Candidate’s residency takes a new turn
By Charles Sercombe City Council candidate Abu Mahfuz claims he lives in Hamtramck. But it appears the address he originally claimed he lived at is an empty attic. This week,…
City manager makes a surprise appointment for acting police chief
By Charles Sercombe With the recent retirement of Police Chief Mark Kalinowski, the big question in town was: Who’s going to be the next chief? Well, actually, the question was:…
No ‘pawn star’ here, but pawn shops gain in popularity
By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review Are you broke? These days, who isn’t? Maybe you have some items of value around the house that you could sell to make…
Recount is long over, but city still stuck with the bill
“I’m your top prime cut of meat, I’m your choice, I wanna be elected, I’m your Yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce, I wanna be elected, Kids want…
The smoke has cleared on Faber, but not burned houses
By Charles Sercombe Faber St. isn’t the ugliest street in Hamtramck. It’s no prize, either. But now with three houses recently burned down on the east end of the block,…
Get ready to enjoy hot fun in the summertime
By Alan R. Madeleine Even though summer is only just now officially here, have the kids already started getting underfoot? Are they making the mopey bored face? Well, your city…
Election? What election?
By Charles Sercombe Bet you didn’t know there’s an election coming up in August. Yeah, this election season is that boring. It’s almost like the candidates don’t care, or maybe…
For now, state plan for schools won’t affect Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe According to Gov. Rick Snyder, he’s got big plans for schools in trouble. He held a press conference this week to announce an ambitious goal to start…
At Veterans Park, a whole lot of TLC is needed
By Charles Sercombe Several years ago, there was a lot of interest in Veterans Memorial Park. And by interest we mean there was often heated debate in the City Council…
Dozens arrested in crime sweep
By Charles Sercombe Police put a tight squeeze on crime last week. It started Wednesday afternoon when a squad of officers and detectives swept through the city streets to arrest…
