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🌱 How much did Richard Gere’s historic Pound Ridge estate actually sell for?
Coming up: Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition on the Pound Ridge Patch calendar

What's up Pound Ridge! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How much did Richard Gere’s historic Pound Ridge estate actually sell for?
Also on today's calendar: Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition and 7 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 22 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 43, low: 25.
- Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 47 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Richard Gere Builds a Snowman With His Kids at His Upstate New York Home—as Family Returns to U.S. from Spain for Holidays (realtor.com) — Richard Gere previously owned a historic estate in Pound Ridge, which he sold in 2022 for more than $21 million after years of assembling a 49‑acre compound there. Now based partly in Spain and upstate New York, he’s sharing snowy family moments while reflecting on his move abroad and the controversy over a separate Connecticut property sale.
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📸 Around Pound Ridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pound Ridge
★ Featured events ★
- Holidays on the Farm: The 49th Annual Holiday Exhibition
Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Rd, New City
12:00 pm - Blue Christmas Service
Katonah Presbyterian Church, 31 Bedford Rd, Katonah
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
- Town Board Meeting
Town of Bedford, NY Calendar , 321 Bedford RdTown of , Bedford
6:00 pm - Car Seat Installation
Town of Bedford, NY Calendar , 650 Bedford Road , Bedford Hills
3:30 pm - Historic Building Preservation Commission Meeting
Town of Bedford, NY Calendar , 425 Cherry Street , Bedford Hills
7:00 pm - No Strings Attached
Pound Ridge Library , 271 Westchester Ave , Pound Ridge
3:00 pm - John Praino — Northstar
North Star , 85 Westchester Ave , Pound Ridge
8:00 pm - Holiday Puppet Show at the Pound Ridge Library
Pound Ridge Library , 271 Westchester Ave , Pound Ridge
1:00 pm - Musical Tuesdays at the Library!
Pound Ridge Library , 271 Westchester Ave , Pound Ridge
10:30 am - Chakra Meditation Group
Pound Ridge Library , 271 Westchester Ave , Pound Ridge
11:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Tuesday December 23
Saturday December 27
📣 Pound Ridge Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bedford Babies
Bedford Free Library Mount Kisco, NY 10506
10:00 am - LEGOS® With Ethan
Bedford Free Library Mount Kisco, NY 10506
3:15 pm - Sounds of the Season
Bedford Free Library Mount Kisco, NY 10506
4:15 pm - KES PTO Holiday Gift Wrap Night (snow date 12/17)
Katonah-Lewisboro School District Katonah, NY 10536
5:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Incident cleared on Highway 129 westbound between Croton Avenue and Short Hill Road in Cortlandt.
6:42PM on Dec 14: Accident closes Hwy 129 WB between Croton Ave and Short Hl Rd in Cortlandt. (Nextdoor )
- Target posted a job opening for Overnight Inbound (Stocking) (T1954) in Mount Kisco. Apply here.
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Overnight Grocery Team Member (Stocker, Inventory, Receiving) - Part Time in Chappaqua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pound Ridge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Katonah
- 2025 Innovator: Priceline founder, serial entrepreneur Walker's latest venture aims to transform U.S. drug manufacturing (hartfordbusiness.com)
- Midwesterners set the pace early at Golfweek Senior TOC (usatoday.com)
Mount Kisco
- Are you too old to shovel snow? Experts reveal the hidden heart risks (foxnews.com)
- Dallas' Braemont Capital Makes Its First (Partial) Exit Since Its 2021 Founding With Loenbro Deal » Dallas Innovates (dallasinnovates.com)
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