Five Detroit men charged in murder of two Hamtramck women
April 7, 2012 By Charles Sercombe In a stunning development, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced this morning in a press conference held in Hamtramck City Hall that five men…
Replacement found for school boardmember who resigned
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has a new school boardmember. After three hours of interviewing seven candidates, relative newcomer to the city Eric Burkman was voted in to fill the vacated…
Crime trending: In Hamtramck the same patterns keep emerging
By Alan R. Madeleine Devoted readers of Crime Log – and you know who you are – may feel like you’re having a déjà vu experience every time you indulge…
Yes, there is a light at the end of the road
By Alan Madeleine The project to replace the street lamps on Hamtramck’s major thoroughfares is nearing its end. Allow us to illuminate. DPW head Steve Shaya, reached by phone, said…
City needs a loan or it will go broke
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck officials are crossing their fingers that a bank will loan the city $2 million within the next several weeks. If no bank is willing to offer…
Breaking news … Bodies of missing Hamtramck women have been found
March 26, 3:30 p.m. By Charles Sercombe The case of two missing Hamtramck women has turned into a matter of homicide. Police discovered the bodies of the two missing women,…
Community shows it won’t tolerate violence against women
By Charles Sercombe “We need to stand together tonight in defiance,” said Mayor Karen Majewski at a gathering of about 200 people last Friday evening. And defiance indeed was in…
Labor Day Festival is up in the air
By Charles Sercombe This year’s Labor Day Festival will truly take a major work of labor to make it happen. In order for it to occur, the Downtown Development Authority,…
In these needy times, soup kitchen’s return is a blessing
By Alan Madeleine Well, it’s not all bad news for the poor and needy. In spite of what may seem, here and around the country, something like a war on…
City council splits on vote to fire and hire new city manager
Update: March 19, 2001. We erroneously reported that the city council split on the vote to hire Erik Tungate as Hamtramck’s new Acting City Manager. The vote was actually 3-2,…
