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

This week on Behind The Headlines, the panel discusses a number of issues, including the ongoing debate about masks in schools; high school sports this season; a recently discovered disease that is killing deer on Long Island; the sudden death of Eddie Partridge, co-owner of Riverhead Raceway; the death of Jamesport Vineyards patriarch Ron Goerler Sr.; the winery industry on the North Fork; recent hearings on the East Hampton Airport; and traffic mitigation efforts in Southampton Town.

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

Bob Liepa, Sports Editor, Times Review Media Group