Bars receive a reminder that it’s butts out for cigarettes
By Charles Sercombe It was said back in Prohibition days that someone forgot to tell Hamtramck that you couldn’t sell or consume alcohol anymore. Those were…
Paczki Day once again puts Hamtramck in the media spotlight
“Too much fun, that’s news to me Too much fun, there must be A whole lotta things that I never done But I ain’t never had too much…
EM offers to get officials more involved
By Charles Sercombe For the last several weeks city officials have ramped up their plea for some attention from the emergency manager. Mayor Karen Majewski and…
Water Department starting new billing policy
By Charles Sercombe Starting this month, city water bills will be going out once a month. The first monthly bills should be mailed to each household…
Public Works Director cries foul over ticket
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s Director of Public Works says he was falsely accused of a hit-and-run accident in a lawsuit he filed against the city. In his suit, filed in…
Who’s to blame for money woes?
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck would be looking at a nearly $9 million budget surplus today instead of a budget deficit if it hadn’t been for a steady progression of state…
Major makeover in the works for Pope Park
By Charles Sercombe Pope Park will soon get its first significant makeover since it was installed in 1982. The park’s centerpiece is a statue of Pope…
School Board draws line on outsourcing secretaries’ jobs
By Charles Sercombe It didn’t take long for the Hamtramck School Board to decide whether to outsource the jobs of school secretaries. The board flat out rejected a motion to…
Emergency Manager turns down council request for a meeting
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s City Council wants some answers from the emergency manager and department heads. “We don’t know what’s going on because nobody’s telling us what’s…
Audit shows a city in financial crisis
By Charles Sercombe There were few surprises in the audit of the city’s financial situation for the year that lead up to an appointment of an emergency manager…
