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21 Apr

The Town of Webster invites community members to participate in a public workshop at 6 p.m. on Tuesday April 22, which will discuss the Town’s Comprehensive Plan Update. Learn about the purpose and benefits of comprehensive planning, get an overview of the update process and take part in a hands-on visioning session.

The workshop will be held at the Webster Recreation Center, 1350 Chiyoda Dr., beginning at 6 p.m. Visit Click here to visit the project website and learn more about it.

Get rid of those expired drugs

Webster Health & Education Network (WHEN), in partnership with The Town of Webster and the Webster Police Department, will hold a Spring Drug Take Back Event on Saturday April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Webster Justice Court Building, 1002 Ridge Rd. (Look for the blue roof behind Town Hall.)

This event helps residents prevent the misuse of potentially dangerous unused, unwanted, or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications by safely disposing of them.

Drug Take Back initiatives address a vital public safety and health issue. According to the DEA, rates of prescription drug misuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA also reports that Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines — flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash — both pose potential safety and health hazards.

Residents can visit: WHENdfcc.org/events for details or to register to receive a reminder email prior to the event. No appointment or registration is necessary to participate.

Visionaries to host seminar

The Visionaries, a support group for adults with low-to-no vision, will partner with University of Rochester’s Flaum Eye Institute to present a seminar on Ageing Eye Diseases on Wednesday May 7 at the Webster Public Library.

Many of us probably know someone who’s suffering from an eye disease. Age is a contributing factor leading to glaucoma, cataracts and age-related macular degeneration that impacts one’s quality of life, leading to surrendering driver’s licenses and resulting isolation. Anyone interested in more information is invited to attend the presentation.

The seminar will begin at 1 p.m.

The Webster Arboretum Association, together with local growers and local garden clubs, will host the 2025 Webster Arboretum Plant Sale on Saturday May 10 from 8 a.m. to noon.

A tremendous variety of beautiful, healthy plants from standard to uncommon will be available including annuals, dwarf conifers, geraniums, dahlias, tomatoes, trees, shrubs and more. It’s a great way to celebrate spring and get some live plants perfectly suited for your garden. And don’t forget Mother’s Day!

This year’s vendors include:

  • Annee’s Greenhouse
  • Branches and Blooms Nursery
  • Coldwater Pond Nursery
  • Country Gardeners of Webster
  • Hazelmore Nursery
  • Iroquois Garden Club
  • Mill Creek Gardeners
  • Rochester Dahlia Society
  • Tomato Queen

The sale will be held at the Webster Arboretum, 1700 Schlegel Rd. Webster.

And here’s another reminder that the Webster Arboretum will present a program on Thursday April 24 all about Orioles and Hummingbirds.

The presentation begins at 7 p.m. and will take place in the Curry Building. The Webster Arboretum is located at 1700 Schlegel Rd. Click here to RSVP and to learn about future Arboretum programs.

Learn about our cobblestone buildings

Ever wonder about those beautiful cobblestone homes and businesses that dot our town? You can learn more about them when the Webster Museum welcomes Walworth Town Historian Gene Bavis on Sunday May 18 to talk about these remarkable structures, which are scattered throughout many towns and villages in Webster New York.

The talk begins at 2 p.m. at the Webster Museum, 18 Lapham Park in the Village of Webster. No registration is necessary and free refreshments will be provided.

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(posted 4/21/2025)

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Community Arts Day is bigger and better than ever

19 Apr

One of my favorite community events of the entire Webster year has been greatly improved for 2025.

Of course, it’s Community Arts Day (CAD), scheduled for Saturday May 10 at Webster Schroeder High School. CAD is the Webster Central PTSA’s annual celebration of the arts, a showcase of the musical and artistic talents of our K-12 students. It’s basically a great big show-off day, a family-friendly festival with displays of art, musical performances, dance, a talent show, demonstrations and more. PLUS there are carnival games, community group exhibits, a bake sale, craft booths and lots of food. Plus, the admission is FREE.

Pretty cool, huh? But believe it or not, this year’s Community Arts Day promises to be even better than before. Organizers have been working hard behind the scenes for months to make CAD bigger, with lots more new features for community members to enjoy.

For starters, the carnival will be returning this year, complete with inflatables for the kids to climb. There’ll be twice as many craft vendors and some new community organizations setting up throughout the Webster Schroeder hallways. The Pride of Webster Marching Band Color Guard will be putting on a show, and several make-and-take craft demonstrations, for both adults and kids, will be set up in the library. And of course the “Webster’s Got Talent” talent show returns (register here to perform, deadline is May 1).

The instrument donation table will be set up again, but in a more visible location this year. Community members are encouraged to donate your gently used band or orchestra instruments that are taking up space in your attic or closets, and they’ll be handed off to students in need who can’t afford to buy their own.

But this new wrinkle is probably my favorite: every one of our schools, including the elementary schools, has been invited to provide a sampling of the dramas and/or musicals they performed this year. So if you missed seeing Hadestown at Webster Schroeder or Once Upon a Mattress at Spry Middle School, or any of this year’s performances, you’ll see a little bit of each at Community Arts Day.

I’m sure I’m forgetting to include some of the new stuff that will be happening this year, so make sure to check the Community Arts Day website or Facebook page regularly for up-to-date information.

Community Arts Day 2025 will be held at Webster Schroeder High School on Saturday May 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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(posted 4/19/2025)

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Murder and Mayhem are brewing in Schroeder drama The Café Mocha Murders

18 Apr

The Schroeder Theater Company is brewing up a steaming dose of mystery and laughs with their upcoming production of The Café Mocha Murders, which takes the stage next weekend.

Forget your average employee meeting. At The Bean Shack, things are about to get frothy… and fatal! When a raging storm knocks out the lights, it’s not just the espresso machine that goes silent. Someone’s gone and kicked the coffee grounds, leaving a whole lot of questions and a sprinkle of suspicion.

This wildly witty whodunit by Deanna Strasse is a delicious blend of latte art, caffeine cravings, and the ever-so-slight chance of, well, death. Prepare for over-the-top characters, like Soma (Aspen Russell), Ian (Evan Burdick) and Ivy (Reese Holland) who take on plot twists that’ll make your head spin faster than a barista on a Saturday morning, and enough intrigue to keep you buzzing long after the curtain falls.

The Café Mocha Murders will be presented at Webster Schroeder High School, 875 Ridge Rd., Thursday through Saturday, May 1 to 3 at 7 p.m. each night, plus a matinee on Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. They’re available online here and at the door.  

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(posted 4/18/2025)

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Webster’s Wreaths Across America 2024 was one of the best in the nation — again

17 Apr

The 2024 Wreaths Across America statistics are in, and we have a lot of be proud of here in Webster.

For the second year in a row, Webster proved that we have one amazing community. Last year, out of 174 participating towns in New York State, our little town ranked #2 for the number of veterans honored on National Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 14. And out of 6,621 groups that participated nationwide, Webster ranked in the top 2%. What’s particularly impressive about those numbers is that we achieved these rankings with only four participating cemeteries, AND Webster only joined the effort three years ago.

These numbers can be attributed to the incredible support from Webster community members, business owners and service agencies. Several hundred volunteers, including countless veterans, active military and first responders, came out on Wreaths Across America Day on last December to place an amazing 2,100 wreaths on veteran graves at Webster Union, Webster Rural, Union Hill and Holy Trinity cemeteries. (Click here to read the blog I wrote about that day.)

Webster’s amazing commitment to our veterans has grown every year. In 2022, volunteers placed about 650 wreaths at Webster Union Cemetery. In 2023, Webster Rural and Union Hill joined the effort and 1,350 wreaths were placed. Last year, we added Holy Trinity Cemetery, and raised our wreath total to 2,100.

Wow.

So this is all great news. But the goal this year is once again 2,100 wreaths for Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday Dec. 13. That’s a lot of wreaths, but if past experience is any indication, Webster will come through again with flying colors.

Individual wreath sponsorships are just $17, and $5 from each will go directly to the Gold Star Mothers — who have lost an immediate family member in active duty — who care for veterans in need in our community.

Click here to sponsor a wreath, and thank you, Webster, for your support! And stay tuned as plans for Wreaths Across America Day 2025 on Saturday, Dec. 13 start to come together. Follow the Wreaths Across America – Webster Facebook page to keep up on the latest!

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(posted 4/17/2025)

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Webster grad headlines OFC Creations’ production of Jersey Boys

16 Apr

The smash Broadway hit Jersey Boys is coming to Rochester this May, produced by OFC Creations as part of their Broadway in Brighton Series. 

The show tells the true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and it’s packed with huge hits including “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What a Night,” “Sherry” and many more. It’s a fantastically entertaining show, but you’ll want to be in the audience for another reason as well: you just might recognize one of Webster’s own, Webster Schroeder 2011 grad Adam Marino, who’ll be playing the lead role of Frankie Valli.  

OFC Creations’ production of Jersey Boys is kind of a homecoming for Adam. If you’re a regular attendee of Schroeder musicals and dramas, you might remember him from the shows he did his senior year, when he played in The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee and The All Night Strut. 

Even though Adam dipped his toe in theater while in high school, it took him a long time to really discover performing as a passion. In college he originally started studying psychology, but eventually found his way to musical theater, “on a whim.” He graduated in 2016 and hasn’t stopped performing since, doing various theatrical productions, theme parks, cruise ships, commercials, short films and concert shows.  

But one of the coolest things he got to do, he said, was to tour the country with The Diamonds for four years.  

The Diamonds have been around since 1954 and they have three gold records (Silhouettes, The Stroll, Little Darlin’). Little Darlin’ actually hit #2 in 1957 (right behind Elvis’ All Shook Up). Being able to be a part of a group with such a rich history was incredible. On top of performing in the group, I got to share the playbill, as a member of The Diamonds, with groups such as The Four Aces, The Crystals, The Lettermen, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. 

But lately, Adam has been touring the country as Frankie Valli, a role he dreamed about for a very long time.

It all began one evening in early 2012 when the show came to Rochester. His friend Paul Urriola told him about the show and convinced him to go. 

I knew, quite literally, nothing about the show,” Adam remembered. “I sat down, and remember being like “oh my goodness, this show is about this short Italian guy who sings high.” I was immediately obsessed. I went out into my car after and tried to see if I could sing like that, and I couldn’t. I then went “I’m going to teach myself how to do that.“

If you ask anybody who talked to me for the next 10 years, it was at the forefront of my mind: “I’m going to play Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys.”

Adam finally achieved that dream in July, 2022, when he took the stage as Frankie in Jersey Boys for the first time at the Millbrook Playhouse in Mill Hall, PA. Since that inaugural performance, Adam has performed the role more than 230 times in 11 productions in Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, California, Virginia, Vermont and Ohio.  

He wrote, 

What I love about the show is it’s gloves off, nothing held back approach to the true rise and fall of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The book is incredible, and the music is timeless. Plus, as a short Italian guy with a falsetto, it’s easy to see myself in the role. One of the coolest moments of doing the show is singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” You watch all of these people hold the hands of their significant other and look into each other’s eyes. It was all of these people’s first dance songs at their wedding, the song they associate with their person, and there is something so beautiful about that. 

Being able to be Frankie in the first Rochester produced production is nothing short of an honor, and one of the coolest things to ever happen in my life. It really is something that I don’t have the proper words for, but it’s euphoric. I actually have met, and worked with, a couple of people who I saw in that production in 2012 in my professional career. Bringing this all back to Rochester is tremendous. I couldn’t be more excited. 

It’s one of those remarkable full circle moments that I feel only exists in the movies.

I speak from experience when I say how good this show is. Remember when Adam said the first time he played Frankie Valli was at the Millbrook Playhouse in Pennsylvania? Well, my daughter (who’s friends with Adam) and I made the three-hour drive and saw the show. We didn’t have any idea it was Adam’s first go-round as Frankie, and we were blown away. It was like the role was made for him. We’re both really looking forward to seeing it again, and seeing Adam Marino in the lead. 

OFC Creations’ production of Jersey Boys will take place May 8 through 25 at the OFC Creations Theatre Center Main Stage, 3450 Winton Place. Click here for showtimes and ticket information.

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By the way, Adam isn’t the only face you’ll recognize onstage if you go see Jersey Boys at OFC Creations. Webster Schroeder graduate Paul Urriola ’12 joins Adam in the cast, playing loan shark Norm Waxman/Ensemble. You may remember when Paul played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof his senior year at Schroeder.

Paul is as excited as Adam to be doing this show.

He wrote, 

This production is so, so special to me. Adam and I saw the Jersey Boys national tour together a million years ago at the Auditorium Theatre. It was one of those experiences that started both of us down our current paths/careers. I’ve been so proud of him playing this role (and so many others!!) across the country and getting to now be in the show together after all these years just feels like a beautiful full circle moment. 

This is the first time Adam and Paul have worked together professionally. The only other time they performed together was in 2011 when they acted in The All Night Strut in the Willink Cafetorium. 

“Finally sharing a stage with Adam again,” Paul wrote, “doing Jersey Boys of all shows, under Eric Vaughn Johnson’s direction – in our home town, which helped shape us into the artists we are today –  is quite literally a dream job.”

So there’s two good reasons, Webster, to catch this show. Aside from the fact it’s just an awesome show with great music. (Or did I already say that….?)

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(posted 4/16/2025)

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Webster community mailbag

13 Apr

The next two Talks on Tuesday at the Webster Recreation Center look kind of neat.

The first, on Tuesday April 15 is all about Paranormal Investigations. Join the Monroe County paranormal investigations team to learn how they go about ghost hunting. They’ll share many Rochester-area paranormal experiences. The program begins at 6 p.m. There’s no charge, but registration is required. (Activity# 146940-P)

On Tuesday April 29, Dan Mason, General Manager of the Red Wings, will share the long history of the team which started in 1877, one of the oldest franchises in baseball. The program begins at 11:30 a.m. There’s no charge, but registration is required. (Activity# 146940-R)

Get rid of those expired drugs

The Webster Health and Education Network (WHEN), Town of Webster and Webster Police Dept. will host a DEA National Drug Take Back event on Saturday April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Clear out your medicine cabinet and bring your old prescription drugs to the Webster Justice Court Building at 1002 Ridge Rd. (look for the blue roof). Volunteers will be out in front of the building to accept your drugs, so you don’t even need to get out of your car.

Click here for event details and to sign up to get a reminder about this event.

The following week, on Wednesday April 30, WHEN will be sponsoring the third and last program in their Navigating the Tween Years parent forums, held partnership with Webster Central School District.

The topic this time will be Empowering Your Family. It’s an evening of interactive discussion and exploration, and you’ll leave with concrete ideas about how to support your children and teens so they can thrive. This presentation will recap some of the topics covered in previous sessions and build on proactive measures parents can implement immediately to help keep kids safe and healthy.

The event will be held on April 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Spry Middle School, 119 South Ave. There’s no charge, but registration is requested.  

It’s chicken barbecue time again!

St. Martin Lutheran Church will hold its Spring Drive-Thru Chicken BBQ on Saturday, May 3 at the church, 813 Bay Road, Webster. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. and will continue until all dinners are sold out.

Dinners will include a half chicken, salt potatoes, coleslaw, roll, butter and cookie, and will cost $15.

The event will be drive-through only and there will be no advance sales; first-come, first-served. Cars should enter the parking lot, follow the signs, and purchase dinners using exact payment of either cash or
check. Cars will then pick up boxed dinners.

Proceeds from the BBQ will support both St. Martin’s Little Free Pantry and Christmas Stocking Project, which reaches more than 500 local youth in Monroe and Wayne counties.

Webster CSD early voter ballot applications available

Applications for absentee or early voter ballots for the Webster CSD Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election are available.

  • Absentee Ballot: Qualified voters of the district who will be unable to attend the polls on the day of the vote, for reasons outlined on the absentee ballot application, may wish to use an absentee ballot. Voters must apply for the ballot in advance. Absentee ballot applications are available on the district website, websterschools.org, or from District Clerk Heather Murphy, 119 South Avenue.
  • Early Voter: Qualified voters of the district may wish to use an early voter ballot. Voters must apply for the ballot in advance. Early voter ballot applications are available on the district website, websterschools.org, or from District Clerk Heather Murphy, 119 South Avenue, Webster. 

There are limited office hours during break week of April 14, 2025. Please contact District Clerk Heather Murphy at (585) 216-0001 or heather_murphy@webstercsd.org if planning to pick up an application during that week. Ballots will not be available until on/or about April 25, 2025. 

The Webster CSD Annual Budget Vote and Election of Board of Education Candidates takes place Tuesday, May 20, 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Webster Schroeder High School gym, 875 Ridge Road, Webster.

Here are a few reminders from previous mailbags:

  • The Webster Arboretum will present a program on Thursday April 24 all about Orioles and Hummingbirds. It begins at 7 p.m. Click here to RSVP and to learn about future Arboretum programs.
  • Donors at the next American Red Cross blood drive, coming up on Saturday April 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Martin Lutheran Church, will enjoy homemade cookies provided by the Women’s Club of Webster. You can sign up in advance at redcrossblood.org or just drop in.
  • The Friends of the Webster Public Library’s Book Sale will be held April 30 through May 3. Members of the Friends are welcome to shop on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m., and the general public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. More information here.

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(posted 4/13/2025)

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Webster Library to host Special Needs Parent Resource Fair

11 Apr

The Webster Public Library will host its annual Special Needs Parent Resource Fair on Saturday April 19 from 10 a.m. to noon. This event is especially for parents and caregivers who are looking for community resources to support their loved ones who have special needs.

In previous years, almost 60 organizations from all over the Rochester area have participated, and most will likely be returning this year. Scroll down to see the list of last year’s participants.

Autism Up will be set up in the Community Room with a sensory space, in case you need a breather and want to learn more about what they have to offer.

Registration is recommended if you’d like a reminder. Caregivers can come any time during the fair, and if you’re unable to attend, information about the attending organizations will be available by request.

The Webster Public Library is located at 980 Ridge Rd. at the rear of Webster Plaza.

These organizations participated in Last year’s Special Needs Resource Fair:

Access VR
Al Sigl Community of Agencies
Arc of Monroe
Autism Up and
Golisano Autism Center
Bella’s Bumbas
Best Buddies International
BOCES 2
Canalside Speech
Camp Get a Way
Catholic Charities Family & Community Services/ Preferred Communities (PC) Program at the Refugee Resettlement Dept.
CDS Life Transitions
Challenger Miracle Field of Greater Rochester
Child Care Council
Childhood Behavior Solutions
CP Rochester
CP Rochester Sportsnet
Disability EmpowHer Network
Dynamic Elite Athletics – Cheerabilities
Dyslexia Allies of WNY, Education Success Foundation’s Student Success Project
Early Childhood Family & Community Engagement Center
Empowering People’s Independence
Flower City Down Syndrome Network
Future Care Planning and Trust Services
Genesee Valley Audubon Society
Gigi’s Playhouse Rochester
Help With Feeding
Heritage Christian Services
Heritage Christian Stables
The Hochstein School
Kharma Care LLC
Liberty POST STARS
Mid-West RBERN
MindFit Mental Health Counseling LLC
Monroe County Early Intervention
Monroe Plan for Medical Care
Never Say Never Foundation
NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs
OPWDD: Front Door
Parenting Village
Parents Helping Parents Coalition of Monroe County
Parent to Parent NYS
Partner in Community Development the BIPOC PEEEEEEK Project
People Inc.
Person Centered Services
Prime Care Coordination
Rochester Accessible Adventures
Rochester Hearing and Speech Center
Regional Center for Independent Living
School Age Family & Community Engagement Center
Schult Feeding & Speech, PLLC
Starbridge
Step by Step Pediatric Therapy Services
Strike Back Martial Arts
TIES – Together Including Every Student
University of Rochester Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

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(posted 4/11/2025)

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Senior Citizens invited to Webster Schroeder’s performance of The Café Mocha Murders

8 Apr

Webster Schroeder High School’s next stage production, The Café Mocha Murders, will take place the first week of May. But before the rest of the community gets to see it, our community’s senior citizens are invited to a special sneak-peek at the play on Wednesday, April 30.

The performance will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and light refreshments will be served. Any senior citizen living within the Webster Central School District is welcome to attend. A $5 donation is requested to help cover the cost of the performance. Registrations are being taken online; click here. The deadline to reserve tickets is this Friday, April 11.

About The Café Mocha Murders

Despite the raging storm outside, it seems like a perfectly normal night for an employee meeting at the local coffee shop, The Bean Shack. That is, until the lights go out, and someone winds up dead! In this over-the-top whodunit by Deanna Strasse, it’s all about latte art, caffeine content, and the imminent threat of death.

Sounds like fun.

The performance will be held at Webster Schroeder High School on Wednesday, April 30. Doors will open at 9:15 for check-in and refreshments, and the show begins at 10.

For the rest of the community, The Cafe Mocha Murders will take the stage on Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2 at 7 p.m., and Saturday May 3 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Stay tuned for ticket information, which I’ll pass along as soon as I get it.

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(posted 4/8/2025)

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Mail Call at the Webster Public Library

1 Apr

Chances are pretty good you’ve heard about the “Mail Call: Letters From Home” challenge recently — especially since I’ve been writing about it a lot.

In short, it’s a month-long challenge for Webster to write 1,000 cards and letters to our deployed troops, which will then be included in care packages sent overseas in June. (You can read more about it here.) You may have already noticed one or more of the “Mail Call” mailboxes which have been placed in a dozen businesses and agencies throughout town. There are cards and pens placed next to each one, so perhaps you’ve even taken the moment to write out a personal message and placed it in the box.

But if you haven’t had a chance to do that yet and would like to help our town achieve this monumental goal, here’s an easy way to do that:

This Saturday, April 5 you can stop by the Webster Public Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a community card-making event in the Community Room. All supplies will be provided, and no registration is required. You can bring the kids, invite your neighbors and friends, and have a little fun while brightening the lives of our deployed service members. The library is located at 980 Ridge Rd., at the back of Webster Plaza.

Won’t be able to make it on Saturday? The library will have supplies out at a table all next week, so you can stop in anytime. And of course you can make some cards at home and drop them in the Mail Call mailbox in the library, or in any Mail Call mailbox in town.

Here are where the mailboxes are located:

  • American Legion Cottreall-Warner Post 942: 818 Ridge Rd (back entrance).
  • Jersey Mike’s Subs: 975 Ridge Rd.
  • Key Bank: 1848 Empire Blvd.
  • Key Bank: 980 Ridge Rd.
  • Lowes Home Improvement: 900 Five Mile Line Rd.
  • Mama Lor’s Cafe: 1891 Ridge Rd.
  • Pearl Vision: (Wegmans plaza) 900 Holt Rd.
  • Salvatore’s Old Fashioned Pizzeria: 195 North Ave/ (Rt 250)
  • Village Quilt Shoppe: 21 E Main St.
  • Webster Public Library: 980 Ridge Rd.
  • Webster Recreation Center: 1350 Chiyoda Dr.
  • Webster Town Hall: 1000 Ridge Rd.

Let’s DO this, Webster!!!!

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(posted 4/1/2025)

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Webster Quilt Guild celebrates 50 years

31 Mar

The announcement, published in the October 8, 1975 edition of the Webster Herald, was brief. It was tucked away back on page 32, and if you were scanning the newspaper too quickly, you could have easily missed it.

Headlined “Quilt Guild Forms Here,” the item announced that the inaugural meeting of the Webster Quilt Guild had been scheduled for the next day, to be held at the Webster Public Library. Anyone interested in quilting was invited to attend, share their work, learn new techniques, and help the brand new club grow.

Clearly that meeting was a success, because 50 years later, the Webster Quilt Guild is still going strong. Membership is robust, and at the monthly meetings, dozens of quilters and crafters are still sharing their projects, learning new tips and tricks from one another, and enjoying presentations by guest speakers.

The Webster Quilt Guild will celebrate their long history at their “50 Golden Years of Quilting” quilt show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday April 12 at 13 at Holy Trinity Church, 1460 Ridge Rd., Webster.

The show will feature:

  • More than 200 quilts (including an antique quilt display)
  • Display of donation quilts made for the Breast Cancer and the Asbury Storehouse
  • Huge boutique and door hanging sale
  • Scrap Fest
  • Raffles
  • Vendors
  • Annotated History of the Webster Quilt Guild
  • Food tent 

And of course one of the highlights of the show is this year’s beautiful Raffle Quilt. Tickets for this incredible piece of quilting art are just $1 each, or six for $5. (If you’d like to buy tickets before the show, email rafflequilt@websterquiltguild.com.)

The show will be held at Holy Trinity Church (1460 Ridge Rd.) on Saturday and Sunday April 12 at 13. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, noon to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults and children under 12 are free.

Look for the quilt-covered car pointing the right way to go!

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(posted 3/31/2025)

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