Historical marker installed at famed Hamtramck Stadium
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Stadium is one step closer to hitting a home run. On Thursday afternoon, city and state officials gathered near the stadium with a host of other…
Crime Log… 8/15/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Aug. 5-11. Tuesday, August 5 At 2 a.m. officers recovered a car that had just been stolen. The recovery was made following…
Flooding provides a lesson in need to pay for infrastructure
Monday’s mass flooding in the metro area proved one thing. No matter how much money you spend to modernize your sewer system, Mother Nature still rules. Despite the overwhelming force…
City’s cultural variety will be on display this weekend
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is going to be hopping this Saturday (Aug. 16). There will be four events going on, but if you plan right, you can go to all…
Even by Hamtramck standards, this flood was unusual
By Charles Sercombe It’s been called disastrous, horrific, torrential, record-breaking, historic and maybe even biblical. No matter what, Monday’s rainstorm was still being felt, cursed and debated by the…
Yes, it’s time to party on JC
By Charles Sercombe It’s hard to believe, but in two short weeks thousands of people will be strolling up and down Jos. Campau. The 35th annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival…
For most voters, Primary Election wasn’t worth the effort
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters were pretty much in lockstep with county and district voters. Like in many communities, voter turnout was extremely low, about 10 percent – a…
Closing a bar can be a tall order
By Charles Sercombe There is certainly no shortage of complaints about Club Aces on Jos. Campau. But the question is: Will those complaints have the legal weight needed to close…
Crime Log… 8/8/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers July 29-Aug. 4. Tuesday, July 29 At almost 10:30 p.m. a woman was robbed by two men riding bikes while in the…
Controversy over absentee ballots expands outside of Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is not alone in experiencing improper handling of absentee ballots. The city clerk of Dearborn Heights, Walt Prusiewicz, is asking the Attorney General’s Office to look…
