By Charles Sercombe A few years ago Wayne County ran an advertising campaign urging county residents to allow their grass to grow on the longish side to help preserve water and energy. The county may have taken that message to the extreme with its own property. Case in point: the grassy area at the viaduct [...]
By Charles Sercombe A former Hamtramck narcotics police officer is facing a maximum of five years in prison after pleading guilty to tipping off a suspect under FBI investigation that his phone was being tapped. Randall Hutchinson, 45, was a Hamtramck police officer assigned to a Drug Enforcement Administration task force when he told the [...]
By Charles Sercombe It was about this time 50 years ago that Hamtramck was rallying around its Pony League Baseball team in their pursuit of a world championship. That team indeed went on to win it all. Well, last week, Hamtramck’s Bronco team continued that legacy when it captured the metro area championship. The team, [...]
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the scoop and the highlights – as well as the lowlights – of the latest council meeting By Charles Sercombe This is the second part of the July 12 City Council meeting. We left off last week with the city manager’s report, which touched [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine The tradition toils on. That would be the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival, which is in the “works” once again, thanks to some of its staunchest and most hard-working supporters. The festival committee has been assembled, and given their tasks. A “labor” of love, the group works for free, for the good [...]
By Charles Sercombe A would-be massage parlor lasted all of one day before the city shut it down. The incident is bizarre to say the least. Reecently, several street signs popped up throughout town announcing the grand opening of the Nurmal BaBa Spa on Jos. Campau near Trowbridge. The spa offers the services of a [...]
You might not know it, but there is indeed an election coming up here in Hamtramck, on Aug. 2. This has been one of the weirdest campaign seasons we’ve seen in ages. For some reason, most of the candidates have done little campaigning. There are just a few signs around town. Even worse, four of [...]
The race card. It gets played far too often in the metro area, and it’s no stranger to Hamtramck. The latest to wield this card is City Council candidate Abu Mahfuz. In last week’s issue, we printed his reason for boycotting “Meet the Candidates Night.” He said it’s because The Review was a co-sponsor, and [...]
By Charles Sercombe There were no knockout punches or game changing turns and twists at Wednesday’s “Meet the Candidates Night.” But there were some enlightening moments and a few jabs, as well as a mother lode of information supplied by the nine City Council candidates who elected to participate. Four candidates did not show up. [...]
By Charles Sercombe Perhaps the biggest buzz at Wednesday’s “Meet the Candidates Night” wasn’t who came off the best, but who wasn’t there. Three out of the five Bengali candidates for City Council did not show up. Council candidate Abdul Algazali, a Yemeni-American who enjoyed wide Bengali community support in his bid to become mayor [...]
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