on Lake Road
1846 A cobblestone school building in District No. 7 was built on Schlegel Road. It was used as a school until 1943 and has since been converted to a private home at 1352 Schlegel Road.
1849 "Boston Church" was erected on the west side of Town Line Road (Monroe-Wayne County Line Road), opposite Boston Road. This was the second Methodist church in town. As Methodist churches consolidated, this building was eventually vacated by the congregation. It was burned in 1965 to clear the lot it stood upon.
Spears Tavern became Russel Hotel.
1850 A Methodist Church was built at the "Gravel" (West Webster).
A cobblestone schoolhouse was built on The Ridge Road in the village.
A town water pump in the center of the four corners in Webster Village furnished water to many families and travelers.
1851 The Union Cemetery was laid out, north of the Ridge, on Nine Mile Point Road.
1855 The Baptist Society removed the original building and erected one of cobblestone at 59 South Avenue.
The Presbyterian Church at 77 Main Street East was dedicated.
1860 An early Evangelical Church was erected on Salt Road.
Webster Academy opened on Corning Park.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church was built in West Webster at 570 Ridge Road.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was built at 75 West Main Street. This is now the brick “Street of Shops” building in the village. The Methodists had four churches in town at this time, all served by one pastor.
The Mississauga Indian group left West Webster to return to Canada.
1861 The Holy Trinity Catholic Church was erected 1456 Ridge Road East.
West Webster contained 40 houses.
The Civil War began.
1863 Webster Lodge No. 538 Free and Accepted Masons was organized.
1865 The population in Webster was 2,775 with 12 school districts.
Civil War veterans were returning home from war.
1867 The first bridge was built across the outlet of the Irondequoit Bay to complete the road across the sandbar.
1868 The Lutheran Church was erected at the corner of the Ridge and Five Mile Line Roads.
1874 The Free Methodist Church was built at 525 Ridge Road in West Webster. The building was eventually sold to another church and is now a child care center.
1875 Episcopal services were conducted in the vicinity of Nine Mile Point.
Lake Ontario Shore Railroad began and was sold to the RW&O (Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg) - nicknamed "Hojack".
1876 The RW&O RR was completed and operating.
Webster Union Free District School was built on South Avenue.
1877 The first furniture and undertaking businesses were formed.
1878 The first baseball team of Webster was organized.
1880 Webster Grange No. 436 was organized.
The Women's Christian Temperance Society was organized at the Baptist Church.
1881 The first town library opened in a private home.
1888 The community of Forest Lawn began.
A local newspaper, "The Webster Star," was established.
The first high school baseball nine was organized.
Dec 1888 Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church dedicated a new church at 131 West Main Street, to accommodate their growing congregation.
1890 Bicycles appeared in town.
1891 Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad was leased to the New York Central and Hudson Railroad.
1892 Monroe Casket Co. was organized.
1893 Webster Basket Company began operating in town.
The Town pump was removed from the center of the Village and the well was covered.
1895 Webster Lodge No. 742, I.O.O.F. was formed.
1896 An addition was built to the Webster Union Free School.
1899 The Webster Herald was established (still in print, 2019).
Dr. James E. Smith became Webster’s first veterinarian.
Maccabee Hall was erected in West Webster at 575 Ridge Road.
The Grange Hall was built at 58 East Main Street (now Harmony House).
Webster Chap. No. 171 Order of the Eastern Star was organized.
1900 Dr. Byron Palmer became the first practicing dentist in Webster.
Many district schools were consolidated, enlarging Webster District No. 1.
Webster Literary Society was formed.
Webster Rural Free Delivery service was started.
Webster Bank (Jayne and Mason Bank) opened on South Avenue.
Rochester and Sodus Bay Trolley (Royal Blue Line) made its first run through town on June 5 over the Rochester & Sodus Bay Electric Railroad. It left Webster for Rochester, stopping at West Webster, Glen Haven, and Main Street, en route to the city.
1901 Bell Telephone Company started their exchange in the Frank M. Jones block.
Dr. John Dunning, a lifelong resident of Webster, died at his home on November 1 of apoplexy.
1903 Webster Union Free School was enlarged again.
1904 Woodman of the World Lodge was organized.
1905 Webster Village was incorporated. The first mayor was George Hallauer.
1906 Acetylene gas lights were used to light the village streets.
Webster Fire Department was organized.
The Discovery Club was organized.
1907 The United Methodist Church was built at 169 East Main Street.
John Malcho started the first regular milk delivery service.
1908 Webster established a water system in the village.
The Candy Kitchen, sweet shop, and teen hangout opened.
1911 The first Webster Village Hall and Fire House were built on the south side of West Main Street.
Webster Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose No. 777 organized.
1912 Electricity was installed in Webster.
1913 Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) erected a fountain at the four corners of the village.
1914 Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association (LCBA) of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church was organized.
Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad ceased to exist and came under the single corporation title of New York Central Railroad.
1915 Webster's first paid public nurse, Miss Eleanor Smith, started duty.
A Community Chorus was organized.
1917 United States entered the World War (WWI) and Webster boys
enlisted.
1919 Loyal Rebecca Lodge No. 586 was organized.
1924 A new high school building, shaped like the letter W (the present Edward W. Spry Building), was erected on South Avenue and Sanford Street. It opened for classes in September 1925.
1926 The old high school building and site (opened as Webster Union Free District School) was purchased by the Masonic Order.
1929 After a rash of burglaries, Homer Pulver, a Webster resident, made an application to the Village Board for the position of full-time policeman. Police service was established in Webster Village and Homer was hired at a salary of $50 monthly.
The last run of the Rochester & Sodus Bay Trolley in June was followed by the first bus of the Rochester Transit System.
Webster Public Library was opened to the public in the high school library.
The "Corning House" was opened as a hospital.
1930 Tornado-like wind storm caused great damage in town. Trees were uprooted and traffic was interrupted for hours.
1934 Very severe winter. The temperature fell to -25 degrees. Lake Ontario froze about 10 miles out from shore. The car ferry, Ontario 2, was trapped overnight in the ice. Many area fruit trees were killed.
1935 The Village of Webster constructed its first complete sewage system.
1936 The Webster Water Service was enlarged and the first well was drilled on DeWitt Road for Webster's new water system.
Rochester Gas & Electric erected sodium streetlights on Ridge Road East from the village to Holy Trinity in October.
1937 West Webster was illuminated with twenty-five 40-watt streetlights in February.
Webster Beach Park came into being along Lake Ontario.
August rainstorms caused flood conditions throughout town.
1938 Cemetery Road in West Webster was renamed Maple Drive.
The Cutler summer home on the Lake Road was presented to the Boy Scout organization as "Camp Cutler" by Mrs. Warren Cutler.
1940 Observance of Webster's 100th anniversary.
Postmaster at West Webster resigned after 35 years of continuous service.
1941 US entered World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
1942 The trolley tracks on Main Street were dug up.
1948 In May, the schools were centralized as Webster's buildings were combined with Penfield Districts 6 (Harris Road near Allen Road), 9 (Dayton’s Corner - Creek Street and Plank Road), 10 (Plank Road near Five Mile Line Road), 11 (Penfield Center Road and Webster-Fairport Road), and 13 (Roseland - Plank Road and Hogan Road).
1950 Earl Smith and Carl Lotze built the first public funeral home at 10 Lapham Park.
Sep 1950 St. Margaret Mary’s Church in Irondequoit was dismantled and reassembled as St. Rita’s Parish, at 1008 Maple Drive.
1951 West Webster Elementary School opens
Nov 1952 A fire at the Webster Bowling Hall on North Avenue destroyed the building.
1954 The Youth Commission, predecessor of the Recreation Department, was started.
May 1954 Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd dedicated at 1130 Webster Road
Dec 1954 After 150 years of family ownership, the historic Nine Mile Point Hotel was sold by Erva and Earl Wright to Mr. And Mrs. Stanley Nawrocki.
1955 The first building of Haloid Company, predecessor of Xerox, was begun in Webster's Industrial Zone on Phillips Road.
May 1955 St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was dedicated at 813 Bay Road.
Sep 1955 Eastway Plaza opened with 24 stores. Situated in Penfield, near the Webster border, it drew many shoppers from Webster.
Dec 1955 United Church of Christ, Congregational was dedicated at 570 Klem Road.
Dec 1956 Haloid began full-scale operation in their Holt Road Plant.
1957 The Town Hall at 1000 Ridge Road was completed.
Bay Road Elementary School opens
1958 Ridgecrest Elementary School opens
1959 Plank Road North and Plank Road South Elementary Schools open
1961 The first public sewer system outside the village was begun.
Oct 1961 The basement of Webster Bible Church was completed and used for services at 675 Holt Road
Sep1962 R. L. Thomas High School was opened.
Webster Parks and Recreation Department was formed.
Dec 1962 Webster Assembly of God church dedicated at 708 Hard Road
1963 DeWitt Road Elementary School opened
1964 State Road Elementary School opened
1965 Klem Road North and Klem Road South Elementary Schools opened
The First Methodist Episcopal Church at 570 Ridge Road in West Webster was demolished to make room for a new church at the same location.
Jan 1965 New brick village hall was built at the site of the former Klem Chevrolet at 28 West Main Street, with the former village hall location used as a driveway to the village parking lot.
1966 The West Webster firehouse on Gravel Road was opened.
Jan 1968 Christian Reformed Church dedicated at 1134 State Road
Apr 1968 Webster Post Office moves from North Avenue, just north of the Four Corners, to the Kellett Building at 168 West Main Street.
Sep 1968 Herbert Schroeder Junior-Senior High School opens. Later, changed to a high school
Feb 1969 The Stagecoach Inn on West Main Street, previously operated as Spears Tavern and The Russel Hotel, was completely devastated by fire. It was rebuilt and reopened in September 1969
Jun 1969 New Webster firehouse on the west side of South Avenue was dedicated.
Oct 1969 The Presbyterian Church moved from East Main Street to its current location at 550 Webster Road.
Feb 1970 Irondequoit Bay Bridge extending from Newport Cove on the west to Inspiration Point on the east was opened to traffic.
May 1970 First mass was held at the new St. Paul’s Parish – 783 Hard Road
Aug 1970 Irondequoit-Wayne County Line Expressway from Bay Road to Five Mile Line Road was opened.
Sep 1970 SOBA (Save Outlet Bridge Association) was active in attempting to keep Lake Road (Rt 18) intact along the north end of Irondequoit Bay.
Xerox obtained a permit to build an 18-acre building.
Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company moved to their new facility on Publishers Parkway near the corner of Five Mile Line Road. Thomas Gosnell of Webster was president of the law book publishing firm.
Oct 1970 Town approved rezoning land on Shoecraft Road to become Webster’s first apartment building project in town.
Nov 1970 Neisner’s “Big N” Department Store opened at the corner of Hard and Ridge Roads in the new Webster Plaza.
Rubella (German Measles) vaccine clinic was held to head off an expected epidemic in 1971.
Dec 1970 Decision was made to retain Kidd Castle as a conference center when the new Bay View YMCA branch is built.
July 1971 Ground was broken for the first apartment building development in Webster off Shoecraft Road - to be called Waverly Wood Village.
Nov 1971 Ground was broken for Bay View YMCA.
1972 Schlegel Road Elementary school construction completed. Child census did not meet predictions and the school was used for non-district purposes (World of Inquiry School, office space rental to Xerox and RG&E, and nursery school) until 1990
May 1973 The first electronic telephone switching center in the Rochester Telephone territory opened on Phillips Road.
Sep 1973 The Candy Kitchen was destroyed by fire.
Jan 1974 Phillips Village opened – initiated by the Urban Development Corp, it was the first low-moderate income housing built in Monroe County outside of the City of Rochester.
Klem Road extension was built, extending Klem from Holt Road to Phillips Road.
Feb 1975 The new library opened behind the Town Hall, just east of Hard Road on Ridge Road.
Mar 1976 Decision was made to drill new water wells at the sandbar along Lake Rd, replacing the DeWitt Well Fields. The first well had been drilled at the DeWitt Well Fields in 1936.
May 1976 Webster Town Museum opened in the Town Hall at 1000 Ridge Road.
North Ponds Park opened near the corner of Rt 104 and Holt Road. The ponds were created by excavating fill for the Rt 104 overpasses.
Jul 1976 $4.3 million federal grant was approved to finance the construction of West Webster sewer.
Oct 1976 Contract for drilling wells at the sandbar was awarded.
Nov 1976 First annual “Turkey Trot” took place – Thanksgiving Day road race for runners and walkers.
Dec 1977 Last run of The Hojack Line from Webster to Charlotte.
Jun 1978 North Ponds Park was completed.
Feb 1979 School Board voted to close Plank Road North and Ridgecrest schools and open newly constructed Schlegel Road School after enrollment declines.
Apr 1979 Holy Cross Anglican Church purchased the historic Bay Road Schoolhouse at 615 Bay Road after leasing it for the past year.
Oct 1979 Webster Basket Company building on Donovan Street was torn down. It was the largest basket factory in the world.
1979 Ridgecrest Elementary School closed.
May 1980 Ground broken for $19 million expansion and improvement of the sewage treatment plant on Phillips Road.
Dec 1980 Rochester Association Performing Arts building on South Avenue designated as a national landmark. The building was formerly Webster High School and was built in 1876 as Webster Union Free District School.
Aug 1981 RG&E installed 5-foot diameter sirens in Webster and surrounding towns for the Ginna emergency notification system.
Oct 1981 First cable TV service was connected in Webster.
Apr 1982 Xerox opened a research facility in Webster. It was the company’s largest research, engineering, and manufacturing center.
May 1982 Bay Road School was renovated and opened as Holy Cross Anglican Church. Remodeling had begun in 1978.
Oct 1982 Monroe County purchased 5 miles of Hojack tracks to continue rail service to local Webster businesses.
Jan 1983 Local movement was started to save the Corning House from McDonald’s purchase and demolition. The owner needed $250,000 to renovate.
Mar 1983 Historic Corning House demolished. McDonald’s decided not to build 0.32there and sought an alternate site.
Jun 1983 Large movie screen for Webster Drive-In taken down to make room for 8-screen Lowes indoor theater.
Webster Dairy at 190 West Main closed to make room for McDonalds after Corning House site was disapproved by the planning board.
Oct 1983 Esther Dunn died at the age of 82. Former Webster teacher for 38 years, town historian and author of “Webster Through the Years,” Miss Dunn was born in 1901 and lived her entire life on the family property at 839 Lake Rd.
Dedication of Phillips Rd Sewage Treatment Facility expansion
Nov 1983 West Webster Post Office moved from the Chocolate Cow restaurant on Empire Blvd to Seitz Deli on the corner of Bay Road and Ridge Road.
Lowes opened an 8-plex indoor theater on Empire Blvd.
Aug 1984 Work began opening the Irondequoit Bay outlet to Lake Ontario. Expected to conclude Sept 1985.
Nov 1984 Army dedicates West Webster Reserve Center (former West Webster Elementary School) at 515 Ridge Road to Donald W. Holleder who died in the line of duty with the U.S. Army in Viet Nam on Oct 17, 1967.
Dec 1985 NY State Seatbelt Law goes into effect, requiring drivers and front-seat passengers to wear seat restraints.
Feb 1985 Town Supervisor Irv Kent dies suddenly at age 58 from a heart attack.
Mar 1985 Agreement signed between Town of Penfield and Webster School District for use and restoration of Dayton’s Corners Schoolhouse at the corner of Plank Road and Creek Street. Formerly a Webster district school, the land sits in the town of Penfield.
Apr 1985 Webster Landfill off DeWitt Rd closing because it’s nearly full. Residents were encouraged to use Ruoff trash pick-up service.
May 1985 Work began on the next section of Rt 104 over Holt and Hard Roads.
July 1985 Webster Museum & Historical Society moved from Webster Town Hall to 18 Lapham Park, a village-owned building. The move is anticipated to be completed by December.
Aug 1985 Lake Road bridge over Irondequoit Bay, connecting Webster to Irondequoit, was demolished to improve boating access between Irondequoit Bay and Lake Ontario.
Nov 1985 East portion of Rt 104 opens, connecting from Five Mile Line Road to Wayne County line.
Jan 1986 County-wide 911 system was implemented. If Webster Police were needed, 911 dispatcher connected the caller to Webster Police dispatcher, but stayed on the line in a 3-way call and automatically verified the address.
Mar 1986 West Webster Fire Department celebrated its 60th anniversary.
“The Millionaire Game” debuted. Webster Band boosters sold the Monopoly-like game featuring local businesses as a fund-raiser.
Jun 1986 Videotape used to record a homicide confession in Webster,
for the first time anywhere in Monroe County.
Library changed from paper borrower ID cards to computerized borrower ID cards with scannable code.
Aug 1986 Webster Museum and Historical Society completed the move to the new location at 18 Lapham Park.
Jun 1989 Voluntary recycling of paper, glass, metals, and plastics began in Webster village. It is the first Monroe County municipality to launch its own recycling program.
Feb 1990 Webster celebrated 150th – Sesquicentennial
Apr 1990 The 40 acre Webster Arboretum at Kent Park on Schlegel Road near Basket Road was dedicated. 150th birthday time capsule was buried containing examples of life in 1990. It will be opened in 50 years at 200th Town birthday.
May 1990 Hank’s Ice cream opened at the corner of North Avenue and Donovan Street in the village
Jun 1990 Webster Drug sold to CVS.
Sep 1990 New Post Office opened on Barrett Drive. It moved from the village location at 168 West Main Street.
Schlegel Road Elementary School, built in 1972, opens to elementary students for the first time
Nov 1990 Wegmans opened a new store on Holt Road.
Jan 1991 Commercial Street fire spreads to old Canning Factory building at 48 Commercial Street. The fire started in the 3-story historic Hallauer building at 44 Commercial St. The Hallauer Building, built in 1882, was the oldest building destroyed in the fire. John Hallauer & Sons operated the world’s largest evaporated apple business from this location.
Mar 1991 Ice storm devastated western NY. The Greater Rochester area hit hardest with 1.5” of freezing rain. 135,000 Rochester area homes were without power.
Jun 1991 Xerox opened a 40,000 sq ft color research facility in Webster.
Jul 1991 Webster Central School District Board of Education sold Dayton’s Corners School to the Town of Penfield.
1991 Baptist Church on South Avenue added to State and National Register of Historic Places.
Jun 1993 “Webster” sign, constructed of live bushes on the east side of Irondequoit Bay Bridge was re-done to include a sailboat motif in colored stone mosaic.
Aug 1994 Kidd Castle on Bay View YMCA campus demolished.
3 Arboretum gardens unveiled and dedicated.
Spry Middle School interior on South Avenue was gutted and remodeled to accommodate a 41% increase in students. The exterior was landscaped to better tie in with its village location.
Sept 1994 Webster officially shifted police dispatching to county 911 service as local dispatchers ended their involvement
Dec 1994 Smoking ban fully enacted on school grounds.
Nov 1995 Webster Museum & Historical Society received a charter from New York State as an educational corporation.
Jan 1998 Webster Town Board signs a 40-year lease agreement with Monroe County Water Authority to supply the town, but not the village, with water.
1998 For the first time, the town composts leaves collected from residents. The leaf compost is made available to town residents in the spring of 1999.
Jan 2000 Y2K predicted computer collapse as digital info migrates from 2 digit years to 4 digit years to accommodate the new century. Nothing untoward happened.
Aug 2001 Shoecraft Road to be re-routed east to meet Hard Road at Ridge Road.
2001 Willink Middle School opened
Feb 2002 First phase of Baywinde Senior Living opened near Bay View YMCA.
May 2002 New Webster library opened in Webster Plaza. The new library is more than twice the size of the previous location in the Van Ingen building, where it had been housed for almost 30 years.
Feb 2003 Webster Comfort Care Home opened, providing hospice-based care in a comfortable home-like setting.
Apr 2003 12 years after the devastating ice storm of 1991, another ice storm damaged Webster and 13 surrounding counties.
Aug 2003 Armed robbery at Xerox Federal Credit Union. One person died from a robber’s gunshot and one was injured. The case remained unsolved until 2016.
Jan 2004 Town budget eliminated funding for swimming at North Ponds Park. The sandy beach at the south end of the large pond will be covered with dirt and grass will be planted.
Jun 2004 Town purchased almost 120 acres off Whiting Road from the Gosnell family to be used as a passive nature preserve and trail system.
2004 The first tenants moved into retail space at Towne Center Plaza (at
the NW corner of Holt and Ridge Roads). Most spaces are occupied by summer 2005 and occupancy was full by spring 2006.
June 2005 Log Cabin Lodge at Finn Park opened.
July 2005 Recent census shows Webster growth rate is greatest in Monroe County.
Sept 2005 Webster Aquatic Center opened next to H. W. Schroeder High School. It features an Olympic-sized pool and field house.
Nov 2005 St. Ann’s opened Cherry Ridge senior facility. It can accommodate 225 residents in 1 and 2 bedroom cottages, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, assisted living, and memory care.
Nov 2007 Merz garage at 1186 West Ridge Road closed. It had been at that location since 1936.
Jan 2008 Severe windstorm swept through western NY with 75 mph winds. West Webster was especially hard hit by downed trees.
Apr 2008 Lipinski Brothers Hardware closes after 53 years. Opened in 1955 by Ted and Bob Lipinski.
Jan 2010 Town of Webster acquired land and recreation building from Xerox on Chiyoda Drive off Phillips Road. Chiyoda Drive transitioned from a private road to a town road.
Mar 2010 Fitness center opened on Chiyoda Drive. Parks and Recreation Department moved from Ridgecrest Center. The facility includes a fitness room, gymnasium, 4 lit softball fields, 2 lit tennis courts, and an outdoor basketball court.
Nov 2010 “Webster” landscaped living bush sign with stone mosaic sailboat by the east end of Irondequoit Bay Bridge was rebuilt after being destroyed by vandals. This living sign had welcomed people to Webster for 20 years.
Oct 2011 Expansion of Recreation Center on Chiyoda Drive completed.
Dec 2012 Firefighters responding to house and car fire on Lake Road at the sandbar were ambushed by the armed owner of the burning home. William Spengler, convicted of murdering his grandmother with a hammer in 1980 had acquired guns illegally. Early on Christmas Eve morning, he killed his sister, Cheryl Spengler, and then started fires in the house they shared and in a car parked in the driveway. He then hid across Lake Road waiting for first responders to appear. Spengler shot and killed Mike Chiapperini and Thomaz Kaczokwa. Joseph Hofstetter and Theodore Scardino were severely wounded by gunfire. John Ritter, an off-duty Greece police officer on his way to work, was also injured while helping to secure the scene. Spengler eventually shot and killed himself. Seven homes were destroyed by the spreading fires. Firefighters
were unable to approach to control the fires, due to Spengler’s ambush.
Sept 2013 Monroe County Water Authority opened a new 40-acre facility on Basket Road. A 50 million gallon/day water treatment facility, it is the last piece of the “East Side Water Supply Project.” Untreated water from Lake Ontario is pumped into the facility from the intake location, one mile from shore and 50 feet below the surface.
Dec 2013 Village of Webster officially changed from water pumped from the well fields on DeWitt Road to the county water supply.
2014 West Webster Post Office moved to Mobil gas station at the corner of Bay and Ridge Roads when Knucklehead Craft Brewing took over the former Seitz Deli.
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