Plenty of other improvement projects are happening in town
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck never rests. Just as the Caniff Ave. reconstruction project was getting buttoned up, two other city projects got underway. After a big press conference several…
Former cop sentenced to three years
By Charles Sercombe A former Hamtramck police officer, charged with assaulting two people he arrested back in 2014, will be going to federal prison. Ryan McInerney, 45, of Grosse Ile…
Caniff is now open for traffic
By Charles Sercombe Most residents have probably noticed by now that one of the city’s main arteries, Caniff Ave., is once again fully open. The street had been closed from…
Move over Hamtramck, Taylor now also shares a part of Little League history
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck’s heroes finally have some company. The Little League World Series, first played between Pennsylvania teams in 1947, had only produced one other winner from Michigan in…
Celebrate the end of summer with the Labor Day Festival
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s celebration of the year once again takes over the north part of Jos. Campau this weekend. After taking last year off due to the Covid…
It’s back to school next week
By Charles Sercombe Summer vacation is over, kids. This coming Tuesday, Sept. 7, is the first day of school for Hamtramck Public School District students. In-person classroom learning has…
Want to park in the city’s business district? It’ll cost you
By Charles Sercombe Get ready to pay up to park in Hamtramck’s Jos. Campau business district and in city parking lots. The city’s new meter system is now mostly…
City rethinks jaywalking police gran
By Charles Sercombe If you got a jaywalking ticket in the past month or so in Hamtramck– you can rip it up. In a two-hour special city council meeting…
Election 2021: How will the city council race tighten up?
By Charles Sercombe The race to fill three city council seats was whittled down from eight candidates to six in the recent primary election. The November election will produce…
Census count shows Hamtramck’s population increased by 26 percent
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s population exploded in the last 10 years. The results of the 2020 US Census were recently released, and to the surprise of many, the city’s…
