From soup to polkas, it’s a Hamtramck party
By Charles Sercombe Throw together cold, rainy weather, eight different kinds of soup, Polish folk dancers and a rockin’ polka band and what do you get? It doesn’t matter…
For these honeymooners, it’s a trip back home
By Ian Perrotta One of these days, I’m going to send you straight to… Hamtramck? That was the gist of what former resident Antoinette Galloway (nee Horeski) told now-husband…
Main business district receives ‘historic’ designation
By Ian Perrotta Once again, Hamtramck has made history. The downtown district on Jos. Campau – from Lehman (one street south of Holbrook) to Pulaski (four streets north…
Financial meltdown looms for city
By Charles Sercombe As if it were even possible, Hamtramck’s financial picture looks a lot worse than it did a month ago. It was previously thought that the city…
Two recent fires lead to injuries to firefighters
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck firefighters have had some bad luck in two recent fires. A few weeks ago while battling a house fire, one firefighter received burns on…
Rebidding of contracts would have cleared the air
It’s mind-boggling to say the least. Last week, a majority of city councilmembers refused to seek new bids for work being done by three city contractors whose invoices were recently…
Crime Log …11/2/12
By Ian Perrotta This week’s crime log covers Tuesday, October 22 to Wednesday, October 31. Tuesday, Oct. 23 At 1:54 a.m. two residents of the 3300 block of…
As election nears, the party faithful show their support
By Syed Musharraf Ali Special to The Review It was a festive evening on Sunday. Democratic Party supporters and candidates made Hamtramck the place to be that evening…
Council refuses to rebid contracts
By Charles Sercombe Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag was told a few weeks ago that if he wanted to rebid city contracts he could come to the council and…
GM says it wants to get more involved in the city
By Ian Perrotta Maybe a few Volts can help jumpstart the economy. If that’s the case, then there is good news for Hamtramck. General Motors – which produces the…
