Neighborhood Watch may return to Monongah

Monongah may re-institute the Neighborhood Watch program that was dissolved.

Monongah Police Chief Rick Barnhart has organized a town hall meeting for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18 to discuss the watch program. He wants residents to show up and share their ideas.

While Monongah is safer than most towns, there are home invasions and having neighbors keep an eye out and phone Chief Barnhart to deal with it is a good idea.

Since Barnhart replaced Chris Veltri as police chief in August 2014, leaving his position as Salem police lieutenant, he’s taken a more aggressive role in helping Monongah residents.