City set to curb pot sales
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck may end up being a one-marijuana-shop town. A majority of city councilmembers took the first step, at a special meeting Tuesday, to outlaw future cannabis…
City awarded mini-grant to crack down on pedestrian injuries
By Alan Madlane Hamtramck was one of a dozen, mostly southeastern Michigan cities that were just awarded short-term grants by the state’s Office of Highway Safety Planning. Others so…
Breaking news … City council moves to prohibit marijuana operations
By Charles Sercombe The city council will hold a special meeting this Tuesday (Nov. 17) to consider adopting an ordinance prohibiting future marijuana operations from setting up in Hamtramck.…
City clerk and two employees test positive for COVID-19
By Charles Sercombe This time for real. A COVID-19 case has now actually happened in Hamtramck City Hall. City Clerk August Gitschlag announced recently that he has come down…
Once again, councilmember comes under fire
By Charles Sercombe The hits just keep coming against City Councilmember Ian Perrotta. At Tuesday’s council meeting, a majority of councilmembers took a rare – if ever – action, and…
Breaking news … Partial election results
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters overwhelmingly rejected all three city ballot proposals. Partial election results were released by the city clerk’s office near midnight. As usual, voters here overwhelmingly…
Election Day: Councilmember warned by AG Office
By Charles Sercombe Tuesday’s election took an unexpected turn – even by Hamtramck standards. On Monday, City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan received a “cease and desist” notice from the state…
City hall COVID scare proves to be false, but raises other issues
By Charles Sercombe For a moment on Thursday, there was a scare of a COVID-19 case in Hamtramck City Hall. But before long, it was discovered that there was…
Election clock winds down
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters, like voters nationwide, are coming out in droves for Tuesday’s election. Over 5,600 voters have received absentee ballots, and over 3,600 of those ballots have…
City officials worried over abrupt end to Census
By Charles Sercombe The Census count is now over. Recently, a federal court allowed the Trump administration to end the national headcount three weeks early. The count was supposed…
