News for Hamilton, NJ. The township of Hamilton is the most populous municipality in Mercer County and the 9th most populous in New Jersey with more than 88,400 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Jeff Martin.
Hamilton (Mercer)
![Twitchy NJ man admits driving around with pipe bombs](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/01/attachment-Jeremy-Giliberti-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Twitchy NJ man admits driving around with pipe bombs
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to having pipe bombs in his conspicuous green Honda Accord car during a traffic stop in Hamilton in Mercer County.
![NJ state fraud watchdog killed by crash on Route 130](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-lackey2A.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ state fraud watchdog killed by crash on Route 130
Hamilton police said a Honda Accord, driven by a 51-year-old Bordentown woman, was headed southbound and struck a Ford Edge with two people inside.
![Deadly weekend in NJ: At least 5 killed on roads](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/06/attachment-FedEx.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Deadly weekend in NJ: At least 5 killed on roads
Pedestrians died in crashes in Absecon and Hamilton while a bicyclist was pronounced dead in a Jackson hit-and-run.
![Retired Hamilton, NJ teacher admits sex with student](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/04/attachment-Joseph-3AB.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Retired Hamilton, NJ teacher admits sex with student
A former student of Joseph DePuglio at Steinert High School - East in Hamilton accused him in 2022 of having a sexual relationship between 1998 and 2000 when she was a student.
![NJ fire chief's social media comes under fire in racism lawsuit](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/04/attachment-Hamilton-Township-Mercer-County-whistleblower-lawsuit-Google-Maps-Canva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ fire chief's social media comes under fire in racism lawsuit
Michael Warren has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Hamilton Township and Fire Department Chief Christopher Tozzi.
![Over a dozen storage units damaged by Hamilton, NJ fire](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/04/attachment-Hamilton-fire-1A.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Over a dozen storage units damaged by Hamilton, NJ fire
One nearby resident told CBS Philadelphia they heard a boom before the smokey fire at the Public Storage facility in Hamilton began.
![Sex with a student — Hamilton, NJ, teacher charged](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/04/attachment-Untitled-design-33.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Sex with a student — Hamilton, NJ, teacher charged
Allegations of child sexual assault against 37-year-old Hamilton High School West teacher emerge.
![NJ police officer injured in fatal shootout at Hamilton home](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/03/attachment-hamilton-police-shooting-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ police officer injured in fatal shootout at Hamilton home
A man was shot and killed by police responding to a call of a domestic incident at a Mercer County home Friday.
![Morrisville, PA man faces 2 sets of sex charges in NJ](http://townsquare.media/site/1186/files/2024/03/attachment-attachment-Risky-Gregory-Barger.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Morrisville, PA man faces 2 sets of sex charges in NJ
Gregory J. Barger was nabbed when he went to an undercover residence in Hamilton Township between April 7 and April 10, 2022 thinking he was meeting a minor for sex.
![NJ teacher charged with sex with student will avoid prison](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2022/09/attachment-Anthony-Linder-Creo2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ teacher charged with sex with student will avoid prison
Anthony Linder-Creo, 24, was a business teacher at Steinert High School in Hamilton when he was accused of having "sexual relations" with a 17-year-old student.