Early voting begins
By Charles Sercombe The 2020 General Election is now in motion. On Saturday, Hamtramck City Clerk August Gitschlag mailed out absentee ballots to those who asked for them –…
Advocate for city charter proposals explains his position
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s ballot proposals (1 and 2) ask voters whether they want to eliminate the city charter sections that establish the police and fire departments, along with…
Crime Watch: Detroit takes the lead in battling whippets
By Charles Sercombe You can file this one as kind of a crime, and kind of not. One thing it is for sure, communities are increasingly finding out, is…
Final week for Census
By Charles Sercombe The clock is ticking down for Hamtramck households to take part in the national Census count. The last day that the count will happen is this…
Recall effort for councilmember is now underway
By Charles Sercombe Councilmember Ian Perrotta’s political woes are not over. On Tuesday, Councilmember Mohammed Hassan emailed a press release announcing that he and others in the community –…
Part 2: Schools Superintendent talks about school year
By Charles Sercombe This week is part 2 of our email conversation with Hamtramck Public School District Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed concerning the new school year during these trying coronavirus…
Hamtramck Schools Superintendent talks about the new year
By Charles Sercombe With the new school year starting for Hamtramck Public School students, we asked district Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed to give an overview of what to expect with…
Voters are being warned about election law
By Charles Sercombe Don’t even think about voting twice. Recently, President Trump came under criticism for encouraging voters in North Carolina to vote twice: one by absentee ballot, and again…
The weekend that should have been
By Charles Sercombe This weekend would have been Hamtramck’s last hurrah of summer. But like so many other things canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, neither the…
Mayor takes a stand against federal intervention
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Karen Majewski has joined other mayors across the country in condemning the use of federal officers to quell protests. In a number of instances that…
