Crime Log … 5/16/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers May 6-12 Tuesday, May 6 A garage break-in was reported in the 12000 block of Charest. At almost 3 a.m. a male…
The sound of Korean boat tragedy is clearly heard at Zen Center
By Alan Madeleine Special to The Review How can a few pieces of paper make a difference in a tragedy of unimaginable scale? When they are decorated and delivered with…
Tracking down St. Florian’s first funeral reveals a glimpse in time
By Dr. Edward Martin Special to The Review Having had the opportunity to grow up in Hamtramck during the 50s and 60s is something I will cherish for the rest…
Winter’s snow plowing bills come to almost $600,000
By Charles Sercombe The last batch of the winter snow plowing bills has come in. Through a Freedom of Information Act request, The Review received a copy of invoices submitted…
Councilman says garbage fee stinks
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Robert Zwolak says homeowners are paying twice for garbage pickups. And he wants the Attorney General’s Office to determine if the city is unlawfully charging…
With less than two months to go, EM has plenty left to do
By Charles Sercombe It’s been about a month since city officials interviewed two finalists for the city manager job. It’s now up to Emergency Manager Cathy Square to decide who…
Councilmember makes a payment on fine, but still owes campaign reports
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan said it’s a “lie” that he owes a $3,000 fine for not filing campaign reports for his unsuccessful run for state representative in…
Radio station report revisits call to prayer issue
By Charles Sercombe Last week Detroit public radio station WDET-FM ran a series of stories on Hamtramck. One of the stories was about the Islamic call to prayer, and how…
A victory for the school millage is a victory for our kids
Smart decision, Hamtramck voters. On Tuesday, the public school district’s millage proposal managed to just get by and win. Although it’s unfortunate that the margin of victory was only 22…
City real estate up for sale
By Charles Sercombe In the past few months the city has been in the real estate business. Recently, about six dilapidated houses were sold off, ranging from $3,000 each to…
