‘Blowout’ will be playing a new tune
By Charles Sercombe Is the Hamtramck Blowout about to blow out of town? That’s been the hot and heavy rumor the past few weeks. But according to the Metro…
Goodfellows start their annual food drive for the needy
By Charles Sercombe The paper you are holding today is extra special. Special in the sense that, if you purchased it from a Hamtramck firefighter standing in…
City manager interviews to begin
By Charles Sercombe The search for a permanent city manager marches on. The deadline for applications was Nov. 16, and the city council narrowed the field of 16 candidates…
Police warn parents about attempted child abduction
By Charles Sercombe The mother of a 12-year-old boy who said two men tried to abduct him is “shaken up” but doing well. “He had a hard time sleeping but…
In Hamtramck, houses are more valuable when ‘deconstructed’
By Ian Perrotta How is a house like a cow? Just ask a deconstructionist. Recently, five houses on Nagel Street that were slated for demolition were spared the wrecking…
Crime Log … 11/30/12
By Ian Perrotta This week’s Crime Log review police reports from Nov. 20 through Nov. 27. Tuesday, November 20 At 12:30 a.m. a subject was issued an ordinance violation for…
Schools superintendent brought stability despite budget cuts
Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Tom Niczay will be missed. He’s not gone now, but in a year, he will be retiring. Niczay dropped the news of his coming…
Veterans toast to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice
By Charles Sercombe If there is one thing you can say about Hamtramck veterans, they are true to tradition. Forget about holding a ceremony on the “observed” Veterans Day. Hamtramck…
City officials tinker with budget deficit elimination plan
By Charles Sercombe For the third time, city officials were presented with a plan to cut the city’s budget deficit. The council already agreed to a deficit elimination plan…
Kowalski Deli serves its last meal
By Charles Sercombe A Hamtramck landmark business is about close its doors for good. A letter went out on Monday from the Kowalski Sausage Co. announcing that…
