City mulls over what to do about its ambulance service
By Charles Sercombe Some residents are complaining that the city’s contractor for ambulance service, Rapid Response, is neither rapid nor responsive. In one of the more dramatic instances recently,…
City’s State Rep. rises in legislature
By Charles Sercombe Some history was made as a result of the Nov. 8 election. For the first time in 40 years, Democrats won majorities in both the state’s House…
What is the hidden agenda of school books?
There has been a lot of attention lately about reading materials in our public schools. Quite frankly, it’s been a lot of loud ignorant talk and threatening language, used against…
Breaking news … Former city manager dies
Former Hamtramck City Manager William “Bill” Cooper has died after a short battle with cancer. Here is his obituary: William J. Cooper August 6, 1949 – November 16, 2022…
School books issue hits Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe The American culture war on what kinds of reading material should be available to school kids has now come to Hamtramck. Last Friday, the Hamtramck Public…
Museum to offer a peek into archaeology dig findings
By Greg Kowalski Visitors to the Hamtramck Historical Museum will be offered a fascinating view of Hamtramck’s past at the Archaeology Day presentation, noon to 2 p.m, Saturday, Nov. 12.…
Councilmembers should use common courtesy when absent
It seems odd to us that the city council appears to be puzzled over what to do about their members who are absent from a meeting. Recently, two councilmembers, Mohammed…
Hamtramck voters stick with Democrats, pass abortion proposal
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters, like voters across the country, turned out in droves for Tuesday’s election. Some 4,310 voters participated in what is nationally called the midterm election. Hamtramck…
City Hall Insider … 8/9/22
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Aug. 9, and all councilmembers, except for Mohammed Hassan, were present. During public comment, a resident urged the council to reject a…
School bell … 11/4/22
Citizenship classes In partnership with HPS, we are enrolling for our Fall/Winter 2022-23 ESL and Citizenship Preparation classes. This is an In-person class located at Detroit Friendship House. ESL is…
