By Charles Sercombe The word is getting out. School is the place to be. For parents. A new group of parents have formed a Parent Teacher Association in the public and charter schools, and are seeking to get more parents involved. So far, 50 members have joined. Leaders of the new group recently met with [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s finances look really good. Well, for the fiscal year of 2011 — which ended last June 30 — that is. That was the word from the city’s audit company, Alan C. Young & Associates. Jay Wilds, who represented the company, met with the city council Tuesday night and gave a brief [...]
When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this column, we’ll talk about what’s happening at our bars, restaurants and other events that can be found throughout the city. By Alan R. Madeleine Rich Pyle is one of the undisputed stars of the hit truTV series “Hardcore Pawn,” [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine This week’s Hamtramck Crime Log is compiled from police reports from Sunday, Jan. 15 through Tuesday, Jan. 24. From Sunday, Jan. 15: A man was placed under arrest for domestic assault, resisting officers and on a warrant for carrying a concealed weapon after fleeing on foot from officers investigating a [...]
The year 2011 might go down in Hamtramck’s history as the last year of a budget surplus. That year ended with $2.7 million in the black, thanks to a settlement with the City of Detroit over a tax dispute involving the GM Poletown plant. At the end of the current fiscal year, which will be [...]
By Charles Sercombe We are now three weeks into the New Year, and it’s time to polish our crystal ball and take a look into the year ahead. What do we have to look forward to in 2012? Well, the big story of 2011 was new housing development, and that issue will still dominate the [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s financial survival may depend on two key things: Providing police and fire services to Highland Park, and getting retired public employees to agree to a less expensive health insurance and/or kick in co-pays. Those topics were among several options and issues raised in a budget work session for city council on [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine Reverend Chilly Chilton and his “Real Church” are probably well-known to you, if you walk the downtown stretch of Caniff Street east of Jos. Campau. They’ve been there for over six years, and their boldly lettered sign is a beacon for the many Hamtramck-area teens, and others, who frequent the building. [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine This week’s Hamtramck Crime Log is compiled from police reports from Wednesday, Jan. 4 through Sunday, Jan. 8. From Wednesday Jan. 4: During the day shift, a man was arrested in the 3200 block of Trowbridge on a domestic violence charge after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend over something to [...]
Hamtramck and Highland Park. Like it or not, the fate of these two neighboring cities have apparently become intertwined. At least that’s the impression you get from what some folks have been saying. Earlier in the week, there was a proposal floated out there for Hamtramck to absorb Highland Park Public School students because Highland [...]
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