Election produces some upsets large and small
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s growing Bangladeshi-American community continues to flex its political muscle, but it’s not yet strong enough to carry its candidates into state office. The four Hamtramck candidates…
Election has its odd moments – as usual
By Charles Sercombe Every election has its quirks and oddities. Tuesday’s was no exception. The topic of the day? With temperatures hovering around 90 degrees and the humidity thick, talk…
City gets a big boost from out-of-town help
By Ian Perrotta If it seems like Hamtramck was a little more crowded during the past two weeks, it’s because it was – several dozen churches came to the city…
Making the grade at HHS
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck public school students continue to improve in state tests, but they still have a way to go before hitting state averages. Superintendent Tom Niczay credited the…
Recreation spends $52,000 on new restrooms but good luck using them
By Charles Sercombe Let’s say you are at Keyworth Stadium, practicing soccer or running some laps. Or, maybe you’re at the basketball court a short way over from the stadium.…
Speed trap law hits roadblocks in state legislature
By Ian Perrotta Unfortunately for drivers, it looks like the effort to mandate cities to conduct traffic studies to set speed limits has slowed down. A few months ago, The…
Polish Day Parade gets OK, with some usual flak
By Charles Sercombe You’d think that after 20-some years of city officials and the Polish Day Parade Committee doing this dance, the routine would get tired. But politics and parades…
Local teachers take up retirement buyout
By Charles Sercombe Some 20 teachers and other public school employees took advantage of a state buyout to retire. Their retirement will initially cost the district $440,000, but School Superintendent…
Renovate it … but will they come?
By Ian Perrotta Something strange happened at last Tuesday (July 13) night’s city council meeting – everyone agreed on something. At least, that seemed to be the sentiment after an…
