Look no further than Lansing for school district’s financial woes
Hamtramck school boardmembers are facing some tough choices. Because of a drop in student enrollment, the district’s existing $3 million budget deficit climbed to $3.7 million. As…
Let’s spend the next four years healing the political divide
Time to move on. This election season ended on Tuesday with the re-election of Mayor Karen Majewski and four city councilmembers, three of whom are brand new.…
Lots of city lots for sale
By Charles Sercombe Get your checkbook out. There is going to be a land rush come next Thursday, Nov. 21, in city hall. For the…
For African-Americans, it’s been a long road to city council
By Charles Sercombe Last Tuesday’s city council election was a historical moment for Hamtramck. It’s been 91 years since the last African-American (Dr. James Henderson) was elected…
Ambassador to Bangladesh is the toast of town
By Charles Sercombe It was a whirlwind weekend for Dan Mozena, the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh. Mozena attended several events in his honor in Hamtramck, all…
Mayor Majewski wins a third term
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Karen Majewski once again beat challenger Abdul Algazali in a tight race. Algazali trailed Majewski by 98 votes. In the city council race for the…
Election Day tidbits ….
By Charles Sercombe TV and newspaper reporters are swarming Hamtramck. Well, maybe “swarming” is overstating it, but several reporters were in town trying to find…
Election is already heating up in city hall
By Charles Sercombe Voters wasted no time casting their ballots in Hamtramck. On Monday, a day before election day, dozens of voters took care of two…
Sunday evening fire leads to death of a woman and three injured
By Charles Sercombe It’s not official, but it appears that a woman who fell asleep smoking in bed set a house on fire on Belmont St. Sunday night.…
Crime Log … 11/1/13
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Oct. 22-27. Tuesday, Oct. 22 A little after midnight, police officers discovered a 12-year-old outside at Norwalk and Gallagher.…
