The Jim Thorpe Community Watch Group will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will take place at Fairview Fire Company, Ninth Street.

The special guest speaker is Mark Nalesnik, Carbon County Emergency Management Agency coordinator, who will do a presentation on how to handle bomb scares.Anyone in need of transportation or more information on becoming a member, call Jamie Solomon at the Jim Thorpe Police Department at 570-325-4995.