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Midterm election is days away

Midterm election is days away

By Charles Sercombe Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, is the big day. That’s when Americans go to their local polls to vote in the midterm election. It’s also the day when…

With election coming up, Hamtramck’s cultural divide continues

With election coming up, Hamtramck’s cultural divide continues

By Charles Sercombe The American culture war has come to Hamtramck. Some Hamtramck Yemeni-American residents are urging voters to switch political parties over growing cultural issues involving LGBTQ and abortion…

Countdown to election day

Countdown to election day

  By Charles Sercombe There’s just a little over a week before what many political observers are saying is one of the most important midterm elections this country has experienced…

With the return of water shutoffs, homeowners are paying up

With the return of water shutoffs, homeowners are paying up

By Charles Sercombe For about two years, during the height of the covid pandemic, the state forbade communities from shutting off water service because of non-payment. Those days have been…

There is still time to vote by absentee ballot

There is still time to vote by absentee ballot

  By Charles Sercombe The clock is ticking on what is shaping up to be a possible cliffhanger election on Nov. 8. As of Friday, Oct. 21, there are just…

A warning or a ticket? City considers harsher code enforcement

A warning or a ticket? City considers harsher code enforcement

  By Charles Sercombe Be aware that, if you have too much trash in your yard, the city council is considering no longer playing Mr. Nice Guy. Instead of the…

City will do its own city manager search

City will do its own city manager search

By Charles Sercombe Back in June, it was announced that then-City Manager Kathy Angerer was resigning to take a new job. Her last day on the job here was July…

Water line replacement project produces unexpected problems

Water line replacement project produces unexpected problems

  By Charles Sercombe Blame it on a lack of concrete. That’s the reason why Evaline, between Jos. Campau and Gallagher, had been blocked off. Noticed we said “had been.”…

Absentee ballots to be mailed

Absentee ballots to be mailed

  By Alan Madlane Absentee ballots for the Nov. 8 election have been mailed out, or soon will be, to those who have so far requested them. Absentee ballots are…

Tax abatement for former Missant site gets approved

Tax abatement for former Missant site gets approved

By Charles Sercombe After several weeks of putting off a vote on whether to grant a tax break for the development of the former Missant property, the city council agreed…