Code Blue Alert Issued For Red Bank; Warming Center To Open

RED BANK, NJ — A Code Blue alert for cold temperatures is in effect from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, through 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, the borough announced.

The Warming Center at Pilgrim Baptist Church will be available to those in need.

Those without a permanent home can check in each day of the alert at JBJ Soul Kitchen beginning at 3:30 p.m., and also have dinner.

There you can register to go to Warming Center, located adjacent to Pilgrim Baptist Church at the Pilgrim Baptist Church Annex at 166 Shrewsbury Ave.

The National Weather Service is predicting colder than normal temperatures the next two nights, including in Central Jersey:

• Wednesday Night: Widespread frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Thursday: Widespread frost before 10 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday Night: Widespread frost. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Friday: Widespread frost before 10 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

The Warming Center has 18 beds for men and services to help with laundry, showers and sleeping areas.

Volunteers at the Warming Center have said that about a third of the men using its services are working, but housing is so expensive the men can not afford a permanent place to live. Guests can come to the back entrance of the annex to be admitted.

The Warming Center phone number is 732-741-5617. There is a hotline at 848-260-9076.