Animal sacrifice issue once again shows a divided city council
By Charles Sercombe As it stands now, slaughtering an animal at home is still banned in Hamtramck. In a 3-2 decision, the city council agreed to update the city’s…
Council vacancy is filled
By Charles Sercombe The resignation of Councilmember Adam Albarmaki became official at last Tuesday’s city council meeting. According to the city charter, his replacement is the runner up from…
Search is now underway for a city manager
By Charles Sercombe The job opening for city manager has finally been posted. The city council has known that the position would be open since last June, when former City…
HPS board president takes a deep dive into questionable school books
By Charles Sercombe Following a recent raucous school board meeting regarding student reading material, Board President Salah Hadwan says he is conducting his own investigation. The Hamtramck Public School Board…
City mulls over what to do about its ambulance service
By Charles Sercombe Some residents are complaining that the city’s contractor for ambulance service, Rapid Response, is neither rapid nor responsive. In one of the more dramatic instances recently,…
City’s State Rep. rises in legislature
By Charles Sercombe Some history was made as a result of the Nov. 8 election. For the first time in 40 years, Democrats won majorities in both the state’s House…
Breaking news … Former city manager dies
Former Hamtramck City Manager William “Bill” Cooper has died after a short battle with cancer. Here is his obituary: William J. Cooper August 6, 1949 – November 16, 2022…
School books issue hits Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe The American culture war on what kinds of reading material should be available to school kids has now come to Hamtramck. Last Friday, the Hamtramck Public…
Hamtramck voters stick with Democrats, pass abortion proposal
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters, like voters across the country, turned out in droves for Tuesday’s election. Some 4,310 voters participated in what is nationally called the midterm election. Hamtramck…
City councilmembers struggle to balance work and city duties
By Charles Sercombe Work and school duties have proven to be a problem for city councilmembers Mohammed Hassan and Adam Albarmaki. Both have missed a number of meetings this…
