By Charles Sercombe A last-minute stealth – and possibly illegal – campaign against the public school district’s millage proposal election paid off. The millage proposal, which was voted on Tuesday,…
By Charles Sercombe A last-minute stealth – and possibly illegal – campaign against the public school district’s millage renewal election paid off. The millage proposal, which was voted on Tuesday,…
By Charles Sercombe Paczki Day got off to a tragic start early Tuesday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m. a fierce fire broke out in a home in the…
By Charles Sercombe Maybe you have seen a few yellow and black lawn signs around town saying: “Vote yes for the non-homestead millage renewal.” Or maybe you can’t see…
By Charles Sercombe Sometimes, it pays to be a city in financial trouble. Hamtramck is one of 11 financially-distressed communities to receive part of an $8 million grant from…
By Charles Sercombe Renovating Keyworth Stadium to host a minor league soccer team passed its first hurdle. The stadium, built in the 1930s, is savable, said Sean Mann of the…
By Charles Sercombe Winter hit Hamtramck and the metro area with a one-two punch this week. Monday started out with the third highest snowfall since the state began recording…
By Charles Sercombe For years Hamtramck has been on the radar of car thieves. It still is. Last year’s auto theft statistics are not yet available, but in 2013 there…
By Charles Sercombe There’s a new city manager in town, and now a new way to conduct city council business. And so far, Councilmember Anam Miah is not…
By Charles Sercombe First the bad news. According to a ranking of 186 Michigan cities, Hamtramck has the seventh worst crime rate. That’s the result of a study performed by…