In this school board election, choose wisely
For a change, Hamtramck voters have a wide selection of candidates to choose from in the upcoming school board election in November. There are six candidates vying for two seats…
Labor Day Fest music lineup is offering some top acts
By Charles Sercombe This year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival (Aug. 31-Sept. 2) is offering a number of huge musical acts. That includes hometown hero Mike Skill of the Romantics.…
Former city official on a mission to clean up this town
By Alan Madlane Maybe you’ve noticed that a street you’re walking, biking, driving down in Hamtramck looks a little bit tidier than the last time you saw it. If…
Hamtramck’s Lansing representatives have steered millions here
By Charles Sercombe This wasn’t the only year that state Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) managed to carve out funding for his district in the state’s new $82 billion budget.…
Public schools’ bus contractor responds to child fatality
By Charles Sercombe Although the Hamtramck Public Schools did not issue a statement about last week’s death of a 3-year-old girl who was killed by school bus driver, the district’s…
Candidates line up for school board
By Charles Sercombe The race to fill two seats on the Hamtramck Board of Education is off and running. By Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline for candidates to file for…
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…
