Free law clinic will set up shop in City Hall
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review The University of Detroit-Mercy’s Immigration Law Clinic is coming to Hamtramck, free of charge. The clinic, run by students and professors from U-D…
Hamtown Movers and Shakers
By Alan R. Madeleine Who he is: John Rostek, a teacher at Hamtramck High School who is holding a unique fundraiser for the school district. Let’s drop in on John…
Street Life:During spring, Hamtramck jumps into action
By Walter Wasacz A lot goes on in a typical week in Hamtramck. Expand the range of activity over a month, and the city reaches a point close to bursting…
Easter service guide for Holy week …
Church of Transfiguration 5838 Simon K, 892-1310 Holy Saturday: Blessing of Easter baskets: 11, 11:30 a.m., noon; Easter Vigil and Mass, 6 p.m. Easter Sunday: Resurrection Mass (in Polish), 8:…
City’s long-awaited Master Plan ready for review
By Alan R. Madeleine A man, a plan, a Caniff… Hamtramck? Not exactly a perfect palindrome for Hamtramck’s newly drafted Master Plan, but if it’s as perfect a plan as…
Hamtramck Schools get a big boost
By Charles Sercombe It’s no secret that the graduation rate for Hamtramck Public Schools is not great. Officially, it’s 62 percent. But that’s about to change for the better, and…
City Hall Insider …
By Charles Sercombe The City Council met on April 12, and all but Councilmember Kazi Miah were in attendance. The meeting ran for two hours, followed by a closed session.…
Gas explosion cause is still a mystery
By Charles Sercombe Fire investigators are still searching for an answer to a major gas explosion at a Jos. Campau business two weeks ago. Fire Chief Steve Paruk said the…
Students load up on health and physical fitness
By Charles Sercombe When you tell someone to “go take a hike,” well, that’s generally not considered a good thing. But on Saturday morning, if you said that to the…
Hamtown Mover and Shaker …
By Alan R. Madeleine Who she is: Tamara Sochacka is the Director of the Hamtramck Public Library. Since she was so wonderfully thorough in her responses, in spite of not…
