Town hall meeting to dispel rumors
Money, it’s a gas Grab that cash with both hands And make a stash Pink Floyd, “Money” By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck officials took the city’s financial woes to the people…
Should Hamtramck even exist? A question for some
By Charles Sercombe What’s one question that rattles Mayor Karen Majewski these days? Try this one: “Why should Hamtramck exist?” That’s the question she’s been asked by the editorial boards…
Sidewalk construction mostly finished . . . for now
By Ian Perrotta Lately, walking down the city’s streets has been a little safer. After the final installation of new traffic lights on Caniff was delayed for months due to…
And now, part two of our Year in Review … Oh what a year it was
By Ian Perrotta The year 2010 was packed with news, so let’s get right to it. Here is the second and final part of the Year in Review. JULY In…
Time to take a stroll back through the year
By Charles Sercombe It’s hard to believe that the year 2010 will soon be history. And what a year it was for Hamtramck. Just about every month was jam-packed with…
For parody polka rockers the Polish Muslims, it’s a homecoming
By Alan R. Madeleine Perhaps you remember the first time you ever heard of Hamtramck’s Polish Muslims. Maybe it wasn’t that long ago, or maybe it was a very long…
What’s the ‘News story of the year’?
By Charles Sercombe In a year filled with one major news story after another, what was the one constant story of the year? That’s easy: the city’s deteriorating financial picture,…
There was big news all year-long
By Charles Sercombe While choosing this year’s top news story was a no-brainer, that’s not to say this was a slow news year. Far from it. We could have easily…
For now, the city looks to loans
By Charles Sercombe Bankruptcy or accept a state loan? Lay off a dozen cops and firefighters? Those were the choices the City Council analyzed, debated and wrung their hands over.…
New traffic law likely to have no effect
By Charles Sercombe Just as the city is scrambling to find more sources of money, a new state law is threatening to shut down a major revenue stream. Recently, state…
