Sept. 26: Yom Kippur

On this day in 1981, American tennis star Serena Williams was born.

Posted Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 4:26 am ET|Updated Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 4:27 am ET

Happy Wednesday!

Here's what you need to know today:

1. Schools are closed for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jewish people.

2. Dix Hills resident Carly Siegel, a sophomore at Ithaca College, was named Empire 8 Women’s Tennis Player of the Week. Read the full story here.

3. The family of the Dix Hills man who went missing from his Montauk hotel room in August is speaking out for the first time. Read the story here.

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