Another year, another great festival and a big thank you
A big congratulation goes out to the organizers and volunteers of the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. This year’s festival offered more vendors and another great year for enjoying local music.…
Beefing up public safety is long overdue
Last week it was reported that young male drivers are speeding and driving recklessly in the neighborhood around Pulaski Park. It’s also well known that this is a problem throughout…
Football club’s success is also a big win for the city
Hooray for the Detroit City Football Club. The soccer team completed another successful year — in fact, a wildly great year. Schools Superintendent Tom Niczay said the relationship between the…
Voters made good choices in Tuesday’s Primary Election
Hamtramck voters have spoken and wisely chose experience in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Mayor Karen Majewski handily beat her opponents by hundreds of votes, and council incumbents Andrea Karpinski and Ian…
Guest Editorial: Three Boardmembers make their endorsements for HPS
A school board functions best when it can be a genuine link between the community and the school system. All seven members are responsible for working with the students, staff,…
Cooperation will be key in transforming Jos. Campau
One of Hamtramck’s most prominent commercial property owners has come under scrutiny in the past couple of weeks. A report in the online publication Mlive.com has stirred up a hornet’s…
Change in election law will hurt Hamtramck voters
It’s not often we talk about issues outside of Hamtramck. But recently Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, signed into law two very bad pieces of election law that will negatively…
With a new year, it’s time for a new beginning in city hall
It’s a new year and already we are off to a rocky start, politically speaking. City Councilmember Anam Miah distributed an open letter to the community making scathing comments on…
A fitting tribute to a man who dedicated his life to Hamtramck
History will likely be kind to former Mayor Robert Kozaren. He was the city’s longest serving mayor, having been in office for 18 years, and he is arguably the most…
Hamtramck proved it is not ready for local control
City Councilmembers Anam Miah, Robert Zwolak, Abu Musa and Mohammed Hassan may have set the clock back to when Hamtramck can return to independence from the state. At a special…
