Taking a look into the year ahead: the city’s financial picture
By Charles Sercombe Now that the year 2021 is behind us, it’s time once again at The Review to dust off our crystal ball and gaze into the coming…
School board offers no explanation over superintendent’s absence
By Charles Sercombe One of the first things the Hamtramck School Board did to start the new year was to choose who will run the board’s meetings. It’s a…
City’s first female mayor gets a well- deserved honor
Former Mayor Karen Majewski is being paid a fitting tribute for her 18 years of service to the city. Last week, the city council agreed to place an honorary street…
Breaking news … Hamtramck 31st District Court Judge Krot admits she ‘made a mistake’
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck 31st District Court Judge Alexis Krot has issued an apology over her treatment of an elderly man who has cancer. Krot came under heavy criticism…
Schools closed for fourth week
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public School students will remain at home and continue learning virtually next week. Once again, the continued outbreak of COVID-19 cases is the reason. “We sincerely…
Police chase leads to driver crashing into a car and two houses
By Charles Sercombe As we prepared to go to press Thursday, a high-speed police chase during the night resulted in a car and two houses on Norwalk St., near…
Covid forces school district to extend at-home learning this week
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public School District students get one more week learning from home. Last Thursday, Interim Superintendent Nabil Nagi released a statement to the district’s students and…
Winter whining …
It didn’t take long after our first winter snowstorm to settle a few days ago for some residents to start complaining on social media. Complaining that the city does not…
Muralist updates a vintage Hamtramck slogan
By Alan Madlane The astute among you — and yes, we’re talking to you, dear reader – may well have noticed a new, large, pro-Hamtramck mural right square in…
Once again we pick the ‘Newsmaker of the Year’
By Charles Sercombe With the year 2021 now behind us, it’s time once again to zero in on what was the biggest story of the year in Hamtramck. It’s…
