St. Florian celebrates anniversary of Pope’s visit
By Ian Perrotta It’s been 25 years since Pope John Paul II visited Hamtramck, but for many it seems like it was just last week. And, actually, it…
Crime Log …10/26/12
By Ian Perrotta Saturday, October 13 Police were unable to send a crime log for this date due to network problems. Sunday, October 14 At 11:18 a.m. officers committed a…
Vote Democratic on election day …
For what it’s worth, The Review is offering its endorsements in the Nov. 6 General Election. There are no local offices on the ballot. Normally we shy away from endorsing…
FBI wastes no time on request
By Charles Sercombe That didn’t take long. After about only two weeks from when the city council asked the FBI to investigate the invoices of contractors, agents…
IT contractor earns over half million in seven years
By Charles Sercombe In our third and final installment of a look at the invoices of four major contractors with the city, this week we review ADR Consultants. The company…
City council needs to step back and reconsider its role
We don’t want to fan the flames here, but the dysfunction of the city council continues to get worse. And now a couple of councilmembers are conceding that the public…
Crime Log …10/12/12
By Ian Perrotta This week’s round-up of daily crime reports covers Oct. 4 through Oct. 8. Thursday, Oct. 4 At 0109 hrs a male presented suspected fraudulent insurance to Officers…
City splits on fire grant
By Charles Sercombe That was a short layoff. Just a week after laying off 12 firefighters, the city has called all of them back. That’s because the…
City paid $2 million for street and water line repairs
By Charles Sercombe Last week The Review published the invoices submitted by city contractor Platinum Landscaping. We ran into Hamtramck Director of Public Works Steve Shaya in…
City will ask FBI to look at contractors’ billings
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Common Councilmembers gave Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag a mixed message at Tuesday’s council meeting. On the one hand, a bare majority of the council rejected…
