By Charles Sercombe The campaign trail for City Councilmember Robert Zwolak took a literal bump in the road. According to a police report, On Saturday night at 11:40 p.m. Zwolak…
By Charles Sercombe For a moment there, it was like 2004 in city hall all over again on Tuesday night. The issue: the Muslim call to prayer. At…
By Charles Sercombe Another Hamtramck election, another anonymous smear campaign. City Council candidates Susan Dunn, Cathie Gordon and Robert Zwolak are the latest victims of dirty politics. Fellow…
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan was seriously injured in an auto accident last Sunday night. According to Police Chief Anne Moise, a speeding driver from Detroit…
By Charles Sercombe For 39 years Hamtramck’s own Raymond Wojtowicz has held the office of Wayne County Treasurer. That came to an abrupt end recently when Wojtowicz was forced to…
By Charles Sercombe Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Judge Robert Colombo has finally settled the question of who will fill the vacant city council seat. On Friday, Oct.…
By Charles Sercombe It looks like it will be at least another week – and possibly even longer – before the vacant seat on city council is filled.…
By Charles Sercombe The city council vacancy kerfuffle has a new wrinkle. Recently, City Manager Katrina Powell asked the city’s law firm for another opinion on how to go about…
By Charles Sercombe At a special meeting last Friday the city council had one job to do, as required by the city charter. And that was to officially declare…
By Charles Sercombe The vacancy on city council has certainly brought up a number of issues. The city charter clearly states the next person in line is whoever finished in…