Public school teachers do the sensible thing
You could say Hamtramck’s public school teachers are pretty smart. The teachers’ union took a major contract concession by agreeing to a less expensive health insurance coverage plan. The district…
Big plans for Jos. Campau’s biggest building
By Terry Parris Jr. Special to The Review It’s pitch-black, and we are walking up a creaking, twisting, wooden staircase of the tallest structure on the corner of Belmont and…
Street Life …
By Walter Wasacz After receiving a gracious welcome to the pages of The Review last week by Editor Charles Sercombe (in a note attached to my report on the fabulous…
At Dickinson East, when it comes to reading, it’s about fun
By Charles Sercombe Students in Hamtramck’s public schools are hitting the books hard during this month. But not necessarily for their classes. Instead, students are being encouraged to turn off…
A mixed message from the Census
By Charles Sercombe Does the U.S. Census Bureau even know Hamtramck is a city? That’s what some Hamtramck households might think when they read the address on the recently mailed…
Solar power may soon shine on
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter Thanks to green technology, the city’s future prospects are getting rosier. For the past year, entrepreneur Annette Wright and business partner Erwin Washington have been…
For this part of Poland St., concerns grows over empty houses
By Charles Sercombe There are about 400 vacant houses in Hamtramck. Over the past 12 months or so, several of them have been hit by arsonists. You can add two…
NAACP will hold rally to highlight concerns with police department
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck branch of the NAACP says it has some issues with the city’s police department. The civil rights organization is holding a rally this Tuesday (March…
New academy will help immigrants transition to new life
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter Living in a foreign country is rarely easy, and not speaking the language can make it harder. Fortunately for Hamtramck, a new academy is slated…
‘Public Pool’ art space hopes to make a splash
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter There may not be a place to swim in Hamtramck, but coming soon the city will have a Public Pool. No, it’s not the kind…
