FBI investigation turns up speculation of where it’s heading
By Charles Sercombe For the past week, the buzz around city hall has been about the FBI investigation into city contractor invoices. Last Friday, it was reported by two television…
County executive is upbeat about economic development
By Charles Sercombe Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano echoed what many communities in the state – including Hamtramck – are complaining about. The decrease in property tax collection. Since…
City’s ambulance service on the stretcher
By Charles Sercombe Since the 1980s, the Hamtramck Fire Department has been the city’s main ambulance service. That tradition may become a thing of the past. Earlier in…
Firefighters on the front line of city finances
By Charles Sercombe Now that state officials have rejected the city’s budget deficit elimination plan and a request for a $3 million loan, what’s the next step? Good question. According…
Schools superintendent warns of massive cuts by Congress
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public Schools could face “devastating” cuts in its budget unless Congress restores massive cuts in funding scheduled to go into effect Friday (March…
Councilmember’s bid to restart Parks Commission ignites debate
By Ian Perrotta Sometimes a seemingly simple request can turn into a complex debate. That’s exactly what happened last Wednesday (Feb. 13) when City Councilmember Robert Zwolak appeared…
City told to make deeper cuts
By Charles Sercombe State officials rejected Hamtramck’s budget deficit elimination plan and won’t loan the city $3 million to avoid payless paydays. Instead, State Treasurer Andy Dillon…
Paczki Day brings in the visitors and the bucks
By Charles Sercombe Without a doubt, Hamtramck owns Paczki Day. Thousands of visitors jammed into bakeries and bars to experience Hamtramck’s version of Mardi Gras. And the party went…
Center has one more hurdle to go
By Charles Sercombe It looks like an Islamic center will get the go-ahead to operate in a 52,000-square-foot industrial building on St. Aubin and Faber. On Wednesday evening, the…
Paczki Day is Hamtramck’s version of Mardi Gras
By Charles Sercombe On Thursday as we were getting ready to go to press, you could almost smell it in the air. Paczki Day. Yes, it’s that time…
