By Ian Perrotta Now that medical marijuana is legal in the state and Hamtramck, the city wants to regulate it. With the passage of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) in November of 2008, the state made it legal for individuals to operate as designated caregivers for marijuana patients. Under the legislation, which went into [...]
By Charles Sercombe Let’s say you are at Keyworth Stadium, practicing soccer or running some laps. Or, maybe you’re at the basketball court a short way over from the stadium. Or, maybe you and some buddies want to play some baseball at Playfair Field nearby. And during your visit you find you have to go [...]
By Charles Sercombe Kids in the summer recreation program capped another summer of fun with a Junior Olympics on Wednesday. Dozens of kids squared off in a series of athletic events at Keyworth Stadium. Although temperatures hovered around 90 degrees, the kids seemed to hold up fine. After the competitions, a lunch followed along with [...]
Last week we cast our endorsement for state Representative in the upcoming Aug. 3 Primary Election. It’s a crowded field of 15 candidates, six of whom are Hamtramck residents. We urged voters to elect Hamtramck City Councilmember SHAHAB AHMED. This week we move on to the races for state Senate, County Commissioner and for what [...]
By Ian Perrotta Unfortunately for drivers, it looks like the effort to mandate cities to conduct traffic studies to set speed limits has slowed down. A few months ago, The Review reported that State Representatives Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) and Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) were working on an amendment to Public Act 85, a [...]
By Charles Sercombe You’d think that after 20-some years of city officials and the Polish Day Parade Committee doing this dance, the routine would get tired. But politics and parades seem to go hand-in-hand. This year’s yes or no vote on whether to allow the Polish Day Parade to take place on Labor Day danced [...]
By Charles Sercombe Some 20 teachers and other public school employees took advantage of a state buyout to retire. Their retirement will initially cost the district $440,000, but School Superintendent Tom Niczay said the district will end up saving a considerable amount of money in the years to come. Just how much that will be [...]
(Editor-at-Large Walter Wasacz writes a weekly column on life in Hamtramck.) By Walter Wasacz On Wednesday evening’s presentation by Interface Studio on the Philadelphia firm’s Master Plan for Hamtramck, mention was made frequently about arts and culture and how each pays big dividends to community life. We can’t say it enough times: Hamtramck is naturally [...]
By Ian Perrotta What could be better than having fun and helping out a good cause? On a Saturday evening or a Sunday afternoon in Hamtramck, the answer is nothing. The fun to be had involves the upcoming Festival Fundraiser and Hamtramck Road Rally, and the help for a good cause goes towards the Hamtramck [...]
In the spring of this year, the Hamtramck Community Initiative Weed and Seed took action to address the problem of recurring student violence in school and on the streets following school dismissal times. The action consisted of an ad in this newspaper requesting parents and residents to document the problem of school and community violence [...]
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