Road repairs are wrapping up
By Charles Sercombe Residents near Casmere can soon breathe easier. Or at least enjoy smoother driving on the street. The street was milled a few weeks ago and crews…
Breaking news … Hamtramck man leads state police on high-speed chase
By Charles Sercombe The hit-and-run accident involving a state trooper on Friday took a strange Hamtramck twist. According to sources, a Hamtramck man riding a motorcycle apparently grew impatient…
Faces from the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival 2016
By Charles Sercombe One of our favorite pastimes at the festival is people watching. There are so many interesting faces and people who live and visit Hamtramck. Festival weekend offers…
Hamtramck Labor Day Festival 2016
By Charles Sercombe Without a doubt this year’s Labor Day Festival was a smashing success. You couldn’t have asked for better weather, colder beer, better barbecue or talented bands.…
Judge admonishes ex-school boardmember for perjury in lawsuit
By Charles Sercombe A Hamtramck School Boardmember who was booted out of his seat lost his bid to regain it – twice. Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Judge Robert Colombo…
Witness says she was asked to change her testimony in lawsuit
By Charles Sercombe Just a few weeks before former School Boardmember Mohammad Huda’s appeal in Wayne County Circuit Court to win back his seat was heard, a witness in…
Talk of the town: Crime
By Charles Sercombe In less than a week, a woman in her 20s who had just moved into Hamtramck received a rude welcome. The Review is not printing her name…
Massive sewer repair project is nearing completion on southend
By Charles Sercombe In the next couple of months Hamtramck’s sewer system will be greatly improved. Since April the city has taken the first steps toward updating its entire…
Under Jos. Campau, a view of the city’s street car past
By Charles Sercombe Every now and then parts of Jos. Campau are torn up for repairs. A number of years ago it was for repaving part of the street.…
Under cover of darkness, blight festers in the city
By Charles Sercombe It’s a mystery. For some reason, one location in the center of the city has been a magnet over the years as a place for illegal…
