Mayor’s weekly Facebook chat focuses on COVID outbreak
By Charles Sercombe The bad news: The number of COVID-19 cases in Hamtramck is on the rise. The good news: The Hamtramck post office on Caniff Ave. is back in…
One more push for an accurate Census count
By Alan Madlane Knock knock. And this is no knock-knock joke. That knocking on your door, these days, may just be someone from the Census Bureau. By now, some…
Study finds Hamtramck housing values are still on the increase
By Alan Madlane Well, here’s some of the best news for the city in quite some time. At least, if you’re a property owner – or, thinking of becoming…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
