Speed humps are a first step in street safety
It took forever, but the city is finally making strides in making our streets safer. The city is doing this by installing more speed humps throughout the city, but mainly…
Judge controversy highlights what’s need: all of us helping out
Regardless what you think of Hamtramck Judge Alexis Krot, her handling of a blight case highlighted something that is needed in the community: Neighbors and volunteers caring about our elderly…
City’s first female mayor gets a well- deserved honor
Former Mayor Karen Majewski is being paid a fitting tribute for her 18 years of service to the city. Last week, the city council agreed to place an honorary street…
Winter whining …
It didn’t take long after our first winter snowstorm to settle a few days ago for some residents to start complaining on social media. Complaining that the city does not…
HPS follows common sense in remote learning
Hamtramck Public Schools are doing the right thing. The district decided to hold off having students return to class for the past two weeks, as new Covid cases continued to…
With a new year comes hope and optimism
A lot of us may have wished “good riddance” to the year 2021. That’s because it was one bad year, with Covid stubbornly hanging on and even continuing to spread.…
As usual, Hamtramck has had a rollercoaster year
We were leafing through the back issues of this past year, and whew! What a year. The pandemic was obviously raged on during the year, and it’s still with us…
Mayor Majewski served the community well
Last Friday, Hamtramck’s Polish community held an appreciation party for outgoing Mayor Karen Majewski. Majewski is completing her 16th year as mayor, which was preceded by serving on city council…
City officials deserve credit for their hard work
The stars have been aligning for Hamtramck lately. By that, we mean there is state and federal funding in the pipeline that will likely be coming to Hamtramck. It could…
Thanksgiving is a time to relax and reflect
This week, we all celebrate Thanksgiving. The holiday allows all of us to pause and reflect – and to be with our family and friends. This year has once again…
