By Charles Sercombe Since the 1980s, the Hamtramck Fire Department has been the city’s main ambulance service. That tradition may become a thing of the past. Earlier in…
By Charles Sercombe Now that state officials have rejected the city’s budget deficit elimination plan and a request for a $3 million loan, what’s the next step? Good question. According…
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public Schools could face “devastating” cuts in its budget unless Congress restores massive cuts in funding scheduled to go into effect Friday (March…
By Ian Perrotta Sometimes a seemingly simple request can turn into a complex debate. That’s exactly what happened last Wednesday (Feb. 13) when City Councilmember Robert Zwolak appeared…
By Charles Sercombe State officials rejected Hamtramck’s budget deficit elimination plan and won’t loan the city $3 million to avoid payless paydays. Instead, State Treasurer Andy Dillon…
By Charles Sercombe Without a doubt, Hamtramck owns Paczki Day. Thousands of visitors jammed into bakeries and bars to experience Hamtramck’s version of Mardi Gras. And the party went…
By Charles Sercombe It looks like an Islamic center will get the go-ahead to operate in a 52,000-square-foot industrial building on St. Aubin and Faber. On Wednesday evening, the…
By Charles Sercombe On Thursday as we were getting ready to go to press, you could almost smell it in the air. Paczki Day. Yes, it’s that time…
By Charles Sercombe It’s back to the drawing board for those wishing to open a mosque at the northwest corner of Jos. Campau and Caniff. At the Zoning Board…
By Charles Sercombe City officials found a way to eliminate the city’s budget deficit and guess who’s going to be hit up? Chances are, it will be you. The city…