New Year starts off with inauguration of new officials
By Ian Perrotta The presidential primary may just be starting, but Hamtramck’s election from last November has finally come to a close. On Sunday (Jan. 1) the city’s three elected…
A look back at the last half of 2011
By Charles Sercombe, Alan Madeleine and Ian Perrotta Well, here it is, the second installment of our year in review. We’ve put together the highlights, as well as the lowlights…
The year in review: 2011 was like no other
By Charles Sercombe, Alan Madeleine and Ian Perrotta Once again, it’s time for our annual look back over the year. In this installment, we take a trip through the first…
A Hamtramck Christmas story …
By Charles Sercombe Just because John Hypnarowicz retired last year from his job as a bus driver for the public schools, it doesn’t mean he retired from a very special…
Motor City breakdown
By Charles Sercombe For Hamtramck residents like Charles Clanton ,who depend on the SMART shuttle, there is only one word for the end of that bus service. “Awful.” “It’s going…
St. Florian Church doesn’t need a miracle after all
By Charles Sercombe There is no need to pray for the future of St. Florian Church. A number of folks in town became panicky from overhyped media reports of a…
Am Axle denied tax exemption
By Charles Sercombe American Axle & Manufacturing found out that shipping jobs out of the country has its consequences. On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council unanimously rejected the company’s request…
New policy on ‘crime log’ will open up more information to the public
By Charles Sercombe Good news crime sleuths and crime busters. The Hamtramck Police Department will soon open its daily crime reports to the public. Just like the old days. Except,…
For this WWII vet, Pearl Harbor Day has a special meaning
By Charles Sercombe “I’m the last of the Mohicans.” Yes, Frank Stock is indeed one of the last of his kind. Come next Wednesday, Dec. 7, which is Pearl Harbor…
He’s back, but city is still waiting for promised reimbursement
By Charles Sercombe In his first meeting back on City Council last Tuesday, Councilmember Abdul Algazali was in familiar form. As you may recall, Algazali was tapped for the council…
