Handling of AV ballots investigated
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s Primary Election went off without a hitch earlier this month. But something odd has popped up since then. Three weeks ago two voters made a police…
Fighting crime begins with the help of residents
Hamtramck has always enjoyed a reputation of being a safe city. But we are smack dab in the middle of Detroit and we do have crime. Lately, there has been…
Labor Day Festival is ready to roll out the fun
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Labor Day Festival is just one week away. This will be the 36th festival to take over the northend of Jos. Campau, and as…
County executive urges state lawmakers to fund road repairs
By Charles Sercombe It’s hard to believe that when a road gets repaired, it’s a major news story. But such is the state of things in the metro area…
Suspected carjackers nabbed
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck police have apparently busted a carjacking network. Last week two carjackings occurred involving three armed suspects. On Wednesday an auto theft unit called C.O.B.R.A. (Communities Opting…
Crime Log… 8/21/15
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Aug. 11-17. Tuesday, August 11 At 2 a.m. a break-in occurred through the rear door to a business in the 9200 block…
Voters did the right thing by supporting school millage
Voters did themselves a huge favor by supporting the school millage on Aug. 4. And campaign supporters of the millage deserve a big hand in sending the message out. We…
Housing lawsuit still haunts city and property owners
Will it ever end? That’s something we imagine a number of residents were thinking recently when it was reported that a housing discrimination lawsuit filed against the city over 40…
Objecting to sewer repair costs is pointless
Like it or not, we are going to pay for sewer repairs. There are certain people in town who are complaining that the city’s repair project is too little, too…
