This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including changing CDC guidelines on the wearing of masks in light of the delta variant and growing COVID numbers; an editorial in the Shelter Island Reporter this week on efforts to combat climate change on the island; a proposed local law in Riverhead to ban the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats by pet stores; the lack of cell phone coverage in East Hampton and a controversial proposal to build a cell tower in Springs; and efforts to provide affordable housing on Shelter Island.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Ambrose Clancy, editor of the Shelter Island Reporter

Jamie Bufalino, reporter for The East Hampton Star

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including the preservation of ancient Shinnecock burial grounds at Sugar Loaf Hill; the TWA Flight 800 air disaster 25 years ago; Southampton Town government’s creation of a committee to look at traffic; a shortage of volunteer firefighters on the East End; improvements in mental health services on the East End; and a new scallop farm in Tiana Bay.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Steve Wick, Executive Editor, Times-Review Media Group

Beth Young, editor/publisher of the East End Beacon

Vera Chinese, Reporter, Newsday

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including a Mattituck property owner’s resistance to Southold Town’s efforts to use eminent domain to purchase the land for a passive park; plans to build Island Water Park at the EPCAL park in Calverton and overall efforts to develop EPCAL; a story about Riverhead Police Officer Rob Sprotson, who returned to duty following a near fatal car accident last March; charges against a school bus driver who allegedly drove campers to a summer camp while drunk; and the 25th anniversary of the TWA Flight 800 air disaster.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, RiverheadLocal

Grant Parpan, Content Director, Times-Review Media Group

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including the Riverhead Town Board voting not to opt-out of marijuana retail sales and lounges in the town; discussion this week about possibly closing East Hampton Airport, a study being conducted in Greenport on a new drug to help people addicted to opioids; and the effects of people not getting routine cancer screenings during the pandemic.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Joe Werkmeister, Editor, Times-Review Media Group

Carissa Katz, Managing Editor, The East Hampton Star

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including Fourth of July festivities; the state of vaccinations on the East End; the Gender Recognition Act; outdoor dining; sewer districts; and the ongoing discussions by local municipalities about opting out of pot sales.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Bridget LeRoy, Editor at Large

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including the recent mayoral elections in Southampton and Sag Harbor; the tick and tick-borne disease crisis on the East End; affordable housing and legislation to create the East End Community Housing Fund; and the new Suffolk County Transit on-demand bus service.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Steve Wick, Executive Editor, Times-Review Media Group

Beth Young, editor/publisher of the East End Beacon

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

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including the milestone of Covid-19 vaccination rates reaching 70 percent and the lifting of all pandemic restrictions by Governor Andrew Cuomo; a civil dispute over a popular eatery in Orient; Juneteenth celebrations on the East End and the opening of the Southampton African American Museum in Southampton; the ongoing dispute over beach driving on Truck Beach in East Hampton; ongoing discussions by towns and villages about the possibility of opting out of allowing marijuana sales in their municipalities; and the night Satchel Paige pitched a game in Riverhead.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

David Rattray, Editor, The East Hampton Star

Denise Civiletti, Editor and Publisher of Riverhead Local

Steve Wick, Executive Editor, Times-Review Media Group

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including the Calverton Enterprise Park; a survey by the U.S. Navy regarding pollution at the former Grumman property in Calverton; beach access at Truck Beach in East Hampton; kelp farming on the East End; the horseshoe crab population; village elections next week; and the lack of restrictions on house sizes in Southold.

This week's panel:

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Beth Young, editor/publisher of the East End Beacon

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Vera Chinese, Reporter, Newsday

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including the ongoing parking saga in East Hampton Village; difficulty businesses are facing finding summer employees on the East End; affordable housing concerns; businesses closing in the wake of the pandemic; a Times-Review column on the In Plain Sight project and the Tulsa Massacre; history of the Shinnecock Nation; and Democratic candidates seeking the nomination to run for the 1st District congressional seat.

Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group, https://www.facebook.com/shaw11946

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group, https://www.facebook.com/wpsutton

Carissa Katz, Managing Editor, The East Hampton Star, https://www.facebook.com/carissa.katz.9

Steve Wick, Executive Editor of The Times-Review News Group, https://www.facebook.com/steve.wick.359

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including the difficulty many businesses are facing filling vacant positions for the summer; parking initiatives in Sag Harbor and East Hampton Village; Amanda M. Fairbanks’ new book, “The Lost Boys Of Montauk”; the controversy surrounding the Duryea Lobster Deck in Montauk; preservation of the Sugar Loaf Hill property in Southampton; and a Riverhead High School musical production.