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Festival month begins this weekend

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…

Hamtramck election results are in …

Hamtramck election results are in …

  By Charles Sercombe As expected, mayoral candidate Adam Alharbi came out on top in the primary election. He finished with 1,931 votes. The runner-up in the mayoral election is…

Mayor tells police to stop house visits during election

Mayor tells police to stop house visits during election

By Charles Sercombe Mayor Amer Ghalib is demanding that Hamtramck police officers stop going to residents’ houses in their investigations during the few days leading up to Tuesday’s August Primary…

Mayor’s biography of immigrating here at 17 to work raises a question

Mayor’s biography of immigrating here at 17 to work raises a question

  By Charles Sercombe The U.S. State Department’s biography of Mayor Amer Ghalib raises some questions about how he legally immigrated here. The State Department recently put together a short…

For now, pride flag dispute is not quite over

For now, pride flag dispute is not quite over

By Charles Sercombe As expected, the fight over whether the city can ban the display of pride flags on public property is not over. The attorney for the two former…

Election day is around the corner

Election day is around the corner

By Charles Sercombe Get ready to vote this coming Tuesday, Aug. 5. In fact, a number of local voters have already gotten head starts — by voting absentee. If you…

Federal judge rules in favor of the city’s pride flag ban

Federal judge rules in favor of the city’s pride flag ban

By Charles Sercombe Last week, a federal judge likely dealt a death blow to those seeking to have the pride flag displayed again on a city flagpole. Federal Judge David…

Is the election investigation going anywhere?

Is the election investigation going anywhere?

  By Charles Sercombe This weekend, the Hamtramck rumor mill was working overtime. The focus of the chitchat in town was whether there will be charges filed against several people,…

Election is right around the corner

Election is right around the corner

  By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s primary election is less than two weeks away. On Aug. 5, voters here will be asked to whittle down the number of mayoral and city…

Finally, the Caniff repaving is complete and open for traffic

Finally, the Caniff repaving is complete and open for traffic

By Charles Sercombe Time to celebrate, and if you have wheels whether it’s a car, bike or scooter test out the newest portion of Caniff. That’s because it’s now smooth…