In Our Opinion … City candidates have their homework to do
Hamtramck voters have spoken, and the final round of candidates for mayor and city council will now prepare to square off in the November General Election. That election is just…
Breaking news … Two councilmembers charged with election fraud
By Charles Sercombe After a couple of years of speculation and investigation, two Hamtramck city councilmembers were charged Monday (Aug. 10), with felony election fraud and ballot harvesting in…
The Review starts a new chapter
By Charles Sercombe For the second time in The Review’s 16 years of publishing, a new owner has taken over operations. Michigan Independent Media Group, based in Grand Rapids,…
Festival month begins this weekend
By Charles Sercombe August is going to be a huge party month on Jos. Campau. The activities for this weekend alone include a Bengali festival that will feature performers and…
City Hall Insider … 7/22/25
By Charles Sercombe A city council meeting was scheduled for July 22, but not enough council members showed up for a quorum to allow a meeting to be held. Among…
In our opinion … Looking forward to new faces on council
It took a sub-committee of city councilmembers months to decide not to renew the city’s contract with a company that operated Hamtramck’s parking meter system. Months, just think about that.…
Guest Editorial … Federal budget cuts will mean reducing out services
By Khurshida Hossain Executive Director at Detroit Friendship House Detroit Friendship House has served our neighborhood since 1929, updating our programs to meet evolving community needs while navigating challenges like…
Hamtramck election results are in …
By Charles Sercombe As expected, mayoral candidate Adam Alharbi came out on top in the primary election. He finished with 1,931 votes. The runner-up in the mayoral election is…
Mayor tells police to stop house visits during election
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib is demanding that Hamtramck police officers stop going to residents’ houses in their investigations during the few days leading up to Tuesday’s August Primary…
Mayor’s biography of immigrating here at 17 to work raises a question
By Charles Sercombe The U.S. State Department’s biography of Mayor Amer Ghalib raises some questions about how he legally immigrated here. The State Department recently put together a short…
