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Pondering


Mount Pleasant, New York


scattered across America. In an attempt to discover the similarities and dif- ferences among these like-named towns, Mount Pleasant Magazine


R BY BILL FARLEY


has begun reaching out to their municipal officials. Our first call was easy to make. I grew up in Westches- ter County, where a Mount Pleasant is nestled among the rolling hills between the Kensico Reservoir, which supplies much of the water to New York City, and the Hudson River. As a cub reporter many moons ago, I spent a fair amount


ESIDENTS OF MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., tend to believe their town is unique, and, in many respects, it is. By the same token, a quick scan of U.S. geography reveals there are numerous other Mount Pleasants


of time in Mount Pleasant and its villages, covering government and other activities. I spent more than a fair amount of time in the town’s many fine watering holes, but that’s a story for another day. Mount Pleasant, N.Y., is


somewhat smaller than our town – around 44,000 residents. Like our Mount Pleasant, it is largely residential, with no heavy industry or manufacturing but several corporate offices. Surprisingly, it is older than its South Carolina namesake, having been founded in the 1780s. We’ve been incorporated since 1837. Te town’s chief executive is a supervisor; Joan A. Maybury currently holds that office. Her background is


Supervisor Joan A. Maybury


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The friendly leaders of Mount Pleasant, N.Y. Left to right: Town Justice Robert Ponzini,


Town Clerk Patricia June Scova, Highway Superintendent Peter Sciliano, Supervisor Joan A. Maybury,


Councilman Mark Rubeo and Councilman Carl Fulgenzi.


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