Guest Editorial: Return to school plans require utmost caution and detailed planning
By Jaleelah Ahmed Superintendent, Hamtramck Public Schools Recently, Governor Whitmer encouraged school districts across Michigan to begin offering in-person learning options. Since her announcement, many members of the HPS community…
Toast of the Town … Say good-bye to one of Hamtramck’s iconic landmarks
By Charles Sercombe This is getting to be an all-too-familiar story lately. Another iconic Hamtramck establishment is closing its doors at the end of this month. George Gjokaj has…
Let’s a look into what the year 2021 holds in store for us
By Charles Sercombe Another year has passed, and regular readers of The Review know what that means. It’s time once again that we uncover our crystal ball and take…
School Board appoints new officers
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public Schools welcomed its new members to the School Board last week, during its first meeting of the year. And the board made new appointments. The…
HPS district is taking right approach to classroom learning
The Hamtramck Public School District has decided not to rush back to in-person classroom learning this March. Recently, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opened the doors for schools to return to classroom…
‘Newsmaker of the Year’ is not what you think it would be
By Charles Sercombe Once again, another page has turned on the calendar, and we all recently kissed the year 2020 good-bye. Or, as some may say: Good riddance. And…
No change for HPS students
By Charles Sercombe Although the coronavirus pandemic is still spreading, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is allowing schools to re-open in March for in-person teaching. The governor’s directive, however, is…
Banning marijuana shops makes absolutely no sense
Recently, four city councilmembers made a reckless decision. Those councilmembers rushed through an ordinance banning any more recreational marijuana outlets from setting up shop in Hamtramck. They pushed this ordinance…
With 2020 behind us, now is the time to unite
We can all agree that we’re glad to see the year 2020 end. Obviously COVID played a huge part in our lives. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it will go…
No, the Post Office is not closing
By Charles Sercombe For a moment this past week, some on social media were freaking out about the Hamtramck Post Office branch. It started when mailboxes were removed, an…
