Crime Watch: Shooting on Caniff presents few clues
By Charles Sercombe Crime was on the upswing this past week in Hamtramck. The most notable incident was a shooting that happened early Friday morning on Caniff near the public…
For now, it’s unknown what the HPS will do about tax loss
By Charles Sercombe Now that voters have rejected, for the second time, a request for a school millage renewal, what’s next for the public school district? The short answer is,…
HPS teachers say board members have ‘walked away’ from their job
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public School teachers say they come to work every day, and they are now demanding school board members do the same thing. Last Wednesday, about 40…
For some candidates, voting early made the difference
By Charles Sercombe Once again, absentee ballots played a significant role in last Tuesday’s city council election. For the two top vote-getters, Councilmember Mohammed Hassan and newcomer Muhtasin Sadman,…
City’s pride flag ban being challenged on constitutional grounds
By Charles Sercombe Two former mayoral appointees have filed a federal lawsuit against the city, the mayor and city council after being fired for raising a pride flag on a…
Marching through the streets, protestors called for a ceasefire
By Charles Sercombe On Saturday, Hamtramck joined a number of other cities across the U.S. in rallying in support of Palestinians and demanding a ceasefire in Israel’s military war…
City councilmember kicked out; school millage shot down again
By Charles Sercombe Talk about a topsy-turvy election.Hamtramck’s city council election was a shocker. Only two out of three incumbents won re-election, as a newcomer edged out Councilmember Nayeem…
Breaking news … City being sued for pride flag ban
By Charles Sercombe Two former mayoral appointees have filed a federal lawsuit against the city, Mayor Amer Ghalib and city council after being fired for raising a pride flag on…
Mayor has no comment on his appointee’s Holocaust Facebook post
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib is declining to weigh in on controversial comments made by one of his appointees. Hamtramck Plan Commission member Nasr Hussain has drawn…
Candidate called out for Holocaust comment
By Charles Sercombe A city council candidate’s comment about the Holocaust has drawn local and national media attention. Candidate Nasr Hussain is no stranger to making controversial comments on…
