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Contractor was paid a hefty sum for snow plowing and lot clean-ups

Contractor was paid a hefty sum for snow plowing and lot clean-ups

By Charles Sercombe For the past four years, the city has relied on one company to plow and salt emergency route streets when it snows, and to do lot clean-ups.…

City Hall Insider10/5/12

City Hall Insider10/5/12

What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe We last left off with the city council meeting…

Long election ballot will mean long voter lines

Long election ballot will mean long voter lines

By Charles Sercombe Get ready to spend some extra time filling out the Nov. 6 election ballot. Hamtramck’s ballot is two pages long and features not only a slew of…

Will layoff of firefighters save the city money? Only time will tell

Will layoff of firefighters save the city money? Only time will tell

Updated Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. By Charles Sercombe The talk of the town on Monday was about the layoff of 12 firefighters, which is nearly half of the department. According…

CM search gets a reboot

CM search gets a reboot

By Charles Sercombe The search is on. After a number of starts and stops, the city council agreed to renew the search for a permanent city manager. At Tuesday’s city…

Hamtramck’s loss turns out to be Novi’s gain

Hamtramck’s loss turns out to be Novi’s gain

By Charles Sercombe It didn’t take Finance Director Nevrus Nazarko long to land a new job. Just a few days after announcing his sudden resignation as Hamtramck’s Finance Director, the…

Bengali voter awareness ramps up for election

Bengali voter awareness ramps up for election

By Musharraf Ali Special to The Review Bangladeshi-American voters in the Hamtramck and metro area are getting special attention this election season. The Michigan Bangladeshi American Democratic Caucus (MI-BADC) has…

Festival was not only fun, it was a money-maker

Festival was not only fun, it was a money-maker

By Charles Sercombe Here’s something we can all celebrate. Oh wait, we kind of already did that during Labor Day weekend, but what the heck, let’s crack open a beer…

Mayor says she is more upbeat about the year ahead

Mayor says she is more upbeat about the year ahead

By Charles Sercombe Mayor Karen Majewski said she wouldn’t tear up during this year’s State of the City Address. Ah, but it only took several minutes into her speech before…

Finance Director announces sudden resignation

Finance Director announces sudden resignation

BREAKING NEWS: The City of Novi announced on Friday, Sept. 21, that Hamtramck Finance Director Nevrus Nazarko, who announced his resignation earlier in the week, was appointed Finance Director and…