St. Florian Church doesn’t need a miracle after all
By Charles Sercombe There is no need to pray for the future of St. Florian Church. A number of folks in town became panicky from overhyped media reports of a…
Am Axle denied tax exemption
By Charles Sercombe American Axle & Manufacturing found out that shipping jobs out of the country has its consequences. On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council unanimously rejected the company’s request…
New policy on ‘crime log’ will open up more information to the public
By Charles Sercombe Good news crime sleuths and crime busters. The Hamtramck Police Department will soon open its daily crime reports to the public. Just like the old days. Except,…
For this WWII vet, Pearl Harbor Day has a special meaning
By Charles Sercombe “I’m the last of the Mohicans.” Yes, Frank Stock is indeed one of the last of his kind. Come next Wednesday, Dec. 7, which is Pearl Harbor…
He’s back, but city is still waiting for promised reimbursement
By Charles Sercombe In his first meeting back on City Council last Tuesday, Councilmember Abdul Algazali was in familiar form. As you may recall, Algazali was tapped for the council…
City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe City Council met on Nov. 22, and the meeting…
Why the wait?
Charles Sercombe Former Councilmember Kazi Miah’s replacement didn’t waste any time taking over his position. The next highest vote-getter from the Nov. 8 General Election, Abdul Algazali, was sworn into…
Channel 7 continues its investigation into city’s speed trap
By Charles Sercombe Channel 7 news investigator Scott Lewis is not putting the brakes on his recent story about Hamtramck’s speed trap. On Tuesday night, Lewis did a follow up…
City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe We left off last week part way through the…
Channel 7 news investigator focuses lens on city’s speed trap
By Charles Sercombe It took two years, but finally someone noticed. Back in 2009, The Review was the first to break a story that Hamtramck’s authority to enforce speeding laws…
