Community television will soon make its debut in Hamtramck
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck is getting a new local public access TV station. Greg Kirchner over at the Hamtramck Public Library is in on the creation of said station. We…
Stadium will be rededicated
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium will be getting more love this Monday in a special Juneteenth celebration. On Monday, the Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium (FHHS) will host…
Juneteenth picnic on Monday
By Alan Madlane This Monday, why not celebrate Juneteenth with the city of Hamtramck? There’ll be a potluck picnic, complete with trivia and card games, from 11 a.m. to 1…
HPS Supt. files federal lawsuit
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public School District Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed is fighting back. Ahmed, who has been placed on leave, filed a lawsuit in federal court on May 23 accusing…
New honors coming for Col. Hamtramck on Memorial Day
By Greg Kowalski The gravesite of Col. John Francis Hamtramck will get some new additions on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. Three new historical markers will be added to…
Speed humps: sending a message out to reckless drivers
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s crackdown on speeding and reckless drivers is stepping up a notch. The city and public school district have partnered on installing more speed humps throughout…
Number of new voters requires adjustments by the city
By Charles Sercombe You can probably credit Hamtramck’s recent crop of new candidates for getting more people to register to vote. The growing number of registered voters during the past…
Covid cases spike up
By Charles Sercombe If you haven’t noticed, the number of Covid cases is back on the rise in Hamtramck. In fact, the outbreak in the counties of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb,…
Volunteers hit the streets to remove trash and litter
By Charles Sercombe Last Saturday’s citywide “Centennial” cleanup didn’t have a large turnout, but it certainly made a start in tackling the endless amount of litter in Hamtramck. About…
Crime Watch: With warmer weather, crime spikes up
By Charles Sercombe The weather has finally warmed up, and people are out and about. And the return of spring also heralds a spike in the number of crimes…
