Water bills will now come sooner
By Charles Sercombe Get ready to pay for water and sewer services on a monthly basis. The city is switching from billing households every three months to…
Sale of city lots on hold for now but a bargain is up for sale
By Charles Sercombe Round one of the city’s auction of lots has been completed, and now the question is: When will round two take place? At…
Hamtramck is not alone in money woes
By Charles Sercombe Add two more metro area communities to the list of financially distressed cities. Gov. Rick Snyder appointed two financial review teams this…
After decades of waiting, city can now sell lots
By Charles Sercombe City officials want more bidders like Mohammed Huq and Ashraf Mohammed. They both purchased city lots at last week’s auction in city…
Teachers a long way from a contract
By Charles Sercombe You can bet there is one thing Hamtramck’s public school teachers would like to get as a present this holiday season: A labor contract. …
A tragedy waiting to happen …
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck drivers, well some of you at least, go back to driving school. “It seems like an epidemic,” said an exasperated Wayne Satterfield, the Director…
Bidding war on Hamtown Farms was ‘David versus Goliath’
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtown Farms project is saved, but it came at a steep price. At Thursday’s first auction round of city-owned lots, Farms organizer…
Councilmember raises issue of flying more American flags
By Charles Sercombe Should Old Glory get more flying time on Jos. Campau? City Councilmember Robert Zwolak, a former member of the Air Force National…
Bank robber hits PNC Bank and walks away
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck police are searching for a man wanted in the holdup of PNC Bank. Police say a white male in his mid-50s waited…
Holiday season may come with a legal fight for city
By Charles Sercombe If it’s the Christmas season, you can expect a legal battle somewhere in the country over whether a nativity scene can be placed on…
