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Torso case: Police confirm link to leg found on Long Island (The Journal News) - MAMARONECK - A severed leg that washed up on the Long Island estate of Cablevision magnate James Dolan has been linked to a torso that washed up on a Mamaroneck beach last month.

Victoria Gotti Hospitalized On Long Island (WCBS-TV New York) - The widow of mob boss John Gotti was being treated Wednesday at a Long Island hospital, where she was admitted after reportedly becoming ill at her daughter's Old Westbury home.

Archaeologists on Greek island uncover ancient tomb (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Greek archaeologists have uncovered an intact tomb and what was likely a Roman theatre on the Ionian Sea island of Cephalonia, the culture ministry announced Wednesday.

NY's Coney Island opens last season before renewal (CNN.com) - NEW YORK (Reuters) -- With the traditional crash of a bottle of egg cream, Brooklyn's borough president on Sunday launched the Coney Island amusement park's last season ahead of a major redevelopment that will raze much of the lovably seedy boardwalk area.

DEP won't wring out most of Bull's Island (The Star-Ledger) - After Bull's Island Recreation Area in Hunterdon County disap peared beneath three raging Delaware River floods in the past three years, the state has no plans to throw money at repairing more than two-thirds of its tent and trailer camping sites, state officials said yesterday.

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.

Torrey Pines lacrosse routs Long Island team (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Secret's out on team visiting from Va. Associated Press Escondido's Patrick Roman connects for a two-run homer in the seventh inning, but the Cougars fall a run short in a 6-5 loss to Langley (Va.) High in a Lions Tournament 6A Division game Tuesday.

Justice Dep't Busts Insulation Companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The co-owner of two Long Island insulation companies plead guilty Wednesday to rigging bids for insulation work performed at two New York City Hospitals

River island project raises concerns (Smoky Mountain News) - The possibility that a 40-acre island in the Little Tennessee River might be developed has sparked outrage among conservationists and calls for preservation from those living nearby.

LIRR shrinks gaps at end-of-line stations (Newsday) - The Long Island Rail Road is shrinking gaps at most of its end-of-the-line stations to 5 inches -- 2 inches less than the railroad industry's minimum gap standard.