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City prepares to plug delinquent water bills

City prepares to plug delinquent water bills

  By Charles Sercombe Behind in paying your water bill? If so, you better get a payment plan in place with the City of Hamtramck. The city is aiming to…

Crime Log… 2/27/15

By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Feb. 16-23. Monday, February 16 At 12:30 a.m. a Harper Woods resident was arrested on Caniff for calling 911 without a reason.…

Music festival tunes up for next week’s celebration

Music festival tunes up for next week’s celebration

  By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Ten-dollar wristbands are now on sale for the Second Annual Hamtramck Music Festival, which with 150 bands playing at 17 Hamtramck venues…

City needs to take ownership of Paczki Day and be a better host

We hate to repeat ourselves on this issue, but it’s still worth mentioning. Paczki Day has once again come and gone, and the town was filled with visitors and there…

School millage proposal gets voted down by voters

School millage proposal gets voted down by voters

By Charles Sercombe A last-minute stealth – and possibly illegal – campaign against the public school district’s millage proposal election paid off. The millage proposal, which was voted on Tuesday,…

Breaking news … School millage defeated

By Charles Sercombe A last-minute stealth – and possibly illegal – campaign against the public school district’s millage renewal election paid off. The millage proposal, which was voted on Tuesday,…

School millage renewal is a painless way to support district

The good news about next Tuesday’s school millage renewal election is that if it’s passed, most residents and homeowners don’t have to pay it. Yes, you read that right, this…

Toast of the Town … Paczki Day 2015

Toast of the Town … Paczki Day 2015

  When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this column, we’ll talk about what’s happening at our bars, restaurants and other events…

Despite a winter snowstorm, paczki runners stay on track

Despite a winter snowstorm, paczki runners stay on track

  By Charles Sercombe For several minutes it appeared participants in this year’s 5K Paczki Run were going to get lost in a winter whiteout. On Saturday morning, just moments…

Family of four trapped in a house fire die

Family of four trapped in a house fire die

    By Charles Sercombe Paczki Day got off to a tragic start early Tuesday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m. a fierce fire broke out in a home in the…