State withdraws funding for new fire truck
By Charles Sercombe State Republican legislators have a Scrooge-like Christmas message for Hamtramck and other communities. The Republican-majority members in the state Appropriation Committee discontinued more than $600 million in…
City clerk files a lawsuit over election suspension; seeks job back
By Charles Sercombe In an expected move, City Clerk Rana Faraj is hitting back at the city after being placed on paid suspension. She recently filed a 45-page lawsuit against…
Mayoral election still in question
By Charles Sercombe Call this the election with no ending. The final outcome on who won the mayor’s race is not quite over. The dispute over whether to count…
It’s not over until it’s over
Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s mayoral election took yet another twist and turn. Although the recount of the election is now over and Adam Alharbi remains the mayor-elect, his opponent, Muhith Mahmood,…
Alharbi gains a handful of votes in mayoral ballot recount
By Charles Sercombe Mayoral candidate Muhith Mahmood’s call for a recount of ballots turned out to cost him votes. Instead of losing by six-votes, he has now lost by 11…
Breaking news … Mayoral recount is set for next Tuesday
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s mayoral election not quite over yet. Mayoral candidate Muhith Mahmood has filed for a recount of the election. The Wayne County Board of Canvassers will conduct…
Mayoral election is still a close one but is it over?
Updated … By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck mayor-elect Adam Alharbi is still the winner of the mayoral election. That is the determination of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers after the…
City council calls for special meeting
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s city council is holding a special meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. But what will be discussed will be done in a closed session.…
Police chief says he never got city’s letter firing him
By Charles Sercombe Former Hamtramck Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri has been insisting that news outlets erroneously reported that he was fired from his job. In a press release issued…
On the campaign trail … Tidbits of this and that from the election
By Charles Sercombe This year’s election is now fodder for various media outlets, and now the courts. Media attention and public outrage are not going away. As we reported…
