School district’s finances are setting off alarms
Heads up, taxpayers — and if you haven’t done this already, keep an eye on your Hamtramck Public School District. There should be concern over the financial goings-on at the…
HPS District forced to seek new state payment
By Charles Sercombe Financial woes continue to haunt the Hamtramck Public School district. Two weeks ago, the district applied for an immediate $15.5 million loan to cover a shortfall of…
Hamtramck’s new city manager and police chief preview their plans
By Charles Sercombe Residents were introduced to the city’s new city manager and police chief on Sunday evening in a meet-and-greet. About 60 residents attended the event at the…
City Council is eroding public trust
The city council just can’t stop it. By “it,” we mean the council’s habit of inserting items into their meeting agendas at the last minute, at the beginning of council…
Paczki Day unites our community in many ways
By Aida Mandic Special to The Review Pączki Day is a wonderful memory from my childhood. My family would watch the movies “The Goonies” and “Jumanji” and snack on…
School district applies for $15.5 million state loan to pay bills
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Public School District has run into a financial crunch. At last week’s monthly Board of Education meeting, Interim Superintendent James Larson-Shidler said the district may…
Roll out the paczki celebrations
By Charles Sercombe Ah…Can you hear it? Listen closely, and you can hear the siren call of paczki – yes, multiple paczki. And every year, Hamtramck — and those…
City Hall insider … 1/13/26
By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Jan. 13, and all councilmembers, except for Nayeem Choudhury, were in attendance. The council was informed about an upcoming auction of properties…
Meet the new city manager and police chief
By Charles Sercombe If you’d like to meet the city’s new city manager and police chief, don’t get too cozy Sunday (Feb. 15) evening. That’s when Hamtramck’s newly-elected Mayor…
In Our Opinion … Adults could learn a lesson from our students
Listen to our students. There are some adults in this community who think Hamtramck is immune from ICE agents coming here and terrorizing our immigrant communities. At best, how naïve.…
