AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - There will be intermittent closings of the ramps that connect North Hadley Road and Route 116 in Amherst on Thursday. Dining for a cooler planet returns to UMass Amherst for 7th year According to MassDOT, the closures will be happening throughout the day due to milling work from 5:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Detour signs will be posted as each ramp closes. Local News Headlines Nearly 60 citations issued in Springfield’s Pine Point neighborhood Thursday night football features Patriots against Jets U.S. and Massachusetts flags lowered to half-staff Friday Enfield police search for 3 suspects following reported armed home invasion WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.