Bengali-American headlines fundraiser for community-based cause
By Alan Madlane Like to have a good laugh, while helping a worthy cause? Progress Michigan bills itself as a communications team and media hub for the entire progressive…
Summer’s annual sendoff was once again a blast – of water
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Labor Day Festival organizers proved that if they build it bigger, the crowd will get, well, bigger too. And wetter. We’re talking especially about the…
Councilmember announces his resignation over CM firing
By Charles Sercombe In a surprise move, City Councilmember Khalil Refai said he is resigning as the second-in-command to the mayor. On Facebook, Refai– who is finishing his first…
Mayor says meeting in White House could result in financial aid for city
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib is crossing his fingers to deliver a financial gift to Hamtramck on his way out of office. Ghalib recently visited National Security Adviser…
In our opinion … Firing City Manager Garbarino was a rush to judgment
In the weeks to come, one can only hope cooler heads will prevail over the firing of City Manager Max Garbarino. Garbarino’s cause for firing? It appears to be playing…
Internal city hall report released …
By Charles Sercombe The heads are rolling in city hall. And the local media is having a field day with their coverage of Hamtramck. At Tuesday’s city council meeting,…
City’s party of the year this weekend
By Charles Sercombe Seems like we say this every year, mostly because indeed we do say this: It’s hard to believe it’s time again this weekend for the annual Hamtramck…
In our opinion … Taxpayers’ money is going down the drain
Let’s all take a deep breath for a moment, and absorb the earth-shaking decisions our mayor and city council took this week regarding the city manager, police chief and a…
Breaking news … City manager fired with police chief and police officer to follow
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s city council agreed to fire City Manger Max Garbarino at tonight’s council meeting. Garbarino has been on paid administrative leave for about a month along with…
Councilmember responds to recording of him handling ballots
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s election scandal continues to widen. And now, the national and international media are spotlighting it. In the latest development, as most in town are, by now,…
