Internal city hall report released …
By Charles Sercombe The heads are rolling in city hall. And the local media is having a field day with their coverage of Hamtramck. At Tuesday’s city council meeting,…
City’s party of the year this weekend
By Charles Sercombe Seems like we say this every year, mostly because indeed we do say this: It’s hard to believe it’s time again this weekend for the annual Hamtramck…
Breaking news … City manager fired with police chief and police officer to follow
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s city council agreed to fire City Manger Max Garbarino at tonight’s council meeting. Garbarino has been on paid administrative leave for about a month along with…
Councilmember responds to recording of him handling ballots
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s election scandal continues to widen. And now, the national and international media are spotlighting it. In the latest development, as most in town are, by now,…
Undercover officers step up littering enforcement in Veterans Park
By Alan Madlane The City of Hamtramck is warning residents that they will be aggressively ticketing anyone seen littering in Veterans Park. Littering is a civil infraction. Fines can be…
Breaking news … City socked with a steep legal bill for internal investigation
By Charles Sercombe The cost of an internal investigation into three city officials has reached over $300,000 and that cost will continue to get higher. The Review obtained…
It’s a waiting game for the mayor
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib will have to wait for the U.S. Senate to come back from their summer break before his hearing is scheduled to confirm his…
Breaking news … Two councilmembers charged with election fraud
By Charles Sercombe After a couple of years of speculation and investigation, two Hamtramck city councilmembers were charged Monday (Aug. 10), with felony election fraud and ballot harvesting in…
The Review starts a new chapter
By Charles Sercombe For the second time in The Review’s 16 years of publishing, a new owner has taken over operations. Michigan Independent Media Group, based in Grand Rapids,…
Festival month begins this weekend
By Charles Sercombe August is going to be a huge party month on Jos. Campau. The activities for this weekend alone include a Bengali festival that will feature performers and…
