Road repair to begin on Holbrook
By Charles Sercombe The good news is that Holbrook will be totally reconstructed and repaved, from Jos. Campau to Conant, starting this Monday (July 23). The bad news is…
Last chance to save the city’s recycling drop-off center
How important is recycling to you? If it’s something of value, the city needs your help. We have been reporting that the Hamtramck Recycling Commission will be forced to end…
Schools superintendent says this will be his last year on the job
By Charles Sercombe After 40 years serving the Hamtramck Public Schools District, Superintendent Tom Niczay announced he will retire at the end of this upcoming school year. “I started…
ICE denies it made a sweep
By Charles Sercombe According to the Muslim civil rights advocacy group CAIR, federal agents with the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agency have been active in Hamtramck looking for…
Fire Department funding will now be job one for officials
City officials have their work cut out for them this year. They will have the challenge of finding a way to fund the Fire Department now that it appears funding…
Remembering the storm of all storms 21 years ago …
By Charles Sercombe Did you enjoy your Fourth of July holiday this week? A lot of folks didn’t have a happy Fourth 21 years ago when a fierce tornado swept…
Art collective is packing a summer full of activities
By Alan Madlane The hard-working folks at local art enclave Popps Packing are full of new news this month. For those not fully in the know, Popps Packing is an…
Deadline approaches for recycling
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s monthly recycling program is close to being trashed. Volunteers are needed to take over the drop-off center on Caniff in the city-owned parking lot…
Hamtramck celebrates the Fourth of July
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s sky was alive with fireworks this week. A number of residents celebrated the Fourth of July as they usually do – with a…
Medical marijuana ordinance can be a slam dunk for officials
Fire Chief Danny Hagen summed it up perfectly at last week’s city council work session on drafting regulations for medical marijuana operators. “You don’t have to reinvent the wheel,” he…
