City manager makes a surprise appointment for acting police chief
By Charles Sercombe With the recent retirement of Police Chief Mark Kalinowski, the big question in town was: Who’s going to be the next chief? Well, actually, the question was:…
Candidates for council weigh in on local issues
The Aug. 2 Primary Election is just around the corner, and to help voters find out where City Council candidates stand on several local issues, we invited the candidates to…
Recall drive against Snyder finds plenty of takers
By Charles Sercombe If Hamtramck voters are any indication of what voters in the state are thinking, Gov. Rick Snyder may be out of a job in the coming months.…
American Axle says it will close down last remaining plant
By Charles Sercombe Any hope that city officials had about American Axle & Manufacturing reopening its plants looks like a thing of the past. Last week, American Axle officials announced…
City needs to go after those suspected of voter fraud
Candidates and voters. Do they all live here? That’s a question we have raised in recent weeks, and it was once again echoed by City Council candidate Robert Zwolak, and…
City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the scoop and the highlights – as well as the lowlights – of the latest council meeting. By Charles…
No ‘pawn star’ here, but pawn shops gain in popularity
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review Are you broke? These days, who isn’t? Maybe you have some items of value around the house that you could sell to make…
Recount is long over, but city still stuck with the bill
“I’m your top prime cut of meat, I’m your choice, I wanna be elected, I’m your Yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce, I wanna be elected, Kids want…
The smoke has cleared on Faber, but not burned houses
By Charles Sercombe Faber St. isn’t the ugliest street in Hamtramck. It’s no prize, either. But now with three houses recently burned down on the east end of the block,…
Seniors and handicapped petition for safer sidewalk
By Charles Sercombe It’s a lawsuit waiting to happen, say seniors and the handicapped. And so far, the person who could prevent that from happening isn’t doing anything. But first,…
