Please enjoy this Express Sessions while Behind The Headlines is off. This was recorded live on January 11th, 2024 and has been edited for conciseness. An unedited version can be found here.

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses reforms to the state IDA law; Riverhead developers influencing code changes; a Hampton Bays school financial literacy program; a possible strike at Peconic Bay Medical Center; and suspension of pickleball play at SYS.

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

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the closing of sand mine in Noyac; state aid cuts for local school districts; the Riverside sewer district; and a sewer plant in Montauk.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing 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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses reduced state aid for schools; a dicey intersection in East Hampton Village; an affordable housing plan in Water Mill; a possible zone change at Tanger Outlets; and historic buildings in Sag Harbor.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

Joe Werkmeister, staff writer, Newsday

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses recent storms leading to flooding and erosion; beach nourishment projects; affordable housing; the Stony Brook Southampton campus; and an EPCAL lawsuit 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

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

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses a proposed $32 million senior center in East Hampton; Riverhead Town regulating the sale of lithium batteries; The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to restore salt marshes on the East End; Riverhead code changes for the EPCAL, and a new traffic circle in Montauk.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

Christopher Walsh, senior write, The East Hampton Star

Joe Werrkmeister, staff writer, Newsday

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses an arrest in the Montauk antiemetic graffiti case; the first operational wind energy turbine in the state; pot shop licenses approved in Riverhead; and helping the less fortunate this holiday season.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

Gianna Volpe, Host of Heart of the East End

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the Riverside Revitalization plan; a report advocating for a LIPA public utility plan; the Springs School District raising pay for teacher aids; and a possible roadblock for plans for a new Riverhead Science Center at the Town Square.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Annette Hinkle, Arts and Living 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 discusses a story about a Southampton veteran; congressional redistricting; George Santos; a delay in two Riverhead moratoriums; and a holiday classic on stage 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

Alek Lewis, Staff Writer, RiverheadLocal.com

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses results from the local elections; honoring local veterans; Riverhead abandoning a proposed rooster ban; another grim scallop season; and planting pollinator gardens.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

Joe Werkmeister, staff writer, Newsday

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon