The Gazette of Really Small News

Monmouth County is in a Code Blue alert until 7 a.m. Sunday, February 3, a period in which temperatures can plunge into the single digits and wind chills enter minus-double-digit territory. The Monmouth County Sheriff's Department advises calling the county division of social services, 732-431-6000, ext. 4613, if you end up going without heat during business hours. Those who fter business hours, contact your local police department. The sheriff's department issued the advisory by way of a post on its Facebook page. Code Blue is issued when temperatures fall below freezing and/or conditions endanger the homeless and allows authorities to bring homeless of the streets and into shelters or other places authorized to act as warming centers. But it's not just for the homeless. Warming centers are for anyone who has lost heat or is unable to find a warm shelter. According to the United Ways of New Jersey's  NJ 2-1-1's  website   there are only two warming centers ...

The gazebo on the Fletcher Lake end of the Bradley Beach boardwalk sits in silhouette against a hard, cloudless sunrise on January 27.

Unruffled by wind, Wesley Lake reflected Asbury Park's landmark steam plant and carousel building shortly after sunrise January 26.

A fishing boat heads north off Ocean Grove at sunrise on January 26.

The surf off Ocean Grove at sunrise January 26. No filter was used.

Wide shot, captured from the Ocean Grove beachfront.

This image of Asbury Park buildings reflected in Wesley Lake was captured after sunrise on January 25.

"Red sky at morning, sailor's warning." The National Weather Service says to expect rain tonight and heavy rain tomorrow. A flood watch has been issued for Thursday, January 24, from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Spring Lake Theatre Company will hold auditions for its spring production of The Producers on Thursday, January 31, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, February 3 at 2 p.m. Auditions will be at company headquarters in the Spring Lake Community House, 300 Madison Ave., Spring Lake. All roles are open. Auditioners are asked to prepare 16 bars to sing and to bring sheet music. Performance dates are March 29 and 30, and April 5, 6, 12 and 13. Tech week is March 24 to March 28. No conflicts will be accepted, according to the company's release on social media.

Bradley Beach. Image captured around 1 p.m., January 22, 2018.

Sunday, January 20, is your last chance to see La Strada Ensemble's production of La Bella Familia  at the Jersey Shore Arts Center, 66 South Main Street Ocean Grove (near Ocean Grove's North Gate). Edwin Sanchez's play depicts what happens when a hit woman, her mentally challenged son, and a janitor with nothing but fatherhood on his mind end up living next to the neighbors from hell. Performance time is 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 students and senior citizens, and can be purchased at www.lastradaensemble.org.

Valentine's Day arrived early at the Asbury Park boardwalk. These artsy symbols were reflected in a puddle north of the casino building.

Distant Ocean Grove rooftops seem to sit atop the dunes in this photo taken December 23, 2018.

The ghostly images are a combination of interior artwork and reflections, of the streetscape, in the windows of Asbury Park's iconic carousel building. The image was captured December 23, 2018.