Hamtramck finally gets an answer
By Charles Sercombe After waiting months for an audit report from Detroit officials about a long-simmering dispute over shared tax revenues from GM’s Poletown plant, Hamtramck finally got an answer.…
‘Harvest Fest’ will offer something for everyone plus a whole lot of fun
By Ian Perrotta It’s just a week away – the first (of hopefully many) Hamtramck Harvest Fest. For anyone who hasn’t heard, with the success of this year’s Labor Day…
City’s dumping site sends out a confusing message
By Charles Sercombe Call it a mixed message. A so-called non-dumping site on the southend has become a dumping site for the city. Confused? You can only imagine what passersby…
HHS soccer team on the road to regaining its title
By Ian Perrotta The Hamtramck High Boys Soccer Team is back, and they’re looking to score. After a heartbreaking defeat last year in the District Finals, the team has come…
Blight busters: who you gonna call?
By Charles Sercombe When it comes to blight, Hamtramck has no shortage. And now, thanks to a yearly federal grant, the city will have some extra change to fight overgrown…
It’s no easy roll for pot law
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s coming to grips with regulating the medical marijuana trade is turning into a long, strange trip. City Councilmembers have spent hours upon hours trying to come…
Peoples State Bank working out financial trouble
By Charles Sercombe Peoples State Bank officials are downplaying media reports that it is being forced by federal regulators to merge with another bank. But bank officials do concede there…
Freeway car fire underscores safety threat to firefighters
By Charles Sercombe A suspected case of road rage tied up southbound traffic on I-75 for over four hours Monday afternoon. Michigan State Police are investigating the shooting of a…
Bar sting stirs up question of timing
By Charles Sercombe Coincidence or retaliation? That’s a question that came up this week among some in the community after a recent police sting on several local bars. Last Friday,…
Auto theft unit spared budget ax
By Charles Sercombe As if on cue, just as Hamtramck police officials were coming back with good news about the city’s auto theft prevention unit, police officers here apprehended two…
