By Charles Sercombe For some Hamtramck firefighters, it’s do as we say, not as we do. Hamtramck firefighters have insisted in the past that the only way Hamtramck can be protected is by having a full-time staff in the station. However, in a review of the 18 communities – including the City [...]
By John Ulaj That’s right: “Advancing Hamtramck.” It’s my new motto. It is also the slogan by which I hope to help transform this city. The main definitions of the word “advancement” include, “to move forward; proceed,” “to improve or make progress,” and “to grow or rise in importance, and/or status.” [...]
By Charles Sercombe The countdown has begun for this year’s field of political candidates running for local office. As of Thursday, the day The Review went to press, there were 18 candidates who have either pulled petitions or have turned them in. Anyone thinking of running for [...]
By Charles Sercombe Could this be the beginning of the end of the Hamtramck Blowout? This year’s attendance seemed to be down by half, some said, and there is plenty of blowback coming from bar owners and fans of the music festival. The reason for the dramatic downturn, many [...]
By Charles Sercombe It’s orange barrel season. DTE Energy is about to finish up the gas line replacement project that it began last year, as well as install permanent new sidewalk slabs to replace those that had to be dug up for the project. DTE was not able to pour permanent [...]
By Charles Sercombe Have an overdue traffic ticket, outstanding water bill, or way overdue on your business license? Rest easy, because Hamtramck has a deal for you during the month of May. It’s an amnesty program being called “Make it Right in May.” It doesn’t mean you get off free [...]
By Charles Sercombe “Are we going to be the recycling center of the state?” That’s a question City Councilmember Robert Zwolak recently posed about the sudden rush of industrial recycling facilities either about to start up or planning to here in Hamtramck. By the way things are going, you could [...]
By Charles Sercombe It’s official: A state review team will look into Hamtramck’s financial situation. Hmmmm … sound familiar? Indeed. Last fall city officials requested a state review of finances when the city’s financial condition continued to worsen. That “preliminary” review, however, was just the first step toward a [...]
By Charles Sercombe A major citywide sidewalk repair project took a stumble before it could even start. Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag rejected the only two bids received for the project because they looked suspicious. Tertzag said the two bids, one from Wallace Cement Co. of Shelby Twp. and the [...]
By Charles Sercombe No working ambulances? No problem, say Hamtramck firefighters. In a grievance filed by the firefighters’ union, they are demanding that despite the department’s ambulances not being in running order, they should still be the first to respond to medical emergencies. How’s that? In the grievance, [...]
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