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Behind The Headlines — 200 episodes
Dr. Christopher Gobler on current state of East End water quality
Long Island bays and local zoning issues continue to be intertwined
Express Sessions: Taking The Pulse of The Hamptons Real Estate Market
Express Sessions: The Evolution and Preservation of Downtown Sag Harbor
East End towns continue to grapple with competing land use issues
Environmentalist Bob DeLuca explains “SEQRA” and local impacts of Hochul proposals
Bird flu outbreak leads to hundreds of dead geese across East End
Express Sessions: Westhampton Beach Local Matters
Brendan O'Reilly speaks on FOIL and Justin Timberlake arrest footage
East End activist Anita Boyer demands accountability in wake of ICE raids
Express Sessions: Local Matters Hampton Bays
Express Sessions: East Hampton Local Matters
Layoffs at Washington Post and what it means for local papers
Major winter weather hits East End; Hampton Bays movie theater closing; East End impact of ICE conflict; and more
Southampton Town Chief of Police speaks on traffic cameras and surveillance on the East End
Local impact of ICE murder in Minneapolis; Montaukett denied state recognition; and more East End news
Affordable housing continues to loom over the Twin Forks
Jake Williams on creating "Out Of Print: The Unmaking of American News"
Express Sessions: Sag Harbor Village Local Matters
Fred Thiele dives deep into local East End politics
Minerva Perez, Executive Director of OLA of Eastern Long Island, speaks on recent ICE violence
Express Sessions: Southampton Village Local Matters
Riverhead Town Square development, North Fork subdivision, Amistad history, and more
Local newspapers and formal political endorsements
Riverhead and Southampton file lawsuit against New York over cannabis
Soil contamination in Calverton; Montauk Mary; County Rd. 39; Hamptons International Film Festival, and more
Rogue cannabis shop in Southampton, candidate engagement, Covid changes, and more
Montauk Mary, Sound Avenue, HMS Culloden shipwreck, and more
Dredging in Montauk, Birds of Prey, Riverhead Town Square, and more
24 years since 9/11, preserving working waterfronts, and more
Legal complexities surround cannabis dispensaries in Riverhead
Carlos Sandoval reflects on his time on the East End and the Latinx community
Public radio faces severe challenges amid broad changes in local journalism
What the rescissions package means for public radio on Long Island
Workforce housing vs. affordable housing in Riverhead, and more
Express Sessions: The South Fork's Bounty, on Land and at Sea
Public media faces existential threats from Trump administration
Facts vs. rumors regarding ICE activity on the East End
Significant fire incident at Crown Recycling in Calverton
Riverhead makes unconventional use of eminent domain
Express Sessions: Preservation vs Property Rights in Southampton Village
Congressman LaLota breaks with Republican Party over SALT cap
Local impact of federal immigration policies
Downtown Riverhead continues redevelopment efforts
Long Island economy feels impacts of Trump tariffs
Prescribed burns play important role in preventing future wildfires on Long Island
Express Sessions: Taking the Pulse of the Hamptons Real Estate Market
Riverhead Town Board restricts public comment at meetings
Ponquogue Bridge closed indefinitely
Long Island feels effect of federal cuts as hundreds face lay-offs and slashed services
Express Sessions: Affordable Housing Funds Are Building, but the Challenges Are Towering
Crescent Duck Farm advocates for vaccine research following mass euthanization
How will Trump’s immigration policies affect Eastern Long Island?
Express Sessions: Nonprofit Leaders Discuss Challenges and New Ways Forward
Express Sessions: Solving the Sag Harbor Parking Puzzle
Changes in trash policy could affect Brookhaven Landfill
Pot shop conversation continues for East End
Triple Five lawsuit saga in Riverhead continues
What is the wildfire threat on Long Island?
Eminent domain controversy unfolding in Southold
Pot shops popping up on the East End?
Kmart's last U.S. location closing in Bridgehampton, and more
Where does the Shinnecock Nation's gas station stand?
Where does affordable housing stand in Southampton?
Cell phone bans in schools, Riverhead agritourism, Sagaponack beach access, and more
What is the local impact of the presidential election on Long Island?
Riverhead Town Agritourism zoning proposal stirs opposition, and more
Affordable housing projects on the East End, and more
How will changes in the presidential election affect East End politics?
Employee-owned housing proposed in East Hampton, and more
Why is the water off Long Island beaches turquoise?
President Biden Scheduled To Be in East Hampton, and more
How will Palm Tree Music Festival affect the East End this weekend?
East End Journalists Discuss Gilgo Beach Murders, and more
How will climate change impact flood insurance for Long Islanders?
Pregnancy Counseling Service Draws Fire in Riverhead, and more
Express Sessions: Real Estate Pros Take the Pulse of the Real Estate Market
Mysterious Bus Drops People Off In Hampton Bays
East End School Budgets, Drinking Water Contamination, and more
How will the business landscape change in Southampton Village?
Express Sessions: Can the Winter Be Brisk for Businesses in East Hampton?
1st Congressional District Race Begins To Heat Up
How will congestion pricing affect Hampton Jitney fares?
Fred W. Thiele Jr. Announces Retirement, and more
Express Sessions: Clarifying the Vision for The Stony Brook Southampton Campus
How Are Riverhead Developers Influencing Code Changes?
Where Do the Sewer Systems Stand in Riverhead and Montauk?
Zone Changes Could Be Coming To Tanger Outlets
Back From Break - What's Going On With the EPCAL Lawsuit in Riverhead?
December 16th, 2023 - East Hampton Senior Center Proposal, and more East End news
December 9th, 2023 - Man Arrested For Montauk Antisemetic Graffiti, and more Eastern Long Island News
December 2nd, 2023 - Riverhead Rivatlization Plan
November 18th, 2023 - Southampton Veteran Recounts Service, and more
November 11th, 2023 - Suffolk County Election Results
November 4th, 2023 - Upcoming Local Election Information for Suffolk County, and more Eastern Long Island news
October 28th, 2023 - Riverhead Denies Proposed Jet Facility, and more East End Long Island News
Regional bomb threats, battery energy storage, water conservation efforts, and Riverhead anti-bias task force
Local reaction to Israel situation, sex trafficing forum, Riverhead School District, and East Hampton School District bus policy
Riverhead School District Administrative Shakeup, Banned Books Week, Noyak Sand Land Mine, and Montauk Beach Nourishment
Troubling Racist Incidents in Riverhead
Agawam Park, Riverhead politics, Calverton air cargo hub, Shelter Island development, and ticks
Cruise ships in Sag Harbor, asylum seekers, legalized cannabis, Southold affordable housing, and Riverhead moratoriums
August 26th, 2023 - Southampton and East Hampton parks, Riverhead fire lawsuit, Greenport zoning, and antisemitism at a ZBA hearing
August 19th, 2023 - growing opposition to EPCAL, Montauk lighthouse, asylum seekers, and going from gas to electric
August 12th, 2023 - Hampton Bays Clinic Focuses on Tick-Borne Illnesses
August 5th, 2023 - Dead Osprey Discovered On Stony Brook Southampton Campus
July 29th, 2023 - Suffolk County Legislature Delays Water Protection
July 22nd, 2023 - Riverhead Planning Official Suspended
July 15th, 2023 - Opposition to Battery Storage Systems in Hampton Bays, and more
July 7th, 2023 - traffic, sharks, fireflies, pollinators, and the Stony Brook windmill
Wainscott School Budget fails, Southampton Village has a new mayor, and more
Cannabis Licenses Prove Difficult to Recieve; Chlorine Explodes in North Sea; and more
June 10th, 2023 - wildfire haze, migrant situation, East Hampton school lights, and a repair café
June 3rd, 2023 - asylum seekers, striped bass fishing, Montauk restaurant fire, affordable housing, and loss at the aquarium
May 20th, 2023 - Riverhead state of emergency, Marsden Street, accessory apartments, and Shagwong Tavern
May 13th, 2023 - Marsden Street, local elections, Peconic Bay Medical Center, and Bridgehampton job fair
May 6th, 2023 - Resistance to Calverton Enterprise Park, burial protectiong, bail reform, and toxic lawn chemicals
April 29th, 2023 - senior population, Montauk sewers, Calverton Enterprise park, water contamination, and Hampton Bays bridge work
April 22nd, 2023 - Earth Day, Greenport development, battery storage, Mattituck Inlet project, and gun violence
April 15th, 2023 - cannabis sales, Montaul aquatic center, Calverton shooting, and septic system rebates
April 8th, 2023 - Open Meetings law, East Hampton commercial real estate, Riverhead IDA, Riverhead zero tolerance, and Lorraine Dusky adoption book
March 18th, 2023 - East Hampton Village ambulance changes, Riverhead Town tax cap, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital leadership, and Mattituck Inlet marina excavation
March 11th, 2023 - Marsden Street, local elections, Peconic Bay Medical Center, and Bridgehampton job fair
March 4th, 2023 - Marsden Steet acquisition, Riverhead pattern book, Bel-Aire Cove, and Sylvestor Manor
February 25th, 2023 - Greenport Village election, county and town elections, Governor's housing plan, and water quality
February 11th, 2023 - Riverhead supervisor's race, Mattituck hotel proposal, Riverhead Restaurant Depot, Noyac sand mine
February 4th, 2023 - AI programs, Downtown Riverhead, beach permits, and shellfish
January 28th, 2023- lawsuit against Southampton Village Mayor; Steinbeck house; Polish Town fire rescue; Greenport theater
January 21st, 2023 - East Hampton Town election, Southampton Village Police Chief, ospreys, feral cats, and Wainscott commercial center
January 14th, 2023 - State of the State; housing recommendations; battery storage; CPF for water quality; and Bay Street Theater
December 17th, 2022 - proposed moratoriums, puppy mill ban, battery storange, and Sagaponack porta-potty
December 10th, 2022 - septic system upgrades, climate change, LIPA, and battery storage systems
November 19th, 2022 - affordable housing, Riverhead Town budget, school district spending, blood donation shortage, and Peconic Bay Medical Center improvements
November 12th, 2022 - election, Community Housing Fund, Truck Beach, and food scrap collection
November 5th, 2022 - election, Riverhead crime, Strongpoint Theinert Ranch, new Barnes & Noble
October 29th, 2022 - elections, Town Pond, Superstorm Sandy, and Veterans' Memorial Park
October 22nd, 2022
October 15th, 2022 - upcoming election, Community Housing Fund, EPCAL in Calverton, and Southampton traffic
October 8th, 2022 - closing of Schmidt's, leaf pickup, North Fork Audubon, and diapers for needy parents
October 1st, 2022 - Riverhead housing project, emergency dispatchers, East End farmers, and trees in East Hampton Village
September 24th, 2022 - festivals, puppy mill law, air cargo hub, and the Surf Lodge
September 17th, 2022 - Gubernatorial and congressional races, Sag Harbor athletic fields, Tumbleweed Tuesday, and investigation of Riverhead government
September 10th, 2022 - Plum Island, Freedom of Information law, dredging, and pine beetles
September 3rd, 2022 - Lyme disease vaccine, Shinnecock Powwow, school district public information, and a mulch fire
August 27th, 2022 - language used in redevelopment contract; Battery energy storage; and Southold affordable housing
August 20th, 2022 - Republican congressional primary, scallop die-off, monkeypox, Riverhead development
August 13th, 2022 - SANS neighborhoods in Sag Harbor, proposed ice hockey rink, proposed deer culling
August 6th, 2022 - water emergency, proposed firing range, and e-bikes
July 30th, 2022 - attack on Lee Zeldin; affordable housing
July 9th, 2022 - monkeypox, Riverhead Town planning, Shinnecock beach access, and art in a dumpster
July 2nd, 2022 - Roe v. Wade, covering difficult topics, and the November election
June 25th, 2022 - gun control, Montauk airport, and affordable housing
June 18th, 2022 - Juneteenth observances, gubernatorial primaries, Amagansett street lights, and water quality
June 11th, 2022 - congressional hearings, NYS gun control laws, Riverhead shooting range, and Bob Grisnik
June 4th, 2022 - Blade seaplanes, Group for the East End, Shinnecock burial ground restoration, Riverside sewers, and proposed shooting range and gun shop
May 21st, 2022 - redistricting, beach nourishment, septic upgrades, Bell Town Heritage area, and a new reality series in the Hamptons
May 14th, 2022 - East Hampton airport, affordable housing, downtown Riverhead, baby formula, and Covid-19 stats
May 7th, 2022 - Supreme Court decision, prescribed Pine Barrens burning, downtown Riverhead, Spanish lessons, and East Hampton emergency room
April 23rd, 2022 - Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center, Riverhead fire, and affordable housing
April 16th, 2022 - Riverhead Town Square, "Serving The Hamptons," bird flu, covid, and cannabis
April 9th, 2022 - Ketanji Brown Jackson appointment, Hochul's state budget, county bus changes, and a baby seal
April 2nd, 2022 - Plain Sight project, redistricting, Lee Zeldin, communityh planning, avian flu, and food entrepeneurs
March 26th, 2022 - Calverton Enterprise Park, community planning, new justice court in Southold, and Truck Beach
March 19th, 2022 - Southold junior prom, bail reform, smash-and-grab theft, and support for Ukraine
March 12th, 2022 - Riverhead fire, affordable housing, Tony Walton, and support for Ukrainian community
March 5th, 2022 - Riverhead Ukranian community, Lee Zeldin, congressional district races, affordable housing, and Riverhead superintendent
February 25th, 2022 - historical societies social media controversy, NFT Weekend on the North Fork, death of John Talmage, and changing mask recommendations
February 19th, 2022 - Governor's race, Accessory Dwelling Units proposal withdrawal, Riverhead Ukranian community, and Plum Island
February 12th, 2022 - mask mandate and masks in schools, EPCAL in Riverhead, and overdoses at Riverhead High School
February 5th, 2022 - clean water initiatives, affordable housing, congressional redistricting, and fatal Riverhead fire
January 29th, 2022 - masks in schools, East Hampton Airport, open meetings law, and Express News Group's The Rising Tide
January 22nd, 2022 - Southold Town Board, open meetings law, property tax reassessments, and temporary closing of East Hampton Airport
January 15th, 2022 - Covid status, Riverhead revitalization, Westhampton Beach sewer project, CCA for Long Islanders, individual actions against climate change, and a tragic house fire
January 8th, 2022 - Zeldin's campaign, cannabis, Omicron, redistricting, and virtual meetings
December 18th, 2021 - Continued COVID coverage, social media school threa, Tony Walton retrospectice, fatal crash, and recreational cannabis
December 11th, 2021 - cannabis dispensaries, Riverhead School Disctrict cyberattack, affordable housing, and COVID-19
December 4th, 2021
November 20th, 2021 - tragic fire in Riverhead, tornadoes, Covid, phone scams, and the future political climate
November 13th, 2021 - Veterans' day, COVID breakthrough cases, kids' vaccines, supply chain issues, and Riverhead puppy mill law
November 6th, 2021 - election outcomes, campaign finance reform, ballot propositions, and cannabis legalization
October 30th, 2021 - open meetings law, burying power lines, proposed hotels, changing nature of the East End, and beach access
October 23rd, 2021 - COVID-19, East End homeless population, local elections, immigration reform march, 65th wedding anniversary, and a murder mystery
October 16th, 2021 - Community Housing Act, Open Meetings Law, a disease killing deer, and efforts to rescue abandoned rabbits
October 9th, 2021 - Covid in schools, mask mandates, restaurant staffing issues, puppy mill law, Riverhead supervisor's race, and HIFF
October 2nd, 2021 - vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, a new podcast, Harbes Winery liquor license, North Fork traffic, and recreational marijuana for the Shinnecock Nation
September 25th, 2021 - new podcast on climate change, Calverton groundwater pollution, sand mines, vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
September 18th, 2021 - masks in schools, high school sports, disease in deer, deaths of Eddie Partridge and Ron Goerler Sr., North Fork winery industry, East Hampton airport, and Southampton town traffic mitigation
September 11th, 2021 - 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks, COVID-19 booster shots and vaccine hesitancy, indictment in fatal overdoses, East Hampton Airport, and Riverhead puppy mill legislation
September 4th, 2021 - masks in schools, Riverhead revitalization, Tumbleweed Tuesday, Stargazer restoration, and East Hampton Cannabis Expo
August 29th, 2021 - Henri, Shinnecock medical marijuana facilities, Cannabis legislation, Shelter Island murder/mystery, Anagansett hit-and-run, and Governor Hochul's school mask mandate
August 21st, 2021 - proposal to change Riverhead building code, U.S. census, overdose deaths on North Fork, masks in schools, and Shinnecock proposal for 5-story hotel and gas station
August 14th, 2021 - Covid-19 and the new school year, UN climate change report and climate change in Eastern Long Island, Plum Island exploration, and debate about legalized cannabiss sales.
August 7th, 2021 - concern around Delta variant of Covid-19, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, affordable housing, healthcare workers win free winning, and return on Dancing in the Park in Greenport.
July 31st, 2021 - changing CDC mask guidelines, Shelter Island Reporter editorial on local impacts of climate change, Riverhead ban on sale of commericially bred pets, lack of cell service in East Hampton, and efforts for Shelter Island affordable housing
July 24th, 2021 - Sugar Loaf Hill returned to Shinnecock, anniversary of TWA Flight 800 tragedy, Southampton Town traffic comittee, volunteer firefighter shortage, East End mental health services, and Tiana Bay scallop farm
July 17th, 2021 - Mattituck eminent domain, plans for Island Water Park, Riverhead Police officer returns after near-fatal car accident, charges against school bus driver, and 25th anniversary of TWA Flight 800 disaster
July 10th, 2021 - Riverhead votes in favor of marijuana retail, possible closure of East Hampton airport, Greenport study to help those struggling with opioid addition, and the many unseen impacts of the pandemic
July 3rd, 2021 - July 4th events, east end vaccinations, Gender Recognition act, outdoor dining, sewer districts, and marijuana sales opt-outs
June 26th, 2021 - mayoral elections, tick crisis, affordable housing legislation, and Suffolk County on-demand bus service
June 19th, 2021 - 70% vaccination rate, civil dispute in Orient, Juneteenth events, Southampton African American Museum, dispute over Truck Beach, marijuana sales opt-outs, and Satchel Paige pitched a game in Riverhead