By Charles Sercombe In a story in last week’s issue of The Review it was pointed out that we incorrectly reported that out of the Fire Department’s 800 service runs…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck police officers have a new employment contract, but not everyone in the community is pleased. Why’s that? While officers will enjoy a bump up in…
By Greg Kowalski It was a Saturday morning when I got a call from then-Mayor Robert Kozaren. I can’t remember his exact words, but it was something like,…
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck’s Fall Newsletter focused on several issues: • Reminders about trash policies and rodent control measures • Water meter replacements and water bills • Snow removal…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck city officials are preparing for a huge financial blow to the city’s budget. On Monday, General Motors unexpectedly announced it was closing or ceasing work…
By Charles Sercombe The city will have a permanent memorial park to commemorate the forced removal of African-American residents from their homes back in the 1960s. During that period,…
By Charles Sercombe Now that it appears the sale of medical marijuana is a dead issue in Hamtramck, what should we expect when the recreational use of pot becomes…
By Charles Sercombe Medical marijuana card holders will have to continue to shopping outside of Hamtramck to fill their prescription. The city council decided to not vote…
By Charles Sercombe Four Bangladeshi market owners who were convicted of food stamp fraud were ordered to place a letter admitting their guilt in this newspaper for three weeks. Federal…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters came out in droves on Election Day (Nov. 6) Tuesday, and remained firmly in support of Democratic candidates – just as they have done…