SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday in Hampden County to help prevent under-the-influence driving. Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble states the checkpoint will be held somewhere in Hampden County between Saturday, November 23rd into Sunday, November 24th. Officer injured after struck by stolen car in Springfield The checkpoints are an effort to help educate drivers and bring awareness to detecting a motorist driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. State Police say they will be done during various hours and the selection of vehicles will not be arbitrary. Signs will also inform drivers of an upcoming checkpoint to reduce fear and anxiety. The sobriety checkpoints are funded through a grant by the Officer of Grants and Research of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Local News Headlines State police conducting sobriety checkpoint in Hampden County Local small businesses like Coopers gifts in Agawam celebrate ‘Pink Friday’ Thunderbirds fans give to Mayflower Marathon during Friday night’s game Martin Luther King Junior Family Services holds 2nd annual Holiday Tree Jubilee at the Greek Cultural Center in Springfield 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.