Cops will hit the streets on bikes this summer
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck police officers are going to be thinking outside of the patrol car once warmer weather settles in. Police Chief Max Garbarino said the department purchased two…
Crime Log…3/21/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers March 11-16. Tuesday, March 11 At a little past 12:30 a.m. a person was ticketed for littering. At a little after 1…
Hamtown movers and shakers …3/21/14
By Charles Sercombe Meet the Hughes family. Steve and Anne Hughes have been living in Hamtramck for almost 20 years, and they have three children in the Hamtramck Public Schools.…
Hamtown Farms looks to add a shed to its site
By Charles Sercombe As winter slowly thaws away, plans for the coming growing season are already budding at Hamtown Farms. Last fall, the non-profit group purchased seven city-owned lots…
New music festival offers a kick in economic development
A big high-five goes out to the people who put together the recent Hamtramck Music Festival. In only five weeks’ time they put together a knockout festival that reminded us…
School millage will allow district to fund needed repairs
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public School supporters are ramping up their campaign to get a special millage passed. On Tuesday, May 6, Hamtramck voters will be asked to vote…
District has a long list of repairs and upgrades
By Charles Sercombe So, just what kind of repairs and upgrades does the school district have to undertake? It’s a long list, compiled by an engineering company that spent weeks…
Crime Log… 3/14/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers March 5-10. Wednesday, March 5 A Hamtramck man reported someone used his identity information to open an account. A resident reported the…
Now is the time to plan for an even better Paczki Day
Now that Paczki Day is behind us, we have a few suggestions to make next year’s event sweeter. We don’t mean to sound like we’re complaining but we think there…
Music festival helped blast away winter blues
By Daniel Voros Special to The Review The first-ever Hamtramck Music Festival brought out thousands of people to Hamtramck last weekend. The weather went from decent, considering the winter we’ve…
