City Hall Insider … 3/25/25
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on March 25, and all councilmembers were in attendance. During the first public comment phase, Ahmed Sharaf complained about the litter and trash…
Disqualified candidates should face perjury charges
Kudos to the city for conducting aggressive background checks on candidates filing to run in the primary election. The city hired a private investigator to determine if would-be candidates owe…
Breaking news … Councilmembers Musa and Mahmood face being kicked off primary ballot
By Charles Sercombe The political future of Councilmembers Abu Musa and Muhith Mahmood is now in doubt. A special city council meeting will be held today, Friday, April 25, at…
He Is Risen for All Humankind …
By John Ulaj Publisher, Hamtramck Review Easter will once again be here this Sunday, as we all continue to grapple with the challenges life throws at us, from the least…
Candidate deadline nears to file for mayor, council
By Charles Sercombe The city is not kidding about cracking down on the qualifications to become a candidate in Hamtramck. Two mayoral candidates and one city council candidate were disqualified…
City Hall insider … 3/11/25
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on March 11, and all councilmembers were in attendance. During public comment, Ibrahim Aljahim congratulated Mayor Amer Ghalib on being nominated by President…
School district interim superintendent confident feds will cave
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public Schools is not taking ‘No’ for an answer. Interim Superintendent James Larson-Shidler says the district is working with the state to get $3.9 million…
Public outrage grows over election violations
The resurfaced allegations of the illegal handling of ballots by elected officials was obviously the talk of town this past week. And it has people rightly ticked off. There have…
Four city councilmembers could be facing felony election charges
By Charles Sercombe After months of public speculation, and also growing frustration from Hamtramck City Clerk Rana Faraj, the state Attorney General has finally pulled the trigger. And that…
The talk of the town: pending election charges
By Charles Sercombe The reaction in Hamtramck to the latest development in the state Attorney General’s investigation into alleged election law violations is, well, active and ongoing. Let’s back…
