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Ellis Island's shuttered history slowly opening to public (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Lady Liberty lofts her torch in a view from two shuttered buildings on Ellis Island. Restoration, long delayed, is progressing apace.

Long-closed Ellis Island building reopens today (Tulsa World) - The newly restored Ferry Building is seen on Ellis Island, N.J., last week. The building, where many new Americans who successfully passed their legal and health inspections disembarked for destinations all over the country, will be open to the public Monday.

Restored Ellis Island Building Reopening (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford) - After a restoration project that historians call long overdue, one of several Ellis Island buildings is reopening.

Long Island Boater Missing Since Tuesday (1010 WINS New York) - are looking for a Long Island boater who has been missing for days. Ken Thomson's wife last saw him Tuesday afternoon. He left their home to do some maintenance on his boat mooring in Lloyd Harbor, and he hasn't come back. Police and the Coast Guardhave been looking for the 79-year-old Thomson since early Wednesday. Police plan to continue the search today.

Historic Ellis Island structure reopening (USA Today) - Abandoned and fallen into disuse for decades, a significant piece of American immigrant history is reopening on Ellis Island following extensive restoration.

Immigrants? Final Stop on Ellis Island to Reopen (New York Times) - The Ferry Building on Ellis Island is scheduled to reopen to the public Monday after a 5-year restoration project that cost $6.4 million.

Woman's body washed up on Brooks Island identified (San Jose Mercury News) - A woman whose body was found washed up on the Brooks Island Regional Shoreline in Richmond Saturday morning has been identified as 48-year-old Laura Pariseau, a Contra Costa County Deputy Coroner said today.

Divorced Couple Found Shot to Death in Long Island Home (WCBS 880 New York) - Police are also looking for the couple's 20-year-old son.

Coney Island's Astroland To Velebrate Opening Day For Last Time (NY1 News) - It's long been a rite of summer for generations of New Yorkers, but this will be the last season for Coney Island's Astroland. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will be on hand to open the park today. It will close at the end of the year to make way for a sweeping redevelopment project.

Repairs to begin on Morris Island Lighthouse (WIS News 10 Columbia) - (Charleston-AP) April 2, 2007 - After long years of planning, a South Carolina lighthouse will finally get some needed repairs next month.