Councilmen on notice over attendance
By Charles Sercombe The clock is ticking for City Councilmembers Khalil Refai and Muhtasin Sadman, who have now missed seven consecutive council meetings each. A few weeks ago, their…
Time to head to the polls
By Charles Sercombe This Tuesday is the day. On Aug. 6 (yes, it’s actually August now) it’s primary election day, with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 8…
Labor Day Fest music lineup is offering some top acts
By Charles Sercombe This year’s Hamtramck Labor Day Festival (Aug. 31-Sept. 2) is offering a number of huge musical acts. That includes hometown hero Mike Skill of the Romantics.…
Hamtramck’s Lansing representatives have steered millions here
By Charles Sercombe This wasn’t the only year that state Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) managed to carve out funding for his district in the state’s new $82 billion budget.…
Public schools’ bus contractor responds to child fatality
By Charles Sercombe Although the Hamtramck Public Schools did not issue a statement about last week’s death of a 3-year-old girl who was killed by school bus driver, the district’s…
Candidates line up for school board
By Charles Sercombe The race to fill two seats on the Hamtramck Board of Education is off and running. By Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline for candidates to file for…
Police chief continues his community outreach campaign
By Charles Sercombe As anyone who has paid attention to local social media knows, Hamtramck’s new Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri has been busy posting his travels around the city…
Councilmembers spared from being kicked off
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Board of Education isn’t the only public body having a hard time getting all its members to attend meetings. The city council is also wrestling…
Breaking news … Child killed by bus
By Charles Sercombe At about 3 p.m. on Wednesday (July 16), Hamtramck police said a 3-year-old girl was struck and killed by a school bus on Burger St. When…
Candidates can line up for school board election
By Charles Sercombe There are just two weeks left to throw your hat in the ring to seek a seat on the Hamtramck Board of Education. Up for election…
