This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a controversy in the Southold School District over the junior prom; bail reform in New York State; the indictment of five people charged in a smash-and-grab theft in East Hampton; and the efforts to support Ukraine.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Joe Werkmeister, Editor, Times-Review Media Group

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

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses updates to the fatal fire in Riverhead this fall; affordable housing; the death of award-winning designer Tony Walton of Sag Harbor; and support for the Ukrainian community.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

Brianne Ledda, reporter, Times-Review Media Group

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the Ukrainian community in Riverhead; Lee Zeldin’s run for governor; congressional district races; affordable housing on the North Fork; and the Riverhead School superintendent having his office swept for bugs.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Steve Wick, Executive Editor, Times-Review Media Group

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the controversy surrounding social media posts sent out by two local historical societies that depicted the KKK; the upcoming NFT Weekend on the North Fork; the death of John Talmage and his work on farmland preservation; and changes to mask recommendations from the CDC.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Jessica Mackin, Editor/Co-Publisher, James Lane Post

J.D. Allen, Managing Editor, WSHU Radio

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the New York State governor’s race; Governor Kathy Hochul withdrawing her Accessory Dwelling Units proposal; affordable housing; the Riverhead Ukrainian community’s response to the crisis in their home country; and efforts to preserve Plum Island as a monument.

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

Brianne Ledda, reporter, Times-Review Media Group

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including mask mandates and masks in schools; developments at the EPCAL project in Riverhead; and apparent overdoses at Riverhead High School.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Joe Werkmeister, Editor, Times-Review Media Group

Oliver Peterson, Managing Editor, danspapers.com

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including clean water initiatives; affordable housing; congressional redistricting maps; and an update on the fatal fire 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

Ambrose Clancy, editor of the Shelter Island Reporter

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

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including the debate over masks in schools; the East Hampton Airport, the Open Meetings Law; and The Express News Group’s new series on climate change, The Rising Tide.

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including the new Southold Town Board, revisions to the Open Meetings Law, property tax reassessments and the temporary closing of the East Hampton Airport.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Steve Wick, Executive Editor, Times-Review Media Group

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including a possible plateau of Covid numbers, the response of schools to the current state of Covid, Riverhead’s revitalization efforts, Westhampton Beach’s ongoing sewer project, Hochul’s approval of Community Choice Aggregation for consumers to have a choice of where they get electricity from, ways that community members can take action to reverse climate change, and a tragic house fire in Riverhead.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Joe Werkmeister, Editor, Times-Review Media Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Beth Young, editor/publisher of the East End Beacon