EM looks to second half of contract
By Charles Sercombe Six months down, six months to go. Hamtramck Emergency Manager Cathy Square has just finished up the first half of her employment…
Freezing weather forces schools to close
By Charles Sercombe How do you beat the cold when temps hit the single digits and the wind chill goes into minus zero territory? Keep dancing, said…
Adding in the poverty factor
By Charles Sercombe For the second year in a row, Hamtramck’s public school district is doing better than the Michigan Department of Education says. According to…
School Board reconsiders decision to privatize jobs
By Charles Sercombe As expected, a majority of Hamtramck School Boardmembers voted to outsource the jobs of custodians and bus drivers. In a special meeting…
Mosque design work set to go on Jos. Campau site
By Charles Sercombe It’s been six months since the Al Islah Mosque was given the go-ahead to fix up their new location at the northeast corner…
Job cuts loom in schools
By Charles Sercombe Last week the Hamtramck School Board split on a decision to privatize the work of custodians and bus drivers. But early this week there…
‘Blowout’ will return, but Hamtramck will have to share
By Charles Sercombe Yes, there will be a Metro Times Blowout in Hamtramck. But for the second year in a row, there will also be a Blowout…
In a second attempt, city attorney’s billings are released
By Charles Sercombe In 2012 The Review published a portion of billings from the city’s largest contractors, except one: City Attorney James Allen. At the…
EM comes up with labor contracts
By Charles Sercombe For two years at least, Hamtramck has peace among its labor unions. All four city employee unions, which includes the…
Another city-owned building is on auction block
By Charles Sercombe It’s Plan B for how to get rid of a city-owned loft development. There were no bids submitted for a two-story building on…
