Mayor says meeting in White House could result in financial aid for city
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib is crossing his fingers to deliver a financial gift to Hamtramck on his way out of office. Ghalib recently visited National Security Adviser…
In our opinion … Firing City Manager Garbarino was a rush to judgment
In the weeks to come, one can only hope cooler heads will prevail over the firing of City Manager Max Garbarino. Garbarino’s cause for firing? It appears to be playing…
Internal city hall report released …
By Charles Sercombe The heads are rolling in city hall. And the local media is having a field day with their coverage of Hamtramck. At Tuesday’s city council meeting,…
City’s party of the year this weekend
By Charles Sercombe Seems like we say this every year, mostly because indeed we do say this: It’s hard to believe it’s time again this weekend for the annual Hamtramck…
In our opinion … Taxpayers’ money is going down the drain
Let’s all take a deep breath for a moment, and absorb the earth-shaking decisions our mayor and city council took this week regarding the city manager, police chief and a…
Breaking news … City manager fired with police chief and police officer to follow
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s city council agreed to fire City Manger Max Garbarino at tonight’s council meeting. Garbarino has been on paid administrative leave for about a month along with…
Councilmember responds to recording of him handling ballots
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s election scandal continues to widen. And now, the national and international media are spotlighting it. In the latest development, as most in town are, by now,…
Undercover officers step up littering enforcement in Veterans Park
By Alan Madlane The City of Hamtramck is warning residents that they will be aggressively ticketing anyone seen littering in Veterans Park. Littering is a civil infraction. Fines can be…
City Hall Insider … 8/1/25
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Aug. 1, and all councilmembers were in attendance except for Khalil Refai, who was out of town. The following mayoral appointees to…
Breaking news … City socked with a steep legal bill for internal investigation
By Charles Sercombe The cost of an internal investigation into three city officials has reached over $300,000 and that cost will continue to get higher. The Review obtained…
