Labor Day Festival fundraiser at The Review 2011

Festival fundraiser is another successful fun night out

By Alan R. Madeleine Well, the smoke has cleared. The last strains of the music have drifted from our brains. The aftermath of the food overload may not be fully realized for a few days. But the money raised, ah, well – that’s the most lasting legacy. Hamtramck’s Labor Day Festival will get a boost [...]

Former official says election ‘tainted’

By Charles Sercombe This year’s City Council election just got a jolt of drama. But it appears it will just as quickly fizzle out. Former Councilmember Scott Klein filed a complaint with the Hamtramck City Clerk’s Office over candidate Dilshad Chowdhury being on the ballot. Klein said Chowdhury violated state law by seeking election because [...]

Charter school will start new year in a new building

By David Piestrzynski Special to The Review Hanley International Academy is looking forward to unveiling its new campus to the Hamtramck community. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held this Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 2400 Denton, the charter school’s newly constructed school building. Steve Paddock, Hanley’s assistant principal, said it’s important for the school [...]

Hall of Shame …

By Charles Sercombe We’ll give the city some credit. Yes, there are code inspectors working the streets and issuing tickets to people who allow their property to become a dump. But when we see the same pile of garbage in an alley week after week, well, it’s time to do something. So, let us introduce [...]

Should garbage cans remain in the alley? Discuss, please

“Trash, won’t pick it up Take them lights away Trash, won’t pick it up Don’t take your life away Trash, don’t try to take my life away” The New York Dolls By Charles Sercombe If there is one topic that can get tongues wagging in Hamtown, it’s garbage. Or to be more specific: garbage cans. [...]

City Hall Insider …

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 The City Council met on Aug. 23 with only Councilmember Shahab Ahmed absent. The meeting ran for over two hours. The meeting was pretty [...]

City needs to step up effort to control blight

Cracking down on garbage. It’s a theme in this week’s issue. In recent months we have heard from plenty of folks who are fed up with seeing garbage in their alleys and streets every day of the week. And they are particularly fed up with the city’s response in dealing with this blight. On the [...]

It’s a party like no other, and it’s a ‘fun-raiser’

By Alan R. Madeleine Ain’t no party like a HAMTOWN party, ‘cause a HAMTOWN party don’t stop. Okay, not totally true, but it should be a good one. Got your tickets yet? Well, come on down — support the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival, and have some food, hear some music, have a drink, mingle, rub [...]

School report card comes under fire

By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s schools, both public and charter, have joined the growing number of other schools throughout the state and nation that are not making the grade. This week, the state released the Adequate Yearly Progress results, and only two of the public school district’s six schools achieved AYP status. Dickinson East and Holbrook [...]