Breaking news … State returns local control to Hamtramck
By Charles Sercombe That didn’t take long. The Michigan Department of Treasury issued a press release today (Friday, March 2) announcing that local control has been fully returned…
Breaking news … State Treasury Department is seeking the return of local control to the city
UPDATE: The state-appointed Receivership Transition Advisory Board unanimously voted to follow the state Treasury Department’s recommendation and end its oversight of the city’s finances. The process of returning local control…
Search for new city manager put on hold until charter is changed
By Charles Sercombe It looks like Hamtramck won’t have a permanent city manager in place for at least several months. At a special meeting Monday evening, a bare majority…
City manager search leading to charter change
By Charles Sercombe Some 39 people applied to be Hamtramck’s next city manager. But only three met the city’s charter requirements, and only one is being recommended to interview for…
CM candidate is well known in the area
By Charles Sercombe The one and only candidate for Hamtramck city manager has a long history in the business. Hamtramck’s search for a new city manager yielded only one viable…
‘State of the District’ presents an impressive picture of the public schools
By Charles Sercombe The Hamtramck Public School District had nothing but good news to report at last week’s State of the District presentation. Superintendent Tom Niczay and his…
Police respond to complaint
By Charles Sercombe More details have emerged about an encounter a Yemeni immigrant had with a Hamtramck police officer. The Review asked Police Chief Anne Moise for follow-up information about…
Mayor talks about her political career and the city’s future
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Karen Majewski, Hamtramck’s first woman to hold that position, is now starting her fourth term in office. The Review asked the mayor to talk…
Yemeni immigrant complains of police treatment in traffic stop
By Charles Sercombe A police complaint brought to light by Councilmember Saad Almasmari raised a number of concerns this week. Almasmari relayed a message from Nasser Almasmari (it…
City and schools team up
By Charles Sercombe The city council and school board made history in December. The two government entities, which have rarely joined forces in the past, held a joint…
