By Alan R. Madeleine This week’s Hamtramck Crime Log is compiled from police reports from Friday, Dec. 30 through Jan. 3. From Friday, Dec. 30: (At 8:25 p.m. Thurs. eve.) A man reported being assaulted in the 3400 block of Caniff by another man who was previously known to him. (At 9:28 p.m. Thurs. eve.) [...]
By Charles Sercombe and Alan R. Madeleine Let’s all kiss the year 2011 good-bye and say good riddance. It’s now a new year that’s worthy of a new attitude. In with sunny optimism, and out with cranky cynicism. Yes, it’s time once again to take a look at what to welcome in and what to [...]
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck police officers may be the first group of Michigan public employees to challenge a new state law. Officers here got a Wayne County Circuit Court injunction, from Judge Robert Ziolkowski, to temporarily halt a city health insurance plan. The new plan calls for officers to carry most of the weight of [...]
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe The city council met on Jan. 10 with only Mayor Karen Majewski absent. The meeting ran for two hours. Councilmember Abdul Algazali took over chairing the meeting until the council agreed on a mayor [...]
By Alan R. Madeleine Is Hamtramck still Michigan’s “Little Poland”? Or does it seem like it’s becoming “Asia West”? Or some combination of both? The raw data is a bit sketchy, particularly with regard to Hamtramck’s burgeoning Bangladeshi population, according to Piast Institute Director Dr. Thaddeus “Ted” Radzilowski, the noted local ethnologist. “They (the Bangladeshis) [...]
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 George Cvetanovski must be lucky, or else have great genes. Or, he’s a testament to [...]
Is it fair to ask Hamtramck police officers to bear the brunt of their health insurance? Hamtramck is in a tight space. According to a new state law, pushed through by a majority of Republican lawmakers, there is now a cap on how much a city can spend on public employee health care costs and [...]
By Charles Sercombe The year 2011 is now old news. But the year did produce one major story – albeit a story that’s been told before. The year’s “Newsmaker of the Year” award (sorry, no drum roll this year, we had to cut back on costs) goes to Hamtramck’s $15 million housing redevelopment story. Think [...]
By Charles Sercombe It’s not starting off to be a “Happy New Year” for Hamtramck police officers. Recently, the city council voted in favor of charging officers for their health insurance. The cost to officers for single coverage is now almost $3,900 a year, and for a couple it’s $8,900. For family coverage, cops will [...]
By Ian Perrotta The presidential primary may just be starting, but Hamtramck’s election from last November has finally come to a close. On Sunday (Jan. 1) the city’s three elected council members and two new school board members were officially sworn into office by 31st District Court Judge Paul Paruk. The event was held at [...]
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