Group provides Hamtramck students with a little ‘assistance’
By Ian Perrotta Last week’s “Operation School Bell” was a ringing success. As part of one of its many yearly service projects, the Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan (ALSM)…
Even with firefighter grant the city still needs concessions
Hooray, yes, the city won a federal grant that will cover the salaries of firefighters for the next two years. But, honestly, there’s not much to celebrate about. City officials…
Crime Log …10/5/12
By Ian Perrotta This week’s daily crime reports go from Sept. 27 through Oct. 3. Thursday, Sept. 27 • Officers responded to an alarm at a business at Conant and…
Contractor was paid a hefty sum for snow plowing and lot clean-ups
By Charles Sercombe For the past four years, the city has relied on one company to plow and salt emergency route streets when it snows, and to do lot clean-ups.…
City Hall Insider10/5/12
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe We last left off with the city council meeting…
Long election ballot will mean long voter lines
By Charles Sercombe Get ready to spend some extra time filling out the Nov. 6 election ballot. Hamtramck’s ballot is two pages long and features not only a slew of…
Contract impasse is a lose-lose for the city
It’s a fair assumption that everyone can agree that the recent layoff of 12 firefighters is not a good thing. But as one newscaster said, the layoffs were self-inflicted by…
Will layoff of firefighters save the city money? Only time will tell
Updated Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. By Charles Sercombe The talk of the town on Monday was about the layoff of 12 firefighters, which is nearly half of the department. According…
CM search gets a reboot
By Charles Sercombe The search is on. After a number of starts and stops, the city council agreed to renew the search for a permanent city manager. At Tuesday’s city…
Hamtramck’s loss turns out to be Novi’s gain
By Charles Sercombe It didn’t take Finance Director Nevrus Nazarko long to land a new job. Just a few days after announcing his sudden resignation as Hamtramck’s Finance Director, the…
