Keeping a Hamtramck tradition alive and kicking
By John Ulaj Hamtramck Review Publisher The annual Review Christmas party has come and gone – but what a memorable event it was! Thanks to a lot…
Beefed up code enforcement is paying off
By Ian Perrotta Shortly before leaving his position with the city, former Acting City Manager Nevrus Nazarko made a small change that had a big impact. Early in the…
Treasurer is wasting no time going after deadbeats
By Ian Perrotta The City of Hamtramck and newly-appointed City Treasurer Mike Wilk used to just be friends with benefits, but at a recent city council meeting the relationship…
Search for new CM is on hold
By Charles Sercombe The search for a permanent city manager is over, and the winning candidate is: No one. The mayor and city councilmembers rejected hiring any of the…
DTE promises to come back in spring and replace sidewalks
By Charles Sercombe If you haven’t noticed, this city is all torn up. DTE Energy has been ripping up sidewalks throughout town since last summer to upgrade its gas…
City forced to backpedal on scope of bike lane project
By Ian Perrotta Will Hamtramck be known as the city of fixed-gears and beer? No cars and PBR? After last week’s city council meeting that just might be the case.…
Updated city budget includes a $2.7 million deficit
By Charles Sercombe City officials took the first step toward figuring out how to balance the city’s budget. But it didn’t come easy. Acting City Manager Kyle…
Goodfellows start their annual food drive for the needy
By Charles Sercombe The paper you are holding today is extra special. Special in the sense that, if you purchased it from a Hamtramck firefighter standing in…
City manager interviews to begin
By Charles Sercombe The search for a permanent city manager marches on. The deadline for applications was Nov. 16, and the city council narrowed the field of 16 candidates…
Police warn parents about attempted child abduction
By Charles Sercombe The mother of a 12-year-old boy who said two men tried to abduct him is “shaken up” but doing well. “He had a hard time sleeping but…
