WSU digs Hamtramck again; signs pact with museum
By Greg Kowalski A bit of a bottle. A piece of pipe. The sole of a shoe. Trivial trash? Not to the trained eyes of more than a dozen…
City clerk and two employees test positive for COVID-19
By Charles Sercombe This time for real. A COVID-19 case has now actually happened in Hamtramck City Hall. City Clerk August Gitschlag announced recently that he has come down…
Once again, councilmember comes under fire
By Charles Sercombe The hits just keep coming against City Councilmember Ian Perrotta. At Tuesday’s council meeting, a majority of councilmembers took a rare – if ever – action, and…
Plenty of buzz about newest biz
By Charles Sercombe And just like that, Hamtramck has a retail outlet where adults 21 years old and older can now legally purchase recreational marijuana. You don’t need a…
City is running out of options on how to pay its bills
Now that Hamtramck voters have rejected funding public safety pensions, and allowing the city council to revamp police and fire services, there is a big question remaining. How is the…
Voters reject proposals; now what happens?
The voters have spoken, and the three city ballot issues all went down in defeat. So now what? The three proposals were placed on the ballot as a way to…
Breaking news … Partial election results
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters overwhelmingly rejected all three city ballot proposals. Partial election results were released by the city clerk’s office near midnight. As usual, voters here overwhelmingly…
Election Day: Councilmember warned by AG Office
By Charles Sercombe Tuesday’s election took an unexpected turn – even by Hamtramck standards. On Monday, City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan received a “cease and desist” notice from the state…
City hall COVID scare proves to be false, but raises other issues
By Charles Sercombe For a moment on Thursday, there was a scare of a COVID-19 case in Hamtramck City Hall. But before long, it was discovered that there was…
Election clock winds down
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters, like voters nationwide, are coming out in droves for Tuesday’s election. Over 5,600 voters have received absentee ballots, and over 3,600 of those ballots have…
