Candidates receive fair warning
By Charles Sercombe City council candidates received an unusual reminder from the City Clerk’s Office. They were sent a letter citing a city charter requirement for all elected and appointed…
Construction will be tying up local roads for the summer
By Charles Sercombe First there were potholes all over the city to dodge, and now, there is utility work being done on Conant. You may have noticed that…
City’s water shutoffs leave many households without service
By Charles Sercombe Out of the 711 water shutoff notices the city sent out in April, less than half of the households and businesses have made a payment. According…
Police step up seat belt enforcement for month of May
By Charles Sercombe By the looks of it, dozens of drivers in Hamtramck got a pricey reminder to buckle up. On Tuesday, Hamtramck police set up traffic stings at…
Crackdown on candidates is a welcome relief
It’s been a law on the books, but something the city hasn’t bothered to comply with for years – for whatever reason. The City Clerk’s Office is now doing a…
Crime Log… 5/15/15
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers May 5-11. Tuesday, May 5 At a little after midnight a resident was arrested following a traffic stop for being wanted on…
History presentation focuses on city’s movie theaters
By Greg Kowalski Remember when it cost 22 cents to go to the movies? Maybe not. That was a long time ago, but it is what people paid…
City rolls out pothole repairs, starting with emergency routes
By Charles Sercombe Pothole repairs are coming down your street soon. On Thursday, a work crew kicked off a citywide pothole repair program by beginning on Holbrook and continuing…
In Wayne County it’s a game of waiting forever
Road repairs. We’ve been talking about them for months now. This past winter was more brutal than usual on our roads, and residents have been steadily complaining about when the…
Developer finds out what happens when you don’t play by the rules
By Charles Sercombe Let this be a cautionary tale for would-be developers. Last fall Noaman Nagi wanted to create a parking lot next-door to his building at 2396-2342 Conant.…
