Back to School for Montauk Kids; Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown

Good morning, East Hampton. Hopefully you are drying out from what was a very soggy Tuesday.

— You'll be glad to know that Wednesday is supposed to bring lots of sunshine with a high of 79F.

— I'm not sure if that's good or bad weather for the first day of school, which is where Montauk students are headed this morning. I hope all the kids have a great first day of school. We'd love to see your kids' back to school photos (we know you're taking them!). Send them to Taylor.Vecsey@patch.com for a gallery. And, for those of you with kids heading back to school on Monday, remember to send us a pic then.

— Speaking of back to school. The Springs School Board of Education held a meeting on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. to officially hire Jay Finello as the interim district superintendent. Finello takes over for Dominic Mucci, a retiree whom the district hired in 2012. His waiver from the state was not renewed for another year, the district announced on Tuesday.

— Rosh Hashanah begins on Wednesday night at sundown. Please check out our services schedule. L'Shana Tova!

— Our hats off to the firefighters from East Hampton, Sag Harbor, and Amagansett who spent many hours on Tuesday helping to fight a fire in Water Mill. We'll be following up on that fire — believed to have started with a lightning strike during the thunderstorm — later on Wednesday.

Every Day

• Find a new home in East Hampton.
• Or visit a few open houses.
• What’s playing at the movies … and when?
• High and low tide times.
• Advertise your yard sale ahead of the weekend.
• See those yard sales pop up on our map.

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