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…
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…
