October 9th, 2021 - Covid in schools, mask mandates, restaurant staffing issues, puppy mill law, Riverhead supervisor's race, and HIFF

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of topics, including COVID in schools; masking mandates; restaurant staffing problems on the East End; passage of the Puppy Mill law in Riverhead; fundraising for the Riverhead supervisor’s race; and the Hamptons International Film Festival.

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 Island Morning Edition, WLIW-FM

Chrissy Sampson, Deputy Managing Editor, East Hampton Star