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…
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
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
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
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…
