By Charles Sercombe Since this is an election season, candidates may want to heed the words of warning coming from City Manager Bill Cooper. Cooper said the next three years are going to be rough, financially-speaking, for the city. He said the city faces a $1 million deficit next year and an additional $1 million [...]
By Charles Sercombe Last week’s election may be over, but it’s still the talk of town. And the word in town is of amazement – or shock – over how the three Bengali council candidates garnered the most votes. And also to the surprise of the town’s longtime political observers is how well Councilmember Abdul [...]
By Charles Sercombe It’ll be up to Hamtramck voters to decide whether to scrap two clunkers in the Fire Department and OK a special tax to purchase replacements. The City Council approved placing a tax proposal on the Nov. 3 General Election ballot. Voters will be asked to approve an additional one-mill on property taxes [...]
By Catherine Gasior Review Special Writer The streets of Hamtramck are turning a bit greener. Kathleen Bittner and Thomas Koch have created a garden among the midst of the buildings on Caniff. The urban garden, the former site of a vacant house that was torn down, is located right next to the Hamtramck Public Library. [...]
By Charles Sercombe Tuesday’s Primary Election has turned out to be an historical day for Hamtramck. Why? Judging by the results, the city’s Bangladeshi community has moved from the fringe of Hamtramck’s political scene to being a major player. The three Bengali candidates running for mayor were the top vote-getters. Their success came at the [...]
By Charles Sercombe Election Day always has an air of excitement. Tuesday’s election was absolutely electric. Here are a few observations of this historical day: Normally, a Primary Election draws at most 1,500 or so voters. Not this one. Over 2,400 voters participated, possibly the largest number in decades. In the council race, the highest [...]
By Charles Sercombe The future of Hamtramck’s Post Office is heating up. The Postal Service will soon decide whether to close over 700 local post offices nationwide, including the Hamtramck branch and 10 other Detroit-Ann Arbor locations. Postal authorities say they will first seek community input before a decision is made. The Post Office is [...]
By Charles Sercombe You can feel a bit safer walking Jos. Campau during the first of the month, thanks to a federal grant. Hamtramck police are able to tap into a Justice Department grant given to the city’s Weed & Seed Committee to assign two extra officers every few days each month starting now through [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Special Writer Most people from Hamtramck already know that there are numerous places to get great tasting and genuine foreign foods. Now, thanks to The Travel Channel’s show “No Reservations,” the rest of the world knows about Polonia Restaurant. In January, the crew from the show secretly visited a number of [...]
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