Mark Giromini, a Massachusetts state trooper with the Air Wing Unit, talks to children participating in Safety Village summer program and shows them a helicopter. Safety Village is an interactive day camp for children ages 4-6 years old that uses hands-on learning to introduce youngsters to everyday safety in areas like “stranger danger,” fire, electric, water, animal and personal safety. Safety Village, held at Arcanum Field in Northampton, features a miniature replica of Northampton complete with streets and sidewalks. The program is run in two-week sessions in July and early August. The final session will start July 29 and run through Aug. 9. For more information, visit northamptonma.gov/905/Safety-Village. a1wea-hg-Staff photos/Carol Lollis

Alyn Batnes, Micah Litwin-Moskowitz and Luca Lyman wave goodbye to two State Police officers, Mark Giromini and Tom Fisk, who flew a helicopter to the Safety Village Camp Thursday morning. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS