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Lawsuit says state agency discriminated

Lawsuit says state agency discriminated

  By Charles Sercombe Despite protests against allowing a recycling center located just outside of Hamtramck to handle radioactive waste, the state cleared the way for the company. Protestors are…

Mayor Majewski says she has COVID-19 but is asymptomatic

Mayor Majewski says she has COVID-19 but is asymptomatic

Update: Mayor Karen Majewski told The Review today (Aug. 11) that her second COVID-19 test came back as negative. In other words, she does not have the disease. In a…

Voters may decide on public safety

Voters may decide on public safety

By Charles Sercombe Should Hamtramck abolish its police and fire departments, and the allow members of the city council to decide how to provide those services? That’s a question voters…

Voters sink plans for a variety of school repair projects

Voters sink plans for a variety of school repair projects

  By Charles Sercombe Plans for building a new school and making major repairs to existing school buildings will have to be put on hold. Hamtramck voters overwhelmingly rejected the…

Hamtramck School Board will see some new faces

Hamtramck School Board will see some new faces

  By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Public School Board is in for a big change. School Boardmembers Evan Major and Dennis Lukas have joined Maggie Srodek, who recently resigned, in…

Breaking news … Limited elections results

Breaking news … Limited elections results

Updated, 1:30 p.m. By Charles Sercombe Plans for building a new school and making major repairs to existing school buildings will have to be put on hold. It appears Hamtramck…

District officials are finalizing plans for the new school year

District officials are finalizing plans for the new school year

  By Charles Sercombe This fall’s return to school will look pretty much like last spring: For the most part students will be learning from home. Recently, the school board…

Clock is ticking for election day

Clock is ticking for election day

By Charles Sercombe Next Tuesday (Aug. 4) is election day in Hamtramck, as it is across the state. The most prominent issue in Hamtramck is the school bond proposal, which…

Secretary of State urges AV ballots to be hand-delivered

Secretary of State urges AV ballots to be hand-delivered

  By Charles Sercombe As most of us have noticed, mail delivery has slowed down since the coronavirus pandemic broke out. That’s because a number of US postal workers have…

For some on Holbrook, road repair is just one inconvenience

For some on Holbrook, road repair is just one inconvenience

  By Charles Sercombe First came the coronavirus pandemic and the shutting down of non-essential businesses. Then came the closing of Holbrook between Lumpkin and Jos. Campau to rebuild the…