If a tree falls in the city, who will get the blame?
By Charles Sercombe Three years ago Lawrence Smith warned city officials about the big tree in front of his house on Botsford, near Fleming. The tree had…
Attorney General’s Office looking into charges of election fraud
By Charles Sercombe Last Monday’s recount of the mayor’s race and city council term for two years resulted in a change of two votes. But it…
Late tax payment is ‘oversight’
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember and leading mayoral candidate Abdul Algazali is still in the mayoral election. Emergency Manager Cathy Square said it was determined by the…
Tom Barrow visits Hamtramck and drops the bomb
By Charles Sercombe Detroit’s mayoral election madness visited Hamtramck on Monday (Sept. 9) afternoon. Tom Barrow, a perennial candidate for Detroit mayor and a convicted felon…
Tax plan rejected by state
By Charles Sercombe Relax homeowners, you won’t be paying a special 7-mill tax this year, or any year in the near future. The state Treasurer’s…
Hamtramck Festival provides a rocking end to summer
By Charles Sercombe By all accounts, it looks like the annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival was another successful weekend. Although overshadowed by Royal Oak’s Arts, Beats…
Former Citizen publisher was a pioneer in newspaper industry
By Charles Sercombe In an industry dominated by men, Karen Spang stood out as the publisher of Hamtramck’s former newspaper of record, The Citizen. She came…
Friday night rains cause massive flood throughout city
By Charles Sercombe Can anyone say “lawsuit”? That’s what some residents might be talking about after last Friday night’s torrential rainfall that likely flooded hundreds of…
Hamtramck Labor Day Festival returns even bigger and better
By Charles Sercombe Hard to believe that summer has flown by. How do we know it’s getting to be around the end of summer? This weekend…
City officials reject EM’s financial fix
By Charles Sercombe What does the mayor and a majority of city councilmembers have to say about the financial recovery plan that was proposed by the emergency…
