Paul Sena, owner of Worthington Ballooning, readies a hot air balloon for flight, Monday, at Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton. Sena will be one of the pilots for the Northeast Balloon Festival, July 12-14, at the fairgrounds.
Paul Sena, owner of Worthington Ballooning, readies a hot air balloon for flight, Monday, at Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton. Sena will be one of the pilots for the Northeast Balloon Festival, July 12-14, at the fairgrounds. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/JERREY ROBERTS

Hot air balloon pilots prepared Monday for the Northeast Balloon Festival, set for July 12-14 at the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton. The three-day festival will include food trucks, beer and wine, live music, a petting zoo, tethered balloon rides and balloon glows after dark, when pilots will light up the sky with their hot air balloons.