Crime Log … 9/13/13
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Sept. 3-9. Tuesday, Sept. 3 Employees at the Mobil gasoline station on Caniff reported that three men entered…
Algazali’s handling of tax issue leaves a lot to be desired
Emergency Manager Cathy Square says that after looking into the matter, City Councilmember Abdul Algazali is not a “defaulter” to the city. We disagree with Square’s findings.…
Attorney General’s Office looking into charges of election fraud
By Charles Sercombe Last Monday’s recount of the mayor’s race and city council term for two years resulted in a change of two votes. But it…
Late tax payment is ‘oversight’
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember and leading mayoral candidate Abdul Algazali is still in the mayoral election. Emergency Manager Cathy Square said it was determined by the…
Tom Barrow visits Hamtramck and drops the bomb
By Charles Sercombe Detroit’s mayoral election madness visited Hamtramck on Monday (Sept. 9) afternoon. Tom Barrow, a perennial candidate for Detroit mayor and a convicted felon…
Crime Log… 9/6/13
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Aug. 27-Sept. 2. Tuesday, Aug. 27 A man was stabbed while in front of a residence in the 12000…
City should consider making festival an official event
Congratulations to those who put together this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day festival. It was another successful weekend, and the festival made Hamtramck shine. We know how to…
Tax plan rejected by state
By Charles Sercombe Relax homeowners, you won’t be paying a special 7-mill tax this year, or any year in the near future. The state Treasurer’s…
Hamtramck Festival provides a rocking end to summer
By Charles Sercombe By all accounts, it looks like the annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival was another successful weekend. Although overshadowed by Royal Oak’s Arts, Beats…
Former Citizen publisher was a pioneer in newspaper industry
By Charles Sercombe In an industry dominated by men, Karen Spang stood out as the publisher of Hamtramck’s former newspaper of record, The Citizen. She came…
