New police chief ushers in a new era
From our perspective, Hamtramck’s new police chief, Jamiel Altaheri, is making all the right moves. For the past couple of months, the chief has been getting out in the community,…
City Hall Insider … 6/25/24
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe The city council met on June 25, and all…
Two years later, Hamtramck TV is thriving and growing
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck’s very own cable channel, 19 on your local Comcast network, has been active for just about two years now, having gone live around late June of…
Police chief continues his community outreach campaign
By Charles Sercombe As anyone who has paid attention to local social media knows, Hamtramck’s new Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri has been busy posting his travels around the city…
Councilmembers spared from being kicked off
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Board of Education isn’t the only public body having a hard time getting all its members to attend meetings. The city council is also wrestling…
School boardmembers are harming our public schools
The Hamtramck Board of Education continues to baffle us. The board has once again decided to blow off meeting for the month of July, despite a state law requiring all…
Breaking news … Child killed by bus
By Charles Sercombe At about 3 p.m. on Wednesday (July 16), Hamtramck police said a 3-year-old girl was struck and killed by a school bus on Burger St. When…
Candidates can line up for school board election
By Charles Sercombe There are just two weeks left to throw your hat in the ring to seek a seat on the Hamtramck Board of Education. Up for election…
Moose Lodge serves up its last Friday fish fry
By Alan Madlane And another city landmark bites the dust. Moose Lodge #1670, on Conant, has been a Hamtramck icon for the better part of three quarters of a…
Board of Education once again takes the month off despite state law
By Charles Sercombe Once again, the Hamtramck Board of Education has decided to take a summer vacation this month, and not hold any meetings. The board usually holds its…
