By Charles Sercombe “Are we going to be the recycling center of the state?” That’s a question City Councilmember Robert Zwolak recently posed about the…
By Charles Sercombe It’s official: A state review team will look into Hamtramck’s financial situation. Hmmmm … sound familiar? Indeed. Last fall city officials…
By Charles Sercombe A major citywide sidewalk repair project took a stumble before it could even start. Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag rejected the only…
By Charles Sercombe No working ambulances? No problem, say Hamtramck firefighters. In a grievance filed by the firefighters’ union, they are demanding that despite the…
By Charles Sercombe One of the more controversial, and curious, items in our recent story about the city employee pension roll had to do with a deceased police…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck teachers missed a deadline to extend their contract for another two years before the state’s new “Right to Work” law went into effect last week.…
By Charles Sercombe As of Thursday, the day The Review went to press, word is that the city won’t make the April 10 city employee payroll. That goes for firefighters…
By Charles Sercombe Like so many public institutions, Hamtramck’s Public Library is feeling the financial pinch. In order to save money, the library will from now on be closed…
By Charles Sercombe It’s nine months into the city’s budget year – which started July 1 – and for some firefighters and police officers, it will be a very…
By Charles Sercombe Attention Hamtramck city employees: Don’t make any major purchases for the next few months. Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag issued a notice last week to city employees…