Home animal slaughtering is set for reconsideration
By Charles Sercombe It looks like the city council is poised to allow home animal slaughtering for religious observances. A proposed amendment to the city’s animal ordinance will be considered…
Cosmos basketball team is off to a winning season
By Charles Sercombe If Monday’s opening game for the Hamtramck High School boys basketball team is any indication, it’s going to be a rollicking – and winning — season. The…
Ban continues on animal slaughter, for now
By Charles Sercombe The question over whether to allow animal slaughtering at homes and in backyards, in observance of a religious belief, is not entirely over. Recently, in a…
Former city manager moves on up in state government
By Charles Sercombe Former Hamtramck City Manager Kathy Angerer keeps moving on to bigger and better things. Angerer resigned as city manager last July, after serving in that position for…
FIFA soccer match spurs ongoing debate on social media over gay rights
By Charles Sercombe The debate over gay rights continues in Hamtramck. The issue first arose last July with the city’s new all-Muslim mayor and city council. A controversy arose…
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,…
