To give you an idea of where Hamilton is...It's the "Anthrax Capital of the World"...outside of Princeton and Trenton.
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Sex Offenders Could Be Banned from Hamilton Township
HAMILTON, N.J. -- Hamilton Township's council is expected to introduce an ordinance Tuesday night that would ban convicted sex offenders of living within 2,500 feet of a school, playground or park.
If the ordinance is approved, sex offenders would have a difficult time finding a place to live in the Mercer County community, which has 30 schools and more than 30 parks.
Hamilton is where Megan Kanka lived. The namesake of "Megan's Law" died at the hands of a sex offender who lived on her block in 1994. "Megan's Law" requires community notification when a convicted sex offender moves in.
The planned ordinance is similar to one proposed in Keansburg. The Monmouth County town wants to establish a "pedophile-free school zone" within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and playgrounds.
The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says restricting where sex offenders live would violate constitutional protections of due process and double jeopardy.
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http://www.nbc10.com/news/4444282/detail.html
What do you think? I lived there for a short period of time and I think its really good. I mean in Hamilton Township alone, there are 17 elementary schools, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
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