This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the controversy over asylum seekers; new limits on striped bass fishing; a restaurant fire in Montauk; affordable housing; and a sad loss at the Riverhead Aquarium.

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

Christopher Walsh, Senior Writer, The East Hampton Star

Alek Lewis, Staff Writer, RiverheadLocal.com

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses a state of emergency in Riverhead; Marsden Street results in Sag Harbor; accessory apartments; and Shagwong Tavern 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

Joe Werkmeister, staff writer, Newsday

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the developments in the Marsden Street acquisition in Sag Harbor; upcoming town and county elections; the Peconic Bay Medical Center; and a Bridgehampton job fair.

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses a raucous meeting in Riverhead where community members objected to the development proposal at Calverton Enterprise Park; a state burial protection law; bail reform; and spraying toxic chemicals on lawns.

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 a new section in The East Hampton Star focusing on the senior population; Montauk sewers; the Calverton Enterprise Park; a drinking water contamination study; and bridge work in Hampton Bays.

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

J.D. Allen, Managing Editor, WSHU Radio

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses Earth Day; a development moratorium in Greenport; battery storage facilities; the Strong’s Marine project at Mattituck Inlet; and gun violence.

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses retail cannabis sales regulations; a new aquatic center in Montauk; a deadly shooting in Calverton; and septic system rebates.

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, staff writer, Newsday

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the Open Meetings Law; a whopping commercial real estate deal in East Hampton; the Riverhead IDA; a zero tolerance policy in Riverhead; and Lorraine Dusky’s new book on adoption.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses Shakeups at the East Hampton Village Ambulance; Riverhead Town piercing the tax cap; leadership changes at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital; and the Mattituck Inlet marina excavation.

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

Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group

Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local

Christopher Gangemi, Staff Writer, The East Hampton Star

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

This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the developments in the Marsden Street acquisition in Sag Harbor; upcoming town and county elections; the Peconic Bay Medical Center; and a Bridgehampton job fair.

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

Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon