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…
Crime Log …. 11/14/14
By Charles Sercombe The week’s Crime Log covers Nov. 5-10. Tuesday, November 4 A man was arrested for driving a stolen car. In another incident, two people were arrested for…
Crime Log… 11/7/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Oct. 28-Nov.3 Tuesday, October 28 A resident reported that her husband assaulted her in their residence in the 1900 block of…
City council doesn’t inspire confidence in street renaming
Round and round the discussion goes and where it ends, it appears no one knows. That’s the curious route the city council has taken, or at least a certain portion…
Hamtown’s movers and shakers …Meet Hamtramck’s new DPW director
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review Hamtramck recently hired a new Director of Public Works, Mark Ragsdale. He comes from Brownstown Township and has been on the job…
Hamtramck is one step away from welcoming new city manager
By Charles Sercombe The search for a new city manager is over. But contract negotiations are continuing between Hamtramck’s emergency manager and the city manager candidate of her choice, Katrina…
Emergency manager begins easing out of her role
By Charles Sercombe There is less than a month to go before Emergency Manager Cathy Square leaves Hamtramck. Square told The Review this week that she is leaving on…
