City issues a warning over lead in the drinking water
By Charles Sercombe Add Hamtramck to the growing list of Michigan cities with a high lead content in the drinking water. On Wednesday, the city administration issued a press…
Breaking news … HPS superintendent takes a leave of absence
Updated Oct. 15, 2021 By Charles Sercombe In an unexpected move, Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed has taken a leave of absence. Her announcement was made public on the…
City attorney’s emails play a part in federal lawsuit
By Charles Sercombe Did Hamtramck City Attorney James Allen commit a career-ender? That may be the case, according to city hall sources in response to a federal lawsuit filed…
Get your walking shoes on, Neighborhood Arts Festival is this weekend
Update: Go here to see a map of who is participating and where they are located: http://www.hamtramckneighborhoodartsfestival.com/?fbclid=IwAR25rOO2UXXBvuZkH6jtyQDmRg6D05j42FmcJAA3cRrIYxjOfSQrrUl-BEc By Alan Madlane The arts is upon us once again. The Hamtramck Arts…
This Saturday: Lemonade for a worthy cause
By Charles Sercombe Summer may be over, but it’s still the season for an old-fashioned neighborhood lemonade stand. This Saturday, Oct. 2, a group of kids will be manning their…
Next up: should the city install more speed humps?
By Charles Sercombe In the past year, Hamtramck has joined thousands of other communities nationwide in cracking down on speeders in residential neighborhoods. How? Speed humps (not speed bumps).…
Cracking down on school threats
By Alan Madlane The Wayne County Prosecutor wants you to have a talk with your child. Before her office has to. In a recent letter to the public, the prosecutor’s…
Deal is sealed to save the Yemeni mural from obstruction
By Alan Madlane The Yemeni mural shall live on. Local social action group OneHamtramck recently issued a press release touting the end of a three-year negotiation to save the mural…
Yemeni community rails against the killing of a fellow immigrant
By Charles Sercombe Last Thursday evening, local Yemeni-Americans held a rally in Zussman Park to protest the death of a California man visiting his homeland. According to various media reports,…
Repaving begins on Conant
By Charles Sercombe And now it’s Conant’s turn to be repaved. Those orange road construction barrels aren’t going away any time soon in Hamtramck. Now that the Caniff repaving project…
