By Charles Sercombe For the second time, city officials have rejected a proposal to hire additional police officers. City Councilmember Fadel Al-Marsoumi has been behind both proposals. The first…
By Charles Sercombe Recently, we published a report on how much the two mayoral candidates each spent on their election. Election winner, and mayor-elect, Amer Ghalib raised about $25,000. Incumbent…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has a new mayor. Amer Ghalib, who has never held elected office, beat incumbent Mayor Karen Majewski, 3,232-1,485, winning 68 percent of the vote. Ghalib, 41,…
By Charles Sercombe In the race for mayor, the financial win is currently going to challenger Amer Ghalib. According to Ghalib’s campaign reports for the primary and the weeks…
By Charles Sercombe Political watchers will be paying close attention to next Tuesday’s election. It could be a turning point for Hamtramck. Mayor Karen Majewski is facing a tough…
By Charles Sercombe Politically, the talk of the town this election year is who will win the mayoral race. Voters will be making that decision next Tuesday in the…
By Charles Sercombe The race for mayor is heating up. Mayor Karen Majewski and her challenger, Amer Ghalib, have taken the gloves off, so to speak, and are taking…
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Police Department is being tight-lipped about the shooting deaths of two people. According to a press release issued today (Friday, Oct. 29), officers responded…
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Public School District continues to have staffing shakeups. At a School Board meeting Wednesday evening, it was announced that Sherry Lynem will step down…
By Charles Sercombe An email apparently circulated among Hamtramck Public Schools employees ordered them to not contact Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed, who is now on a leave of absence. Ahmed announced…