This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses affordable housing; the Riverhead Town budget; school district spending; a blood donation shortage; and Peconic Bay Medical Center improvements.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

Chrissy Sampson, Deputy Managing Editor, East Hampton Star

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel wraps up Tuesday’s election; discusses the newly passed Community Housing Fund; developments at Truck Beach in East Hampton; and a pilot food scrap collection program in Riverhead.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Christopher Walsh, Senior Writer, The East Hampton Star

Michael Mackey, Local Host For Long Island Morning Edition, WLIW-FM

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming election; a Riverhead crime wave; the scallop die-off; the Strongpoint Theinert Ranch; and the opening of the new Barnes & Noble store in Riverhead.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Oliver Peterson, Managing Editor, danspapers.com

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming election; Town Pond in East Hampton Village; the 10 year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy; and developments at Veterans’ Memorial Park in Calverton.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

Alek Lewis, Staff Writer, RiverheadLocal.com

Gianna Volpe, Host of Heart of the East End, WLIW-FM

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming governor’s election; Lee Zeldin’s military record; the hack of the Suffolk County computer system; the East Hampton Airport; and the blinking light traffic program in Southampton.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Michael Mackey, Local Host For Long Island Morning Edition, WLIW-FM

David Rattray, Editor, The East Hampton Star

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming election; the proposed Community Housing Fund; developments in the EPCAL proposal in Calverton; and traffic in Southampton.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Brian Cosgrove, Host of The Afternoon Ramble, WLIW-FM

Christopher Walsh, Senior Writer, The East Hampton Star

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the closing of a popular business in Southampton; loose leaf pickup in Riverhead; the 50th anniversary of the North Fork Audubon; and an effort to distribute diapers to needy parents.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Cailin Riley, Staff Writer, The Express News Group

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a proposed housing project in Riverhead; unsung heroes, our emergency dispatchers; projects for East End farmers; and a discussion about planting trees in East Hampton Village.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

Alek Lewis, Staff Writer, RiverheadLocal.com

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses festivals on the East End this weekend; the proposed state Puppy Mill law; a proposed air cargo hub in Calverton; and violations at the Surf Lodge.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Annette Hinkle, Arts and Living Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Brian Cosgrove, Host of The Afternoon Ramble, WLIW-FM 88.3

Jessica Mackin, co-publisher and editor of the James Lane Post

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel the races for New York governor and Congress; a propped acquisition for athletic fields in Sag Harbor; Tumbleweed Tuesday; and a call for an investigation of governmental practices in Riverhead.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Annette Hinkle, Arts and Living Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

Chrissy Sampson, Deputy Managing Editor, East Hampton Star

Michael Mackey, Local Host For Long Island Morning Edition, WLIW-FM