State and city officials to meet Monday
Topic: How to fix city’s finances By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has once again found itself in the eye of a media storm. The city made national headlines last week, and…
Future of Peoples Bank is up in the air
By Charles Sercombe It now appears Peoples State Bank has taken a turn for the worse, financially-speaking. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. )FDIC) has downgraded the bank from “significantly undercapitalized”…
Carjacking victim was not about to stand by and watch
By Charles Sercombe An owner of a Jeep wasn’t about to let a carjacker get away on Monday afternoon. A man returning from Peoples State Bank saw another man in…
Cosmos wrestling team is ready for action
By Ian Perrotta It may be the world’s oldest sport, but this year’s Cosmos wrestlers are relatively young and inexperienced. No matter – they’re always up for a challenge. Although…
There’s a new ‘horizon’ at Hamtramck’s adult education center
By Ian Perrotta The internet may have been down in Hamtramck this week, but at the Horizon Adult/Alternative Education Center the computers were up-and-running. On Tuesday (Nov. 16) the school…
City offered loan instead of bankruptcy
By Charles Sercombe It’s a no go for the city’s request to file for bankruptcy. In late-breaking news, a representative from the state Treasury Department said the state will not…
Hit and run accident shines a bad light on PD
By Charles Sercombe Talk about bad timing. Just as city officials are weighing various options of how to continue to fund the police department and even consider contracting out its…
Homeowner convicted of trying to burn down his house
By Charles Sercombe Had Mohammed Rahman knew what he was doing when he tried to set his furnace on fire, he probably would not be alive today, say Hamtramck investigators.…
School district is relying on contract concessions to balance budget
By Charles Sercombe Last week Hamtramck Schools Superintendent Tom Niczay warned that if school employees don’t soon agree to contract concessions, there could be a state takeover of the district.…
A salute and a toast to Hamtramck’s veterans
By Charles Sercombe We’re not sure why, but Thursday’s Veterans Day seemed to attract more people than usual here in Hamtramck. Maybe it’s the ongoing – and seemingly never-ending –…
