Spending in city now on a short leash
By Charles Sercombe How bad are city finances getting? Let’s just say that some city officials basically want to start counting every nickel and dime. At a special city council…
Council’s role in financial decisions goes too far
We know city officials are attempting to prevent a financial meltdown. But sometimes they overreach. Take, for example, what happened at a special meeting on Tuesday. Councilmember Cathie Gordon proposed…
Is the city facing a financial ‘doomsday’?
By Charles Sercombe Word to the wise for Hamtramck city employees: Don’t make any big purchases. That’s because, unless the city receives a loan from a bank or the state,…
Few details emerge in murder exam
By Ian Perrotta The pre-trial examination for the five men accused of kidnapping and murdering Abreeya Brown and Ashley Conaway continued this week, but by the time The Review went…
There are no easy financial choices ahead for the city
Tell us if you’ve heard this one before. The city is going broke. But this time it’s for real — really. Yes, this warning has been repeated for many months…
School boardmember was fierce in her loyalty of Hamtramck
It is a sad note to hear that longtime Hamtramck School Boardmember Joan Borushko has been forced to step down due to ill health. Ms. Borushko is Hamtramck through and…
This Saturday, get your green on
By Alan Madeleine Grab your brooms, all you witches, chimney sweeps and janitors! And anyone else, for that matter, who’s so inclined. Hamtramck’s 7th annual street cleaning day, known as…
Crime Log … 4/27/12
By Alan “Flatfoot” Madeleine This week’s Crime Log is a compilation of items from the Hamtramck Police Department’s Intelligence Reports, from between the dates of Thursday, April 19 and Wednesday,…
By Alan R. Madeleine Crime Log is compiled from Hamtramck incident reports from between the dates of Thursday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 18. From Thursday, April 12: Officers…
Security tightened for kidnapping-murder pre-exam
By Ian Perrotta It looks like details of the kidnapping and murder of Abreeya Brown and Ashley Conaway won’t become available until next week. On Thursday (April 19) attorneys for…
