BAYONNE, N.J. - The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services announced on Tuesday a fifth death of a New Jersey resident with novel H1N1 influenza.

The individual was a 79-year old Hudson County woman, who died on Friday, June 19 in Bayonne Medical Center.

BAYONNE, N.J. - Union health care workers cast a "yes" vote for a new three-year contract at Bayonne Medical Center on Thursday, after rejecting earlier proposals by management 10 days ago.

BAYONNE, N.J. - The union that represents locked-out nurses and other healthcare workers is reporting that a tentative agreement has been reached with Bayonne Medical Center, which would end the standoff and permit the workers to return to their jobs.

BAYONNE, N.J. - Bayonne Medical Center has announced that it intends to end its lockout of union hospital employees, effective 7:00 a.m. Friday morning.

In a written statement issued today, the hospital said it would be "implementing the terms and conditions of the contract we presented to [the union] on June 3, as we believe that contract is a fair and appropriate one for our employees."

BAYONNE, N.J. - Hundreds of health care workers found themselves locked out from work at 7:00 a.m. today in the midst of a heated labor battle between their union, Health Professional and Allied Employees, and Bayonne Medical Center.

About three to four hundred health care workers of the 843-member union followed through with plans to picket outside the hospital this morning despite rainy weather.

BAYONNE, NJ - The city's Mayor DiDomenico Municipal Pool will open for the season this weekend, announced Mayor Mark A. Smith and Gary S. Chmielewski, Director of Public Works, Parks and Recreation.

Pool hours for the holiday weekend will be Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

BAYONNE, NJ - A Newark man was left beaten and unconscious, and his brother-in-law also injured, after being savagely attacked early Saturday morning by a bicycle-riding gang of young men, police say.