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Location of New York in the United States Webster is a town in the northeast corner of Monroe County, New York, United States.
The town is titled after orator and statesman Daniel Webster.
The town's motto is "Where Life Is Worth Living." The town contains a village also titled Webster.
9 Communities and locations in the Town of Webster The town of Webster is bordered on the north by Lake Ontario, on the east by Wayne County, on the west by Irondequoit Bay and the town of Irondequoit, and on the south by the town of Penfield.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 35.5 square miles (91.9 km2), of which 34.0 square miles (88.2 km2) is territory and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2) (4.09%) is water.
Webster Park covers 550 acres of the town's territory along the Lake Ontario waterfront. Whig farmers from North Penfield, who were part of Webster's audience, were so impressed by his eloquence that when they petitioned the state council for separate town status from Penfield, they chose to name it in his honor.
On February 6, 1840, the northern part of Penfield was officially established as the town of Webster with a populace of 2,235. Webster has its own exhibition dedicated to sharing the town's history with its people.
Webster's enhance schools are under the direction of the Webster Central School District (K-12).
While all of its middle schools (Spry, Willink) and high schools (Thomas, Schroeder) are situated in the Town of Webster, only five of its seven elementary schools (De - Witt Road, Klem North, Klem South, Schlegel Road, State Road) are.
Webster Christian School (grades pre-K 12), non-denominational Christian Webster Montessori School (elementary), mile south of the town line in Penfield, serves students in the Webster school precinct On May 15, 2005, Webster was awarded the title of "Number 1 Sportstown in New York" by Sports Illustrated.
SI Publisher David Morris said that "Webster's commitment to finding creative and resourceful ways to movement sports for the well-being of its improve fits perfectly with the principles of our Sportstown program, as well as the overall mission of our anniversary celebration." The Webster Schroeder High School football team has won three New York State Championships in Class AA (a designation based on number of students).
At least five Webster players have gone on to play Division 1 college football at Syracuse, Michigan and Colgate, among others.
In March, 2008, the Webster Thomas High School hockey team, in only its sixth year of competition, won the New York State Championship in Division II, beating Thousand Islands by a score of 5-2.
The Webster Thomas soccer team also has won the sectional title 3 years in a row and went on to the state finals in 2007.
Webster's sports facilities include two lighted stadiums, a hockey/soccer complex, an indoor track and an Olympic-size indoor pool.
Webster has a several sports clubs including the Webster Cyclones (youth hockey), Webster Lacrosse Club, and Webster Soccer Association.
The annual Webster Lakefront Classic, run by the Webster Soccer Association, is one of the biggest soccer tournaments in the Greater Rochester region and takes place annually on Father's Day weekend.
Webster is also home to a summer collegiate wood bat team, the Lake Ontario Ridgemen.
Webster town hall In 2014 the webster Schroeder hockey team won the state championships beating canton 2-0.
The Webster Police Department protects the people of Webster as a New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Council agency.
In the west side of town, the West Webster Fire District provides fire protection.
The east of town, including the village, are protected by the North East Joint Fire District (Webster F.D.) It is an all volunteer department as it has been for over one hundred years.
Ambulance service is provided by West Webster in the west, and Union Hill in the east.
Webster and West Webster fire departments furnish EMS separate from ambulance depending on the severity of the call.
On December 7, 2011, a 15-year-old boy poured gasoline over his home in Webster and set it on fire killing his father and two brothers (16 and 12 years old) as his mother and teenage sister escaped with injuries.
Main article: 2012 Webster, New York shooting During the predawn hours of December 24, 2012, 62-year-old William Spengler ambushed volunteer firefighters from the West Webster Fire Department, shooting and killing two and seriously wounding two the rest as they appeared to put out a car fire on Lake Road.
Volunteer fire fighters Mike Chiapperini (also a lieutenant with the Webster Police Department) and Tomasz Kaczowka died at the scene.
She faces a state charge of filing a falsified company record. The New York State Senate later encompassed a "Webster provision" in a gun control law passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, mandating life without parole for murderers of emergency personnel. Webster (village), New York, positioned in the center of the town West Webster A hamlet at the intersection of Ridge and Gravel Road.
"Webster Park".
"Town of Webster New York: History".
Webster, NY: Webster Town Board, 1971.
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