Councilman owes $3,000 in campaign fines
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan’s campaign to become a State Representative has run into potential trouble. According to campaign records from the Wayne County Elections Division, Hassan owes…
Fourth person charged with illegal handling of absentee ballots
By Charles Sercombe Criminal prosecution against four Hamtramck men charged with illegally handling absentee ballots last year has been postponed. Armani Asad, 33, Salim Ahmed, 50, Russell Mohammed, 32 and…
School supporters rally for millage
By Charles Sercombe When it comes to Hamtramck’s public schools, you couldn’t ask for a more passionate booster than Steve Hughes. He and his wife, Anne,…
City manager search narrows down to two candidates
By Charles Sercombe City officials got a chance to weigh in on who should be the next city manager. But instead of focusing on the two candidates,…
City weeks away from adopting marijuana dispensary law
By Charles Sercombe Hold on there all of you would-be marijuana dispensary operators. After last week’s story in The Review about a proposed dispensary being targeted by…
At Hamtramck’s Free School, anything goes
By Alan Madeleine Special to The Review Hamtramck now has a very alternative education system available. The first part of our article last week detailed the basics of the…
School millage is an investment in our kids and in our community
With the school millage election just a little over two weeks away, a peculiar question has come up. We hear from some voters – not many but enough…
Crime Log… 4/25/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers April 15-21. Tuesday, April 15 A resident reported someone used their identification information to transfer money to Pakistan. A Lehman…
Cost of snow removal is a legitimate concern for all
Did Hamtramck pay too much for snow removal this winter? Mayor Karen Majewski has raised this question after Emergency Manager Cathy Square recently released her three-month financial report. In the…
Crime Log… 4/18/14
fffff ffffffffffffffff By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers April 8-14. Tuesday, April 8 At nearly 2 a.m. a resident was pulled over in a traffic stop and later…
