AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - Are you ready to get into the Halloween spirit? Amherst Recreation will be hosting its annual Halloween Spooktacular on Sunday. Trunk-or-Treat, community food drive being held in Feeding Hills According to the Town of Amherst, downtown Trick-or-Treating, in collaboration with the Downtown Amherst Business Improvement District and the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. Following the trick-or-treating, a Costume Parade for all ages will begin at the North Common and all are welcome to join. The festivities will continue after the parade at the Bangs Community Center from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., where there will be Halloween-themed activities including a haunted house, kid’s carnival, crafts, and not-so-scary story time with the Jones Library. Local News Headlines Reading Police search for vehicle that stuck officer during traffic stop Town of Amherst hosts annual Halloween Spooktacular Crews put out brush fire on Granby Road in Chicopee Springfield Thunderbirds faced off against Hershey Bears 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.