School Board once again faces filling a vacancy
By Charles Sercombe For the second time in two years, a Hamtramck Public School Boardmember has resigned. In an email to the board on Wednesday, Nassr…
New year means new health plan
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck public employee retirees are getting a new healthcare insurance plan, and it’s going to cost them more. Just how much more is not…
Pagan ceremony gets the OK for Pope Park
By Charles Sercombe Last month the city council agreed to allow a nativity scene be set up in Pope Park. Since then, no one has come forward…
Former bakery comes back to life to service unemployed
By Charles Sercombe Where once bakers rolled the dough, job seekers will soon be rolling in the dough. Well, hopefully they will all get good-paying jobs.…
Water bills will now come sooner
By Charles Sercombe Get ready to pay for water and sewer services on a monthly basis. The city is switching from billing households every three months to…
Sale of city lots on hold for now but a bargain is up for sale
By Charles Sercombe Round one of the city’s auction of lots has been completed, and now the question is: When will round two take place? At…
Hamtramck is not alone in money woes
By Charles Sercombe Add two more metro area communities to the list of financially distressed cities. Gov. Rick Snyder appointed two financial review teams this…
After decades of waiting, city can now sell lots
By Charles Sercombe City officials want more bidders like Mohammed Huq and Ashraf Mohammed. They both purchased city lots at last week’s auction in city…
Teachers a long way from a contract
By Charles Sercombe You can bet there is one thing Hamtramck’s public school teachers would like to get as a present this holiday season: A labor contract. …
A tragedy waiting to happen …
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck drivers, well some of you at least, go back to driving school. “It seems like an epidemic,” said an exasperated Wayne Satterfield, the Director…
