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.…
Our endorsements for city council, and a reminder, support the Mayor Majewski
Last week we made our mayoral endorsement for next Tuesday’s General Election. This week, it’s the city council’s turn. However, there is one council race we…
Candidate no-shows only create further suspicion, division
Talk about a slap to the face of the community. At last Thursday’s Meet the Candidates forum, sponsored by the 3C7 Block Club, it wasn’t so much…
Community garden project going to the auction block
“They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.” Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell By Charles Sercombe Fear not garden lovers. The Hamtown Farms will…
Candidates give their last shot
By Charles Sercombe There were no attacks, no bombshells or outlandish promises at last Thursday’s Meet the Candidates Night. In fact, it seemed more…
