Councilmember’s attendance raises concerns over health
By Charles Sercombe For those who have been keeping tabs, City Councilmember Titus Walters has missed a lot of meetings in recent months. Since the beginning of his term in…
New DPW director explains water bill confusion
By Charles Sercombe Lately there has been a lot of discussion about the city’s water bills. For a recent two-month stretch the city fell behind in sending out monthly…
Hamtown’s movers and shakers …Meet Omar Thabet 11/28/14
By Charles Sercombe Meet Omar Thabet. He’s a 22-year-old Yemeni-American who recently graduated from Michigan State University where he studied journalism. He lives in Hamtramck and has just written a…
Hamtramck businesses get a boost from grant awards
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Three Hamtramck small businesses got a big boost recently as winners of NEIdeas $10,000 grants for having great ideas about how to grow…
Crime Log.. 11/28/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Nov. 18-24. Tuesday, November 18 At 1:30 a.m. a man was arrested for breaking out a car window in the 9400 block…
Hamtramck has plenty to be thankful for this holiday season
Is Hamtramck ready to retake local control? That’s a question many will be asking as the last few weeks go by before Emergency Manager Cathy Square leaves. A city manager…
School district seeking renewal of vital operations tax
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck school officials will once again ask voters to approve a tax. Except this time it’s not a new tax. The public school district is seeking the…
Flood help extended
By Charles Sercombe If you haven’t filed a flood damage claim already, there is still time to do so. FEMA, the national disaster relief agency, has extended its deadline to…
At Kabob House, there is always room for one more
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Restaurants that specialize in Bangladeshi dishes may be adding up in Hamtramck, but Kabob House and Banquet may be the first one that…
Crime Log… 11/21/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Nov. 11-17. Tuesday, November 11 Detroit police recovered a car stolen from Hamtramck. The car had been completely stripped for parts. An…
