For some, home ownership comes with a surprise price tag
By Charles Sercombe With the price of housing going up, up and up, guess what else goes up? Property taxes. And some homeowners are learning a harsh lesson: When…
Mayor to White House: Don’t call
By Charles Sercombe President Biden continues to get an icy reception from the Muslim community, both across the country and here in Michigan. Recently, Biden was going to invite…
HPS student enrollment is once again going down
By Charles Sercombe The final head count in the public school district is in, and enrollment continues to decline. Last fall, the district’s number of students from the fall count…
City officials are considering to put Conant on a ‘diet’
By Charles Sercombe Does Conant look fat to you? According to some folks in the Community Economic Development Department — and the city manager — it needs to go…
County silent on jail’s future
By Charles Sercombe Wayne County will soon take the first step of moving inmates and staffmembers from all of its jails into its new Criminal Justice Center. The county plans…
Torn and tattered
By Charles Sercombe Old Glory is looking ragged on Jos. Campau. That’s the latest chatter on social media about the condition of American flags flying on the city’s 18 flagpoles…
Caniff will be closed temporarily for part of this week
By Charles Sercombe Call it a dress rehearsal for the big Caniff project later this summer. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 26, repairs to a water main leak will cause…
Buckle up for a busy construction season in the coming weeks
By Charles Sercombe Getting around town will be a challenge this year. Once warm weather settles in, the city is planning a number of road and water line upgrades. And…
City is making history
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck city officials have notched a couple of “firsts.” Several weeks ago, the city council was one of the first dozen public bodies in the country to…
School district’s lawsuits have become a financial drain
By Charles Sercombe Over the last four years, taxpayers have paid out almost $1 million to cover legal fees for the Hamtramck Public School district. The Review recently…
