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City parks will never look the same after this year

City parks will never look the same after this year

  By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s three city-owned parks are about to get a half million dollar makeover. Plans for the park improvements were unveiled last week at a special city…

Election investigation underway

Election investigation underway

    By Charles Sercombe Last Tuesday’s school millage election is now a crime scene. City Clerk August Gitschlag turned over anonymous campaign literature distributed to what appears to be…

City prepares to plug delinquent water bills

City prepares to plug delinquent water bills

  By Charles Sercombe Behind in paying your water bill? If so, you better get a payment plan in place with the City of Hamtramck. The city is aiming to…

School millage proposal gets voted down by voters

School millage proposal gets voted down by voters

By Charles Sercombe A last-minute stealth – and possibly illegal – campaign against the public school district’s millage proposal election paid off. The millage proposal, which was voted on Tuesday,…

Breaking news … School millage defeated

By Charles Sercombe A last-minute stealth – and possibly illegal – campaign against the public school district’s millage renewal election paid off. The millage proposal, which was voted on Tuesday,…

Family of four trapped in a house fire die

Family of four trapped in a house fire die

    By Charles Sercombe Paczki Day got off to a tragic start early Tuesday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m. a fierce fire broke out in a home in the…

School millage on Tuesday’s ballot

School millage on Tuesday’s ballot

  By Charles Sercombe Maybe you have seen a few yellow and black lawn signs around town saying: “Vote yes for the non-homestead millage renewal.” Or maybe you can’t see…

City on a roll in grants

City on a roll in grants

  By Charles Sercombe Sometimes, it pays to be a city in financial trouble. Hamtramck is one of 11 financially-distressed communities to receive part of an $8 million grant from…

School board gets an update on Keyworth Stadium renovation

By Charles Sercombe Renovating Keyworth Stadium to host a minor league soccer team passed its first hurdle. The stadium, built in the 1930s, is savable, said Sean Mann of the…

Hello winter, we’ve been waiting for you

Hello winter, we’ve been waiting for you

  By Charles Sercombe Winter hit Hamtramck and the metro area with a one-two punch this week. Monday started out with the third highest snowfall since the state began recording…