By Alan Madeleine One hears a lot of different tongues wagging on an average promenade down Jos. Campau in this town. Thankfully, there’s a business here, well-equipped to sort it…
By Alan Madeleine Taken from Hamtramck Police reports from between Wednesday, March 7, and Tuesday, March 13. From Wednesday, March 7: A vehicle that had been reported stolen in…
By Charles Sercombe Last Friday, the city council held a special meeting to consider hiring Hamtramck’s former Director of Community & Economic Development, Eric Tungate, as Acting City Manager. However,…
It’s rare that we publish an editorial ahead of our regular Friday paper, but there is a crisis in city government that needs to be addressed. Last week’s abrupt firing…
UPDATE, March 9, 2012: In a not an unexpected move, the city council and Mayor Karen Majewski fired City Manager Bill Cooper at a special meeting on Wednesday evening. The…
By Alan Madeleine The Blowout has blown through once again. Marred this year, after closing time on Friday evening, by a truly ugly incident (see separate story, below) involving three…
By Alan Madeleine Taken from Hamtramck Police reports for the dates of Thursday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 6. From Thursday, March 1: A man was arrested at his…
By Alan Madeleine Roy Juarez Jr. is a medium-sized young man. But he dreams big. Speaking at Hamtramck High School recently, Juarez detailed his strange trip: homeless (along with his…
Six women were victimized this past week in Hamtramck. That, of course, is six too many. We don’t know what this means, whether Hamtramck’s streets are getting meaner, or if…
By Charles Sercombe UPDATE: (March 5, 2012) Tonio David Dace, 21, was arraigned today in Hamtramck 31st District Court on 11 felony counts in connection with the carjacking of four…