Crime Log …4/12/13
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log covers Wednesday, April 3 through Wednesday, April 10. Wednesday, April 3 · At 11:48 p.m. on April 2 three juveniles were arrested…
Rejected sidewalk repair bids raise a number of questions
By Charles Sercombe A major citywide sidewalk repair project took a stumble before it could even start. Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag rejected the only…
Firefighters still want EMT pay
By Charles Sercombe No working ambulances? No problem, say Hamtramck firefighters. In a grievance filed by the firefighters’ union, they are demanding that despite the…
State pension system allows for quirk in naming beneficiaries
By Charles Sercombe One of the more controversial, and curious, items in our recent story about the city employee pension roll had to do with a deceased police…
Teachers protest state’s new ‘Right to Work’ law
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck teachers missed a deadline to extend their contract for another two years before the state’s new “Right to Work” law went into effect last week.…
No pay for city employees
By Charles Sercombe As of Thursday, the day The Review went to press, word is that the city won’t make the April 10 city employee payroll. That goes for firefighters…
Library shelves Saturday hours to save money
By Charles Sercombe Like so many public institutions, Hamtramck’s Public Library is feeling the financial pinch. In order to save money, the library will from now on be closed…
Project seeks to highlight city’s international heritage
By Ian Perrotta Hamtramck is often compared to the United Nations. And if Human Relations Commission (HRC) Chairman Russ Gordon has his way, it may soon have the…
It’s time to lend a helping hand in Hamtramck
By Ian Perrotta Want to stay busy this spring? In the next month there will be plenty of chances to volunteer and meet your neighbors. Here are just a…
Crime Log …4/5/13
By Ian Perrotta Once again we’re running tight on space. Here are the highlights from Wednesday, March 27 to Tuesday, April 2. Wednesday, March 27 At 11:20 p.m. a person…
