This week on Behind the Headlines, the panel discusses the Riverhead supervisor’s comments about hero firefighters; the Southampton Village election; the Wainscott School District budget failing; and East End traffic.

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