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Blight busters: who you gonna call?

By Charles Sercombe When it comes to blight, Hamtramck has no shortage. And now, thanks to a yearly federal grant, the city will have some extra change to fight overgrown…

It’s no easy roll for pot law

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s coming to grips with regulating the medical marijuana trade is turning into a long, strange trip. City Councilmembers have spent hours upon hours trying to come…

Peoples State Bank working out financial trouble

Peoples State Bank working out financial trouble

By Charles Sercombe Peoples State Bank officials are downplaying media reports that it is being forced by federal regulators to merge with another bank. But bank officials do concede there…

Freeway car fire underscores safety threat to firefighters

Freeway car fire underscores safety threat to firefighters

By Charles Sercombe A suspected case of road rage tied up southbound traffic on I-75 for over four hours Monday afternoon. Michigan State Police are investigating the shooting of a…

Bar sting stirs up question of timing

By Charles Sercombe Coincidence or retaliation? That’s a question that came up this week among some in the community after a recent police sting on several local bars. Last Friday,…

Auto theft unit spared budget ax

By Charles Sercombe As if on cue, just as Hamtramck police officials were coming back with good news about the city’s auto theft prevention unit, police officers here apprehended two…

School district faces tough financial choices

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s public schools may be heading into a worse financial crisis. Superintendent Tom Niczay said it appears that the district lost over 150 students, which will result…

City’s ‘Auto Row’ is officially designated

By Ian Perrotta Hamtramck’s place in history was cemented last Friday (Sept. 17) with the dedication of a Wayside marker commemorating the “Automobile Row” corridor of Jos. Campau. The marker,…

Mutual aid or communication breakdown?

Mutual aid or communication breakdown?

By Charles Sercombe The smoke has cleared from last week’s fires in nearby neighborhoods in Detroit, but criticism of how the city handled the fires is still raging. Detroit Mayor…

Officials dodge a bullet

By Charles Sercombe Some city councilmembers got to experience what it’s like to be a target during Tuesday’s meeting. Several police officers and their supporters spoke out against a proposal…