By John Ulaj Review Publisher On Monday afternoon while coming out of City Hall, I came across mayoral candidate Abdul Algazali. We had an interesting conversation concerning his run for office. I asked Mr. Algazali directly about the rumor surfacing throughout the city regarding his intent to cut property taxes. When I asked for confirmation [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter Poetry comes from the details of life. Poets come from all over – including Hamtramck. For the past 15 years, Vievee Francis has lived and worked in Hamtramck, writing poetry and quietly gaining a reputation in the literary community. Her hard work has paid off—literally—and last Friday she received a [...]
By Charles Sercombe There’s good news and bad news for Hamtramck’s public schools. First the good: It appears that the district has an uptick in student enrollment this year. The unofficial head count reveals that there are 160 more students this year than last year. The increase has stopped a slide in student enrollment over [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s candidates for City Council and for mayor once again met face-to-face in a Meet the Candidates Night, and once again there were few fireworks. The candidates last squared off before the August Primary Election. That election is headed for the history books with the surprise of the three Bangladeshi council candidates [...]
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter The Cosmos (0-5, 0-2) may have lost last Friday’s homecoming game against Harper Woods 48-14, but this week it was the action off the field that had everyone talking: Head Coach Tarif Kumasi was suspended. Last week, a self-initiated investigation by the Hamtramck Public Schools discovered that a player on [...]
By Charles Sercombe When it comes to immigration and U.S. citizenship, Hamtramck is the place to turn to. That’s exactly what the federal government did on Wednesday, with the help of Hamtramck’s Piast Institute and the Polish National Alliance. Some 154 new citizens were sworn in at the PNA hall on Conant. Thaddeus Radzilowski, president [...]
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