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Mayor criticizes Review reporting on city manager search

Mayor criticizes Review reporting on city manager search

  By Charles Sercombe Mayor Ameer Ghalib has found himself on the defensive about a comment he made as to the qualifications for one to be the next city manager.…

This year’s Labor Day Festival offers something special

This year’s Labor Day Festival offers something special

By Charles Sercombe It’s hard to believe but one week from now, the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival will return. This year promises to be bigger and better. Last year, because…

HHS board candidates are unopposed

By Charles Sercombe Three candidates for the Hamtramck Public School District Board of Education won’t have to campaign to win a seat on the board. That’s because they are all…

Recent city manager resignation raised concern among officials

Recent city manager resignation raised concern among officials

  By Charles Sercombe The abrupt resignations of City Manager Kathy Angerer and City Attorney James Allen recently left the mayor and some councilmembers a bit confused. A few weeks…

Sex assault charges refiled against activist

Sex assault charges refiled against activist

  By Charles Sercombe A prominent community activist is once again being charged with sexually assaulting of a special education high school student. Two years ago, Ibrahim Aljahim was faced…

Pride flag leads to a shakeup in the Human Relations Commission

Pride flag leads to a shakeup in the Human Relations Commission

  By Charles Sercombe There is going to be a shake-up in the city’s Human Relations Commission, the mayor has said. The commission became embroiled in a controversy about displaying…

A debate over religious animal sacrifices

By Charles Sercombe Updating the city’s animal ordinance has turned out to be no ordinary task. An issue arose when some in the city’s Muslim community noticed that, in a…

Tuesday’s election results; only one Hamtramck candidate wins

Tuesday’s election results; only one Hamtramck candidate wins

    By Charles Sercombe State Rep. Abraham Aiyash of Hamtramck has easily cruised to a second term. And that’s thanks to Hamtramck voters who gave him a huge boost…

Judicial Commission clears Judge Alexis Krot

Judicial Commission clears Judge Alexis Krot

  By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck 31st District Court Judge Alexis Krot will not face disciplinary measures from the way she treated an elderly cancer patient several months ago. That decision…

Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission letter to Judge Krot

The following is a letter, released by the Michigan Judicial Commission to Hamtramck 31st District Court Judge Alexis Krot, about her treatment of an elderly man who had received a…