City council vents frustration over emergency manager’s decisions
By Charles Sercombe The gloves are off. It took just a little over a year for city councilmembers to unload on Emergency Manager Cathy Square. Square has been in charge…
Winter and summer bills pile up
By Charles Sercombe As everyone knows, last winter’s heavy snowfall and arctic temperatures took a toll on the roads. Many streets in the metro area and were riddled with…
With plenty of time to go, school election begins to heat up
By Charles Sercombe The School Board election is two months away, but already there are rumblings of a campaign. Earlier this week, an associate of candidate Anam Miah posted…
Flood claims encouraged
By Charles Sercombe If you haven’t filed a damage form for last week’s flood with the city yet, there is still time to do so. State, county and city…
Even by Hamtramck standards, this flood was unusual
By Charles Sercombe It’s been called disastrous, horrific, torrential, record-breaking, historic and maybe even biblical. No matter what, Monday’s rainstorm was still being felt, cursed and debated by the…
Yes, it’s time to party on JC
By Charles Sercombe It’s hard to believe, but in two short weeks thousands of people will be strolling up and down Jos. Campau. The 35th annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival…
For most voters, Primary Election wasn’t worth the effort
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters were pretty much in lockstep with county and district voters. Like in many communities, voter turnout was extremely low, about 10 percent – a…
Controversy over absentee ballots expands outside of Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is not alone in experiencing improper handling of absentee ballots. The city clerk of Dearborn Heights, Walt Prusiewicz, is asking the Attorney General’s Office to look…
After 94 years, St. Lad’s will be forced to close its doors. Update: the church did not close
Update: This article was published in 2014. It has come to our attention that some readers are assuming this is a current story. Since this article was published, it was…
School board election draws a huge field of candidates
By Charles Sercombe It’s been a long time since an election for the Hamtramck School Board attracted many candidates. This year is either an exception of a sign of…
