Eliminating the income tax is financial suicide
There has been a lively discussion on our website (www.hamtramckreview.com) about whether to abolish the city’s income tax. One reader insists that the city’s ongoing re-assessment of property values will…
Pension health care cut underscores bigger issue
As the saying goes, elections have consequences. Case in point: Hamtramck’s ever-fragile financial position. When former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder was voted into office over eight years ago, one of…
Breaking news … Case dismissed in sex assault
By Charles Sercombe In a stunning defeat for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, community activist Ibrahim Aljahim won’t face trial for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old male student. After three…
Absentee ballots were the winner
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck elections may have turned a new corner. The results of last week’s city council election had a number of local political observers talking. The top…
Winter season blows in with a huge dumping of snow
By Charles Sercombe Monday’s snowstorm is one for the history books. Approximately 7 inches of snow fell in Hamtramck and the surrounding metro area, and because the snow was…
Election results come as a surprise for many
Hamtramck’s political winds have once again shifted. The city council has lost three incumbents councilmembers. In the August Primary Election, two incumbents, Anam Miah and Abu Musa, were knocked out…
Attorney calls for sexual assault charges to be dismissed
By Charles Sercombe The court hearing for a well-known community activist who is charged with sexually assaulting a student took a not unexpected twist. The attorney for Ibrahim…
Poletown closing comes with a stiff financial setback for city
Last week we reported some good news/bad news about the GM Poletown plant. The good: The plant will remain open. The bad: It will be shut down for as long…
Breaking news: Hamtramck city council election results
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has three new city councilmembers In the council election held today (Tuesday, Nov. 5), Nayeem Choudhury, Mohammed Hassan and Mohammed Alsomiri were the top three…
Update: Crime Watch … Armed robbery suspects arrested
This article was updated on Nov. 8, 2019 By Charles Sercombe A two-day armed robbery spree was brought to a halt last Friday night with the arrest of four suspects.…
