Breaking news: School Board election results
By Charles Sercombe Tuesday’s School Board election results are in, and we have some new faces on the board, and two current boardmembers are now kicked off. In the regular…
It’s a tale of two cities for these school board candidates
By Charles Sercombe Two Hamtramck School Board candidates are leading dual lives, at least according to property and voter records. One existence in the city of Warren, and another in…
Mapping of city properties begins in effort to combat blight
By Charles Sercombe The mapping of every single property in Hamtramck began this week. Workers from Motor City Mapping Project hit the streets and began taking photos of all properties.…
Forum set for candidates to speak
By Charles Sercombe It looks like there will be a meet the candidates night after all this year. But it won’t happen until the night before the election, Nov.…
Fire Dept. expands its mutual aid
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck firefighters are going to be busier. The Hamtramck Fire Department has come up with a new mutual aid support program with Highland Park and Detroit.…
How to fight blight? Find out where it is and make a map
By Charles Sercombe If you see a stranger on your street taking a photo of a house or lot, don’t be alarmed. By next week, if all plans go…
Election? Hardly a sign anywhere
By Charles Sercombe There are just a little over two weeks before the Nov. 4 election, and in Hamtramck, there’s little sign of any kind of a campaign. There are…
Sentencing is light for absentee ballot defendants
By Charles Sercombe Four men convicted of illegally handling absentee ballots last year got off easy. All four received minor fines and court fees, but they will each have a…
Hamtramck will compete with other cities for blight grant
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is one of several cities in the state invited to apply for a state grant to tear down blighted houses and buildings. But don’t…
What’s in a sign? Plenty
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has its share of ceremonial street signs. There is a street named for Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, former Mayor Robert Kozaren, the Rev. Joseph Jordan…
