Flooding lawsuit will soak taxpayers
By Charles Sercombe There’s good news and bad news for the residents who sued the city because their basements flooded. First the good news. The City Council agreed to settle…
School employees make a bid to save their jobs
By Alan R. Madeleine Last week at a special School Board Meeting, Gerald Butler, the attorney for the school district, laid it out. It wasn’t the prettiest picture, but it‘s…
Neighborhood barbecue bridges the ethnic and cultural gap
By Charles Sercombe As everyone knows, Hamtramck is a melting pot of cultures. But it’s also true that the varying ethnic groups in the city rarely melt together, so to…
Sewer deal raises stink over bidding
By Charles Sercombe By a slim majority, the City Council OK’d a deal to hire an engineering company to apply for a $1 million state grant to figure out how…
City’s online ‘dashboard’ will show where the money goes
By Charles Sercombe If things go according to plan, those curious about how the city spends its budget can view it online as of today (Friday, Sept. 23). Gov. Rick…
Federal grant will help clear blight, create new housing
By Charles Sercombe In the next few months, there’s going to be a big change underway in Hamtramck. We’re talking major. Especially for the city’s blighted southend. Thanks to a…
For now, police chief’s job is open
By Charles Sercombe And the new police chief is … ah, no one. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, a proposed appointment of Lt. Ron Mathias to become Hamtramck’s next police…
City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the scoop and the highlights – as well as the lowlights – of the latest council meeting. By Charles…
Even bad weather can’t stop a Hamtramck party
By Charles Sercombe Weather bummer. That’s the consensus of last weekend’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. Talk about extremes. On Saturday it was a sweltering 98-freaking-degrees with something like 90 percent…
Loss of jail could bankrupt city
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s financial picture could take a turn for the worse if Wayne County closes its jail here in town. Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon said last week…
