This year, Hamtramck will have something extra to celebrate on July 4th
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s Fourth of July will have extra “oohs” and “aahs” this year. Thanks to the Hamtramck Fire Department, the city will celebrate a real fireworks show…
Wayne County Executive states his case for re-election
By Charles Sercombe Without a doubt, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano is in the political battle of his life. Ficano is facing some big names in the upcoming August Primary.…
Winter’s snow plowing bills come to almost $600,000
By Charles Sercombe The last batch of the winter snow plowing bills has come in. Through a Freedom of Information Act request, The Review received a copy of invoices submitted…
Councilman says garbage fee stinks
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Robert Zwolak says homeowners are paying twice for garbage pickups. And he wants the Attorney General’s Office to determine if the city is unlawfully charging…
With less than two months to go, EM has plenty left to do
By Charles Sercombe It’s been about a month since city officials interviewed two finalists for the city manager job. It’s now up to Emergency Manager Cathy Square to decide who…
Councilmember makes a payment on fine, but still owes campaign reports
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan said it’s a “lie” that he owes a $3,000 fine for not filing campaign reports for his unsuccessful run for state representative in…
Radio station report revisits call to prayer issue
By Charles Sercombe Last week Detroit public radio station WDET-FM ran a series of stories on Hamtramck. One of the stories was about the Islamic call to prayer, and how…
City real estate up for sale
By Charles Sercombe In the past few months the city has been in the real estate business. Recently, about six dilapidated houses were sold off, ranging from $3,000 each to…
School building tax passes by slim majority in low voter turnout
By Charles Sercombe Let the repairs begin. The Hamtramck Public School District’s millage won by 22 votes on Tuesday. The millage will bring in $750,000 a year for the district…
Push is on for school building repair millage
By Charles Sercombe The election season is coming a little early this year in Hamtramck. The public school district is asking voters to approve a 4-mill tax proposal next…
