Nesquehoning wants criminals to know that the borough is fighting back against crime.

During the borough council meeting on Wednesday, Nesquehoning Mayor Samuel Kitchko said that the Neighborhood Watch group has registered the borough for the National Night Out campaign on Aug. 5.National Night Out is a "lights on" campaign held in over 16,124 communities across the country as a way to teach residents and build relationships between the community and police officers, as well as deter crime. Locally, Jim Thorpe and Tamaqua participate in the annual event.Kitchko said that the event can take place anytime that day, but officially it is held from 7 to 10 p.m.He now plans to look into the venture more and see what can be done in the borough.The next Neighborhood Watch meeting will be at 6 p.m. on June 19 in the borough hall, 114 W. Catawissa St.In other matters, council discussed the following items:• The Junior Recreation Commission will meet immediately after the Recreation Commission's regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Nesquehoning Recreation Center.• Kitchko said that he has information on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Automated Red Light Enforcement program because one eligible project is school zone designations through striping, signing and signal improvements.• Councilman Don DeMarco reported that the street sweeping in the borough has been completed, and only 12 percent of the residents received a fine for not moving their car on posted days. He thanked the rest for cooperating.• Council approved the request for the newly reorganized Nesquehoning Historical Society to hold its meetings at 7 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month at the borough building. The next meeting of the society is June 24.Councilman Frank Jacobs said that the society is looking for old Nesquehoning photos and memorabilia to start building a collection. The historical society is also selling membership cards for $5.• Councilwoman Mary Fox thanked the Nesquehoning Lions Club for the American flags that were donated to the borough. They were hung throughout the town recently.• Council voted to become an active member of the Carbon County Council of Government. Kitchko was approved as the voting member, and Fox will be the alternate voting member.• Council reminds all residents that when there is a holiday on Monday, trash collection is pushed back a day. There were some issues during the Memorial Day holiday with people putting out their trash on Sunday night for Monday collection, which was pushed back to Tuesday because of the holiday.• Council announced that the borough will hold a free electronics recycling event from 2 to 5 p.m. June 12 at the borough office back parking lot. A number of electronics and appliances will be accepted free of charge while some other items will require payment to be accepted.Items that can be recycled free of charge include telephones/cellphones; LCD monitors/LCD (flat) TVs; stereos and speakers; cables and cords; keyboards and mice; UPS battery backups/laptop batteries; audio visual equipment/plotters; microwaves/small appliances; projectors/CRT monitors; smart boards; washers and dryers; desktop/laptop computers; gaming systems; printers/fax machines/floor copiers; copiers/scanners/print cartridges; metal items; calculators/adding machines; exercise equipment; DVD players/VCRs/filing cabinets; dishwashers; and ranges.Items that can be recycled with a fee include refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and floor freezers, for $20 each; unbroken televisions for $30; car batteries for $5 (sealed lead acid); household alkaline batteries for $2 per pound; light bulbs for $2 each; TVs (in wooden cabinet, projection-big screen) for $40; hard drive destruction (off site) for $10 per drive, includes a certificate of destruction; document shredding service (off site) for $10 per standard paper size box, includes a certificate of destruction.