Behind The Headlines

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses monkeypox; Riverhead Town planning; Shinnecock beach access; and an unusual trove of lost art that was discovered in the trash. Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local Annette Hinkle , Arts and Living Editor, The Express Ne...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade; reporters covering controversial topics; and the November election. Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead Local Beth Young, Editor/Publisher at East End Beacon Chrissy Samps...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses gun control and the Supreme Court decision on concealed carry licenses; Riverhead Town’s proposed regulations on gun stores and shooting ranges; the sale of the Montauk Airport; and affordable housing. Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publishe...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses local observances of the Juneteenth holiday; the upcoming gubernatorial primaries; street lights in Amagansett; and water quality issues. Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group Annette Hinkle , Arts and Living Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publishe...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the congressional hearings on the January 6 insurrection; new gun control laws in New York State; developments in the application to build a shooting range in Riverhead; and Bog Grisnik, owner of Southrifty Drugs in Southampton. Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Annette Hinkle , Arts and Living Editor, The Express News Group...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses Blade seaplanes in Sag Harbor, Group for the East End's 50th anniversary and its impact, the Shinnecock Nation efforts to restore burial grounds in Shinnecock Hills, Riverside sewers, and a proposed shooting range and gun shop in Riverhead. Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Riverhead L...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses congressional redistricting; a pilot program to fight climate change through beach nourishment; septic upgrades; the Bell Town Heritage Area in Aquebogue; and a new reality series in the Hamptons. Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher, Ri...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the East Hampton Airport; affordable housing; Downtown Riverhead code changes; the baby formula shortage; and the latest COVID numbers. Joseph P. Shaw , Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton , Managing Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti , Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local Michael Mackey , Local Host For Long I...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the upcoming Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade; prescribed burns in the Pine Barrens; development in Downtown Riverhead; Spanish language lessons for students in East Hampton; and the soon-to-be-built emergency room in East Hampton. Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Chrissy Sampson, Deputy Managing Editor, East...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses developments at the Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center in East Hampton; an update on the fatal fire in Riverhead; and affordable housing. 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 Managin...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the Riverhead Town Square project; the television show “Serving The Hamptons”; bird flu on the East End; the latest COVID news; and legalized marijuana. 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/Pu...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court; Governor Kathy Hochul’s state budget; changes to the county bus system; and a baby seal that was found in the Riverside traffic circle last week. Bill Sutton , Managing Editor, The Express News Group Annette Hinkle , Arts and Living Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti,...

On this week's edition of Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the plain sight project and it's recent funding boost, redistricting congressional maps in Suffolk county being thrown out for being unconstitutional, Lee Zeldin’s run for governor and potential national aspirations, community planning measures across the East End, avian flu, and food entrepreneurs developing through the pandemic...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses ongoing developments at the Calverton Enterprise Park, Strategic community planning initiatives on the East End, plans to build a new justice court in Southold, and the ongoing Truck Beach controversy in East Hampton. Joseph P. Shaw , Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton , Managing Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civilett...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a controversy in the Southold School District over the junior prom; bail reform in New York State; the indictment of five people charged in a smash-and-grab theft in East Hampton; and the efforts to support Ukraine. Joseph P. Shaw , Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton , Managing Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses updates to the fatal fire in Riverhead this fall; affordable housing; the death of award-winning designer Tony Walton of Sag Harbor; and support for the Ukrainian community. Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton , Managing Editor, The Express News Group Annette Hinkle , Arts and Living Editor, The Express News Gr...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the Ukrainian community in Riverhead; Lee Zeldin’s run for governor; congressional district races; affordable housing on the North Fork; and the Riverhead School superintendent having his office swept for bugs. Joseph P. Shaw , Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton , Managing Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti , Edi...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the controversy surrounding social media posts sent out by two local historical societies that depicted the KKK; the upcoming NFT Weekend on the North Fork; the death of John Talmage and his work on farmland preservation; and changes to mask recommendations from the CDC. Joseph P. Shaw , Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton , M...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the New York State governor’s race; Governor Kathy Hochul withdrawing her Accessory Dwelling Units proposal; affordable housing; the Riverhead Ukrainian community’s response to the crisis in their home country; and efforts to preserve Plum Island as a monument. Joseph P. Shaw , Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton , Managing Ed...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including mask mandates and masks in schools; developments at the EPCAL project in Riverhead; and apparent overdoses at Riverhead High School. Joseph P. Shaw , Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton , Managing Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti , Editor/Publisher,  Riverhead Local Joe Werkmei...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including clean water initiatives; affordable housing; congressional redistricting maps; and an update on the fatal fire 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 Ambrose Clancy , ed...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including the debate over masks in schools; the East Hampton Airport, the Open Meetings Law; and The Express News Group’s new series on climate change, The Rising Tide.

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including the new Southold Town Board, revisions to the Open Meetings Law, property tax reassessments and the temporary closing of the East Hampton Airport. Joseph P. Shaw, Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Annette Hinkle, Arts and Living Editor, The Express News G...

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including a possible plateau of Covid numbers, the response of schools to the current state of Covid, Riverhead’s revitalization efforts, Westhampton Beach’s ongoing sewer project, Hochul’s approval of Community Choice Aggregation for consumers to have a choice of where they get electricity from, ways that community members...

On this week’s edition of Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses the year’s upcoming stories, Zeldin’s campaign for New York Governor, cannabis, the implications and differences of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, redistricting, and virtual meetings. Joseph P. Shaw , Executive Editor, The Express News Group Bill Sutton, Managing Editor, The Express News Group Denise Civiletti, Editor/Publisher,...