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Time is running out for candidates

Time is running out for candidates

           By Charles Sercombe           The countdown has begun for this year’s field of political candidates running for local office.           As of Thursday, the day…

‘Blowout’ loses much of its wind

‘Blowout’ loses much of its wind

                    By Charles Sercombe           Could this be the beginning of the end of the Hamtramck Blowout?           This year’s attendance seemed to be down by half, some…

DTE ready to make city more walkable

DTE ready to make city more walkable

     By Charles Sercombe           It’s orange barrel season.           DTE Energy is about to finish up the gas line replacement project that it began last year, as well as…

Owe the city money? Here’s a deal

    By Charles Sercombe        Have an overdue traffic ticket, outstanding water bill, or way overdue on your business license?           Rest easy, because Hamtramck has a deal for…

Hamtramck’s emerging industry: Industrial recycling. Is that a good thing?

Hamtramck’s emerging industry: Industrial recycling. Is that a good thing?

      By Charles Sercombe           “Are we going to be the recycling center of the state?”           That’s a question City Councilmember Robert Zwolak recently posed about the…

City inches closer to state intervention

City inches closer to state intervention

      By Charles Sercombe           It’s official: A state review team will look into Hamtramck’s financial situation.           Hmmmm … sound familiar?           Indeed. Last fall city officials…

Rejected sidewalk repair bids raise a number of questions

Rejected sidewalk repair bids raise a number of questions

          By Charles Sercombe           A major citywide sidewalk repair project took a stumble before it could even start.           Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag rejected the only…

Firefighters still want EMT pay

Firefighters still want EMT pay

                       By Charles Sercombe No working ambulances?           No problem, say Hamtramck firefighters.           In a grievance filed by the firefighters’ union, they are demanding that despite the…

State pension system allows for quirk in naming beneficiaries

  By Charles Sercombe           One of the more controversial, and curious, items in our recent story about the city employee pension roll had to do with a deceased police…

Teachers protest state’s new ‘Right to Work’ law

Teachers protest state’s new ‘Right to Work’ law

  By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck teachers missed a deadline to extend their contract for another two years before the state’s new “Right to Work” law went into effect last week.…