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…
Hamtown’s movers and shakers …
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Recently, Kim Kozlowski, the founder of Detroit Little Libraries, received a helping hand for her project in the form of a…
Out on the street, be alert
By Charles Sercombe Heads-up, drivers. There were two carjackings that occurred in the past week. The first one involved a trick commonly used: Last Saturday at about 11:30…
City ready to step up road repairs starting with the southend
By Charles Sercombe City road repairs continue to motor on. Recently, the city awarded two contracts totaling over $500,000 for the partial repaving of Goodson and Hanley streets.…
Labor Day Festival is ready and primed for another party weekend
By Charles Sercombe In two weeks from now, Hamtramck will once again roll out the barrels. Barrels of beer, that is, for the 36th Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. Yes,…
Election is over but not done
By Charles Sercombe In elections, the power and position of incumbent candidates is hard to beat. Last week’s Primary Election results proved that adage once again, with Councilmembers Anam…
On Conant, it’s not repaving but the next best thing
By Charles Sercombe For the past several years city officials have been trying to get Wayne County to take care of Conant. The county-owned road has become a…
