Lawsuit filed against tow company
By Charles Sercombe A tow truck company that got chased out of Hamtramck is now facing a class action lawsuit. Attorneys with the Truth2Power Civil Justice Fund recently filed…
Court offers a break on traffic tickets
By Alan Madlane Traffic ticket scofflaws, here’s your chance to make it right with the world. Or at least, the Hamtramck part of the world. Beginning Monday, Oct.…
City manager gets three-year contract
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s new city manager now has a contract. At last week’s city council meeting, Kathy Angerer was awarded a three-year employment contract with a yearly…
Expanded alley repair program gets the green light
By Charles Sercombe The city’s alley repaving project is getting an extra boost. City officials found some extra money from savings in the budget and also dipped into the city’s…
City settles ex-department head lawsuit
By Charles Sercombe The city has settled a four-year lawsuit filed by a former director of public services. The final part of a two-part settlement was reached several weeks…
Hamtramck now has a new city manager
By Charles Sercombe City officials gave it one more shot to vote on whether to hire a city manager last Friday evening. City Councilmember Fadel Al-Marsoumi called for a…
Former Hamtramck police officer accused of assaulting arrestees
By Charles Sercombe A former Hamtramck police officer is charged with multiple criminal counts of assaulting two people he arrested in 2014. The Department of Justice recently indicted Ryan McInerney,…
City council feud erupts over city manager appointment
Update: A special city council meeting was held Friday evening (Aug. 31) to appoint Acting City Manager Kathy Angerer as the new city manager. By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck…
Time for a party, Labor Day Festival has something special
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s annual goodbye party to summer is set to go this weekend. Yes, the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival kicks off this Saturday (Sept. 1) and…
Firefighters agree to a staffing reduction in exchange for a pay raise
By Charles Sercombe The city has taken a step toward funding the Fire Department when a federal grant runs out this coming January. The city and the firefighters’…
