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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses antisemitic vandalism in Montauk; the upcoming local elections; revised development plans in Sag Harbor; and a possible rooster ban 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

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

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses Riverhead’s denial of the proposed jet cardo facility at EPCAL; Suffolk County bus service in East Hampton; Greenport waterfront code changes; and the North Fork Arts Center.

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 discusses bomb threats at area schools; battery energy storage system moratoriums; Suffolk County Water Authority conservation efforts; and the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force.

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

Joe Werkmeister, staff writer, Newsday

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses local reaction to the attacks in Israel; a forum on sex trafficking in Suffolk County; developments in the Riverhead School District; and a new bus policy in the East Hampton School District.

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses an administrative shakeup in the Riverhead School District; Banned books week; the Sand Land mine in Noyak; and a federal beach nourishment project set to begin 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

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses racism in Riverhead; the effects of light pollution on marine life; a new shellfish vocational program at Southampton High School; the removal of the old tank in front of the VFW in East Hampton; and the Sag Harbor American Music Festival.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Alek Lewis, Staff Writer, RiverheadLocal.com

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the Lake Agawam park proposal; Riverhead politics; the proposed air cargo hub in Calverton; a moratorium on large houses on Shelter Island; and ticks.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

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

Joe Werkmeister, staff writer, Newsday

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses plans for cruise ships to visit Sag Harbor; the ongoing asylum seeker crisis; legalized cannabis hurdles; the Southold affordable housing plan; and Riverhead moratoriums.

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

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses plans for new parkland in Southampton Village; renovations at Herrick Park in East Hampton; a lawsuit over the deadly fire in Riverhead in 2021; ongoing zoning change talks in Greenport; and charges of antisemitism from the Jewish Center of the Hamptons at a ZBA hearing.

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

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star