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Crime Log…11/22/13

  By Charles Sercombe           This week’s Crime Log covers Nov. 12-18. Tuesday, Nov. 12           A man reported to police that he bought a stolen or lost Amazon Kindle…

Bidding war on Hamtown Farms was ‘David versus Goliath’

Bidding war on Hamtown Farms was ‘David versus Goliath’

        By Charles Sercombe           The Hamtown Farms project is saved, but it came at a steep price.           At Thursday’s first auction round of city-owned lots, Farms organizer…

Councilmember raises issue of flying more American flags

Councilmember raises issue of flying more American flags

      By Charles Sercombe                Should Old Glory get more flying time on Jos. Campau?           City Councilmember Robert Zwolak, a former member of the Air Force National…

Bank robber hits PNC Bank and walks away

Bank robber hits PNC Bank and walks away

    By Charles Sercombe           Hamtramck police are searching for a man wanted in the holdup of PNC Bank.           Police say a white male in his mid-50s waited…

Holiday season may come with a legal fight for city

Holiday season may come with a legal fight for city

       By Charles Sercombe           If it’s the Christmas season, you can expect a legal battle somewhere in the country over whether a nativity scene can be placed on…

Crime Log …11/15/13

  By Charles Sercombe           This week’s Crime Log covers Nov. 5-11. Tuesday, Nov. 5           A woman reported her 2004 Pontiac Grand Am was stolen in the area of…

Crime Log …11/8/13

    By Charles Sercombe           This week’s Crime Log covers Oct. 28-Nov. 4. Monday, Oct. 28 A woman reported that the night before she was assaulted while at Club…

At his martial arts studio, it’s more than getting your kicks

At his martial arts studio, it’s more than getting your kicks

  By Tanni Deb Special to The Review He is an engineer by trade, but in the evenings he is known as Master Gary Douglass, the instructor and founder of…

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.…