Spending in city now on a short leash
By Charles Sercombe How bad are city finances getting? Let’s just say that some city officials basically want to start counting every nickel and dime. At a special city council…
Is the city facing a financial ‘doomsday’?
By Charles Sercombe Word to the wise for Hamtramck city employees: Don’t make any big purchases. That’s because, unless the city receives a loan from a bank or the state,…
Few details emerge in murder exam
By Ian Perrotta The pre-trial examination for the five men accused of kidnapping and murdering Abreeya Brown and Ashley Conaway continued this week, but by the time The Review went…
Security tightened for kidnapping-murder pre-exam
By Ian Perrotta It looks like details of the kidnapping and murder of Abreeya Brown and Ashley Conaway won’t become available until next week. On Thursday (April 19) attorneys for…
City Attorney says his bills can’t be looked at
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck taxpayers, want to know what city attorneys are billing you? Well, forget it. According to City Attorney James Allen, of the Allen Brothers law firm, the…
Acting City Manager can now check off employment contract
By Charles Sercombe It took a few weeks and some strange twists and turns, but on Tuesday, Acting City Manager Erik Tungate finally got an employment contract. It was rumored…
Five Detroit men charged in murder of two Hamtramck women
April 7, 2012 By Charles Sercombe In a stunning development, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced this morning in a press conference held in Hamtramck City Hall that five men…
Replacement found for school boardmember who resigned
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has a new school boardmember. After three hours of interviewing seven candidates, relative newcomer to the city Eric Burkman was voted in to fill the vacated…
Crime trending: In Hamtramck the same patterns keep emerging
By Alan R. Madeleine Devoted readers of Crime Log – and you know who you are – may feel like you’re having a déjà vu experience every time you indulge…
Yes, there is a light at the end of the road
By Alan Madeleine The project to replace the street lamps on Hamtramck’s major thoroughfares is nearing its end. Allow us to illuminate. DPW head Steve Shaya, reached by phone, said…
