Head count coming up for public schools
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public Schools were bracing for a loss of 80-some students this year. The good news is that projected loss was off by almost half. “We are…
State rejects councilmember’s request to waive election fines
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan can’t catch a break. Hassan faced fines totaling $1,830 for failing to submit campaign financial reports stemming from 2012 through 2014. He paid…
State loan in line for sewer repairs
By Charles Sercombe The city is taking the first step toward plugging basement flooding. Thanks to an $11.5 million grant from the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, Hamtramck can…
City is serious about enforcing noxious weeds code
By Charles Sercombe City code enforcers, armed with an updated ordinance, are cracking down. And, predictably, not everyone is welcoming that. Take longtime business owner Shimpu Barua, who recently…
In Hamtramck, police gear is not a subject of debate
By Charles Sercombe It’s a subject the media has been talking a lot about lately. Police militarization. Following the recent clash between the public and the Ferguson Police Department in…
Pope Park will soon get a divine intervention
By Charles Sercombe A new look is coming to Pope Park. Talk of renovating the park has been in motion for over a year now, as well as…
On Sunday, St. Florian to be invaded by a ‘Mass Mob’
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review For some, the thought of a mob descending on a Catholic church might evoke images of destruction and anti-clerical fervor, but St.…
Fire department is all fired up for centennial celebration
By Mike Murphy Special to The Review It’s beyond the rumor stage that firefighters know how to throw a bash, so don’t be shocked if the entire city feels…
Police chief on his way to Bangladesh for diversity training
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Police Chief Max Garbarino is going half way around the world to better get to know the city’s growing Bangladeshi community. Garbarino and a Hamtramck…
Breaking news … Feds crack down on food stamp fraud
By Charles Sercombe On Tuesday morning, federal and state investigators raided six Hamtramck markets, all Bengali-owned, for allegedly participating in food stamp fraud. Raids were also conducted in other…
