Police seek information in shooting
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has its first homicide of the year. Last Friday at about 1 p.m., the family of a 34-year-old man living in the 3900 block of Prescott…
Government ‘gag’ laws come in many forms
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press …” We received…
Potholes appear early in the season but city is making repairs
By Charles Sercombe Winter is not even a month old and potholes have already appeared in Hamtramck. Or wait, are those potholes left over from last year? Who knows…
Contractor is top earner from road repair fund
By Charles Sercombe Each year Hamtramck receives a little over $1 million from the state to help repair our streets. The money comes from a fund called Act 51.…
Emergency manager leaves behind a long list of accomplishments
By Charles Sercombe For 18 months Hamtramck was governed by Emergency Manager Cathy Square. Her contract ended on Dec. 18, and she has left the city with a balanced…
Manpower situation in Police Dept. needs to be resolved
One of the directives that former Emergency Manager Cathy Square left us is to have an independent analysis of the Police Department. The Department’s overtime budget is just about exhausted…
Crime Log… 1/9/15
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Dec. 29-Jan. 5. Monday, December 29 A man reported the theft of 12 cases of pork from the 8300 block of St.…
Crime Log… 1/2/15
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Dec. 22-28. Monday, December 22 A Farmington Hills man was arrested for being disorderly and resisting officers while at a bar in…
New Year promises to deliver a stronger and unified Hamtramck
Happy New Year! Hamtramck certainly has quite a year to look forward to. The city just emerged from a financial crisis that required a state-appointed emergency manager to control the…
‘Year in review’ takes a look back at the last six months of 2014
By Charles Sercombe Welcome back readers to our second half of the Year in Review. Hamtramck was packed with interesting stories and interesting people. So, without further delay, let’s…
