By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s worst nightmare almost came true Thursday morning. A fuel tank erupted into flames at Sterling Oil on Grand Haven at about 11:30 a.m., which could have potentially spread to a dozen other fuel tanks at the site. Had the fire spread, officials said there could have been an explosion reaching several [...]
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Karen Majewski took an action she doesn’t do very often. The mayor removed one of her appointees, Bill Meyer, from his position on the Hamtramck Human Relations Commission. Meyer was the chairman of the commission. Majewski said she removed Meyer because of ongoing concerns she had about his leadership and comments [...]
By Charles Sercombe Monday’s panel discussion on a pending Congressional “hate crime law” may get a little heated. Monday’s discussion will be led by Congressmen John Conyers, who is sponsoring legislation to create a federal “anti-hate” law. The law would make it a “hate crime” to discriminate or attack someone because of their race, ethnicity, [...]
City Manager Bill Cooper says he’s soon going to schedule ethnic/religious sensitivity training for the city’s workforce. While that’s a wise idea at any time, it’s even more important considering the Primary Election results. The top three candidates vying for three City Council seats are Bengali-American, who also happen to be Muslim. Hamtramck has long [...]
SEPT. 1, Tuesday, 3-5 p.m. — the HHS student council is hosting a car wash by the parking lot on Gallagher. Cost is $3 per car and $5 for SUV’s, vans and trucks. SEPT. 5, Saturday, 1-4 p.m. – Children under the age of 6 can receive free lead testing at Acts 29, 12101 Jos. [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Special Writer Last Saturday the Durga Temple of Detroit began the two-day celebration of Suvo Janmashtani (a birthday ceremony for Hare Krishna) with a parade through the streets of Hamtramck. The event began at the parking lot at Caniff and McDougall and was attended by about 200 people from the Hamtramck/Detroit [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Special Writer Don’t work too hard trying to figure out how to spend the upcoming holiday weekend—the city will be hosting its 29th Annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. All the fun happens on Jos. Campau between Caniff and Carpenter and starts Friday Sept. 4. As in years past, there will be [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s stunning Primary Election has raised a number of questions. Namely, just how deep does Hamtramck’s Bengali voting bloc go? That community came out en masse and boosted the three Bengali council candidates to the top. It’s also a good guess that the Bengali voters helped mayoral candidate Abdul Algazali come within [...]
by Ian Perrotta Review Special Writer This flu season, don’t let the cost of your children’s vaccinations make you sick. Through the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC), kids may be able to receive free immunizations at the Hamtramck School-Based Health Center. The VFC is a federally funded program that provides vaccines at no cost to [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Special Writer Growing up on Edwin Street in Hamtramck, Marek (Mark) Kalinowski used to look up to and admire the police officers of Hamtramck. Now after two decades of service with the Hamtramck department he has been appointed chief of police. Born in Tczew, Poland, in 1960, Kalinowski’s family immigrated to [...]
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