Please enjoy this Express Sessions while Behind The Headlines is off. This was recorded live on December 5th, 2024 and has been edited for time and conciseness. An unedited version can be found here.

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the Scott’s Pointe water park in Calverton; Eastern Long Island Hospital’s plans to open a stroke center; the Brookhaven Landfill; affordable housing; and a new documentary, “The Bonackers.”

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

J.D. Allen, Professor, Stony Brook University

Alek Lewis, staff writer, RiverheadLocal.com

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses pot shops; tree clearing restrictions in Southold; dumping in the pine barrens; amortizing sand mines in Southampton; and the Conscience Point Shellfish Hatchery.

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

Michael Wright, Staff Writer, The Express News Group

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses efforts to save the Horseshoe Crabs; Lee Zeldin’s new role; the Conscience Point Hatchery loses its lease; and the Triple Five lawsuit 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

Brian Cosgrove, Host of The Afternoon Ramble

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses fallout from the national election; wildfires; Star Confectionary in Riverhead; nonprofits on the East End.

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

Michael Mackey, Host of Long Island Morning Edition

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the budding cannabis industry on the East End; an eminent domain controversy in Southold; a proposed BESS facility in Flanders; and the struggling scallop population.

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses ballot propositions in the upcoming election; a lawsuit filed over a rejected veterans housing plan in Southampton; an historic church that was rebuilt after a fire in Southold; and pot shops popping up on the East End.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

Joe Werkmeister, staff writer, Newsday

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the Community Preservation Fund; the closing of the last Kmart supers store in Bridgehampton; town budgets exceeding the tax cap; and a proposal for a grassland meadow at East Hampton Town Hall.

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

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

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

Alek Lewis, staff writer, RiverheadLocal.com

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the proposed Shinnecock gas station; Riverhead pot shops; BESS regulations; and Riverhead rental code regulations.

Joe Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

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 the presidential debate; affordable housing in Southampton; a stalled housing project in Riverhead; and a Bridgehampton teacher who was put on extended leave.

Joe 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

Joe Werkmeister staff writer, Newsday