Dentist pays honor to frontline responders and workers
By Alan Madlane Sami Bilani is a local dentist with a wide open vision. Or is that an “open wide” vision? Well anyway, he’s not the kind of…
School Board vacancy filled
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck has a new School Boardmember. And she is one of Hamtramck’s own. On Tuesday evening, the board interviewed six candidates via teleconference. After the interviews…
Police seek information in shooting death
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s second homicide of the year happened early Friday morning. Police say they have little information about the circumstances of a shooting death of a Detroit man…
School Board interviews to start on Tuesday
Update: The following candidates will be interviewed by the Hamtramck School Board on Tuesday, July 14, starting at 5:40 p.m. You can watch the interviews via teleconference. 5:40 p.m. Najib…
Renovation work begins at Hamtramck’s baseball stadium
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s historic baseball stadium is about to undergo a historic change. Last week, contractors began tearing out the old turf and infield to make way for…
School Boardmember resigns
By Charles Sercombe In an unexpected announcement, Hamtramck School Boardmember Maggie Srodek submitted her resignation. Srodek, who has served on the board for eight years, many of them as…
City invites you to dine and drink ‘al fresco’
By Charles Sercombe If you are an owner of a restaurant or a bar and have been wishing to create a sidewalk café next to your business, you’re in…
For some, fireworks are nothing to celebrate
By Charles Sercombe Hearing more fireworks lately? You’re not alone, and neither is Hamtramck. Various media reports say that there has been an explosion of fireworks in towns all…
New election date for city millage
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck voters will have just one millage proposal to consider in the Aug. 4 primary election. Both the Hamtramck School District and the City of Hamtramck had…
Prosecutor’s Office is considering charges against driver
By Charles Sercombe A Detroit driver who ran a red light recently and crashed into a police car and then a building was seeking to flee the scene. In…
