Crime Log… 1/16/15
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Jan. 6-12. Tuesday, January 6 A woman was arrested in Port Huron on a Hamtramck warrant. A man was arrested at the…
For these students, glove donation comes just at the right time
By Charles Sercombe For far too long Hamtramck teachers have noticed that many of their students come to school in cold weather without gloves, hats or warm enough coats.…
For these school students, the ‘soup’ is definitely on
By Charles Sercombe Seven Holbrook Elementary School students recently learned a whole lot about pitching ideas and making the sale. The students participated in last Sunday’s SOUP event,…
City to do the ‘tighten up’
By Charles Sercombe An unknown weakness in Hamtramck’s landlord law was discovered last week. Essentially, it has no power of enforcement. Last Friday there was a WXYZ Channel…
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…
