With two new members on the Hamtramck School Board, we sense a new era coming. This is based on just the first school board meeting of the year, but there…
By Charles Sercombe After absorbing all the events of last year for the past two weeks, it’s now time to consider the “Newsmaker of the Year.” And once again,…
By Charles Sercombe Ever since former President Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, there’s been one question floating around town: Will Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib be on…
By Charles Sercombe As many have noticed, Caniff is now fully open for traffic going west and east. The reconstruction and repaving of Caniff, from Jos. Campau to Conant,…
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Nov. 26, and all councilmembers were in attendance. A presentation was made by Hennessey Engineers about the 15 ongoing construction projects happening…
For those who have read our Year in Review during the past two weeks, you might have noticed something. Hamtramck packs in a lot of news and events for such…
By Charles Sercombe Welcome back to our annual “Year in Review.” Last week, we looked at the first six months of the year; now, here’s what was notable, locally,…
By Charles Sercombe Well, here we are, at the end of 2024. With the year largely in our review mirror, we once again follow our tradition of presenting a…
By Charles Sercombe The worst case scenario of the Wayne County Jail saga here in Hamtramck has played out as feared. Wayne County has stopped making its yearly $1.4 million…
By Charles Sercombe Finally, the northend of town has a much-needed service available. We’re talking about the need for a laundromat, one of which just opened at the newly…