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…of Hamtramck’s spring sports teams!
Mar 26 10 | Posted in Business | Read More »
Critics of Police Department should walk in officers’ shoes
The public has every right to question the behavior and policies of a Police Department. But Tuesday’s rally sponsored by the Hamtramck NAACP over concerns about Hamtramck police was ill-timed and offbase. The civil rights organization is concerned about how police treated an African-American minister who was arrested during a police investigation. The Rev. Wayne [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in Editorials | Read More »
At HHS, students learn the power of the spoken word
By Alan Madeliene “Let’s Take it to the Stage!” Well, that immortal phrase popularized by the Funkadelic might be one way of saying it. In any case, that’s just what some Hamtramck High School students will have a chance to do, thanks to the efforts of their librarian, Nancy Erickson, along with English instructors Valerie [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Street Life: A passing of the torch …
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz In 2001, when my mother decided to close her shop — Edwin Beauty Salon — after decades of business in our Hamtramck neighborhood, we had some decisions to make. What to do with a space with strong commercial potential that we [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Mayor inspires students to reach a little higher in career goals
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter Since March is National Reading Month, Jenna McGregor decided to book the mayor. Last Monday (March 22) Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski was at Hanley Academy to read to McGregor’s first grade class. As part of the month-long celebration, the school wanted to bring in parents, teachers and influential community members [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Protestors call for a change in the Police Department
By Charles Sercombe The arrest of an African-American pastor in Hamtramck has erupted into charges that the city’s Police Department is discriminatory and insensitive to people of color. Critics of the department say officers were rough in the recent arrest of the Rev. Wayne Little, who they say was innocent of wrongdoing. Hamtramck officers were [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in News | Read More »
Mayor credited in stopping further cuts
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter The rest of Michigan owes Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski a big thanks. A few weeks ago, the state’s House General Government Committee passed a budget with a 3.1 percent cut to statutory revenue sharing. But last week, during a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee, the mayor’s testimony helped convince [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in News | Read More »
Police shoot at drunk driver who tried to run over officer
By Charles Sercombe A female drunk driver lead Hamtramck police on a wild chase early Thursday morning that almost cost her life. At about 3 a.m., police officers attempted to pull over a woman driving a white Toyota after she had hit several cars. Instead of pulling over, however, the unidentified driver sped away and [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in News | Read More »
So far, the return rate of Hamtramck Census forms is only a fraction
By Charles Sercombe There’s some more troubling news about the Census and Hamtramck. Last week, we reported on the Hamtramck Census forms having Detroit listed as the address. Census officials say that while the address line on the form may indeed say Detroit, the reference bar above the address line identifies the form as coming [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in News | Read More »
Public is a no-show for meeting on park improvements
By Ian Perrotta Review Staffwriter If only it really was the thought that counts. On Wednesday (March 24) the Hamtramck Recreation Commission hosted a special meeting for the public on parks in the city. Unfortunately, the public didn’t show up to provide their input. One person who did show up, however, was Leah Murphy of [...]
Mar 26 10 | Posted in News | Read More »
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