Library is checking out from the city
By Charles Sercombe It’s not quite a divorce. Call it more of a separation. The Hamtramck Public Library Board of Directors has decided to break away from being involved with…
City seeks election ballots translated into Arabic
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck is joining Dearborn in seeking to have all future election ballots be printed in Arabic as well as in the standard English. But there could be…
School board rejects contract renewal
By Charles Sercombe A top administrator in the Hamtramck Public School District, who had been put on administrative leave, will not be returning to her job. Last week, the Hamtramck…
Former HPS board president has died
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck lost a pioneer for women and minorities recently. Yvonne Myrick, the founder of The Concerned Women of Hamtramck, former Hamtramck Water Department Director and President of…
Breaking News … Dead man found at recycling center
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck police are stumped over the circumstances of a deceased body found at the Hamtramck Recycling Center. According to a press release issued on Monday, a black…
It’s batter-up time for fans of a Hamtramck sports star
By Alan Madlane Detroit Tigers fans of a certain age should remember Ike Blessitt. And Hamtramckans, of that same certain age, certainly should. Blessitt, a four-sport star at Hamtramck…
Mayor begins changes
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Ameer Ghalib is living up to a campaign promise to make the city’s various boards and commissions more ethnically and racially diverse. Recently, he notified three…
Federal funding comes through for Veterans Park
By Charles Sercombe The hits just keep coming for Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium and Veterans Park. Last week, US Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence announced that Hamtramck will receive $653,989 to…
School district takes a different approach to awarding a bid
By Charles Sercombe For years, Hamtramck Public School officials have complained about the condition of the district’s community center on Charest St. Although the building was built in the…
Covid has some effect on public safety
By Charles Sercombe The Covid pandemic and quarantine may have had one unexpected effect. Both the number of crimes and the number of fires in the city were reduced…
