By Charles Sercombe If you’re a typical Hamtramckan, you probably think your street is a disaster. Most of them are riddled with potholes and old mounds of patches coming…
By Charles Sercombe So who will follow in the footsteps of Titus Walters on city council? That question has stirred up a hornet’s nest among some councilmembers since Walters died…
By Charles Sercombe After battling ill health for the past several months, City Councilmember Titus Walters succumbed to a failing heart. Walters, 52, died last Sunday while in hospice…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s Primary Election went off without a hitch earlier this month. But something odd has popped up since then. Three weeks ago two voters made a police…
By Charles Sercombe It’s hard to believe that when a road gets repaired, it’s a major news story. But such is the state of things in the metro area…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck police have apparently busted a carjacking network. Last week two carjackings occurred involving three armed suspects. On Wednesday an auto theft unit called C.O.B.R.A. (Communities Opting…
By Charles Sercombe Heads-up, drivers. There were two carjackings that occurred in the past week. The first one involved a trick commonly used: Last Saturday at about 11:30…
By Charles Sercombe City road repairs continue to motor on. Recently, the city awarded two contracts totaling over $500,000 for the partial repaving of Goodson and Hanley streets.…
By Charles Sercombe In two weeks from now, Hamtramck will once again roll out the barrels. Barrels of beer, that is, for the 36th Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. Yes,…
By Charles Sercombe In elections, the power and position of incumbent candidates is hard to beat. Last week’s Primary Election results proved that adage once again, with Councilmembers Anam…