Wellesley Lands on New List of America's Richest Suburbs
Wellesley landed on a new national ranking of America's richest suburbs this week, Patch reported. The suburb wealth ranking renews attention on Wellesley's cost of living and public image, though Patch's newsletter item did not spell out the town's exact standing. Separately, Wellesley…
Wellesley made a new national list of America's richest suburbs this week, according to Wellesley Patch, while the town's library flagged fresh progress on its Hills Branch renovation heading into the holiday weekend.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
Wellesley Free Library is highlighting new progress on the Hills Branch renovation, per a "Project Progress Spotlight" posted to the library's website. The library did not detail specific construction milestones in the update, but pointed patrons to a page tracking the transformation of the branch.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"🌱 Patch AM: Where Wellesley lands on the new list of America's richest suburbs": Wellesley Patch's morning newsletter flagged a fresh national ranking placing the town among America's wealthiest suburbs, though the item did not specify Wellesley's exact rank. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/wellesley)
COMING UP
The Main Library hosts Creative Collage for kids Monday, Aug. 31, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Wakelin Room. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the library offers Adult Craft To-Go Kits all day, a Storytime at Main from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and a Jigsaw Puzzle Race from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 brings Tech Time in Jackie's Room from 10 a.m. to noon and Learn to Play Rummikub from 11 a.m. to noon. The Main Library will be closed for the entire Labor Day weekend starting Monday, Sept. 7.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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