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 [...]
By Charles Sercombe, Alan Madeleine and Ian Perrotta Well, here it is, the second installment of our year in review. We’ve put together the highlights, as well as the lowlights of 2011. We’re interested in what you think of the past year. Give us a shout out at news@thehamtramckreview.com. JULY Any hope that city officials [...]
By Charles Sercombe, Alan Madeleine and Ian Perrotta Once again, it’s time for our annual look back over the year. In this installment, we take a trip through the first six months of the 2011. Enjoy! JANUARY The first month of the New Year started off all business-like. City Councilmember Kazi Miah (remember him?) called [...]
By Charles Sercombe Just because John Hypnarowicz retired last year from his job as a bus driver for the public schools, it doesn’t mean he retired from a very special interest he has. Whether he wants to or not. For the last umpteen years Hypnarowicz, known as “Hippo” to his friends, drove special needs children [...]
By Charles Sercombe For Hamtramck residents like Charles Clanton ,who depend on the SMART shuttle, there is only one word for the end of that bus service. “Awful.” “It’s going to be a terrible inconvenience,” he added. For Clanton, 61, and at least a dozen or so other seniors living at the Hamtramck Senior Plaza [...]
By Charles Sercombe There is no need to pray for the future of St. Florian Church. A number of folks in town became panicky from overhyped media reports of a recently released study by the Detroit Archdiocese on the future of area churches. In that lengthy report, it was mentioned that the St. Florian Parish [...]
By Charles Sercombe American Axle & Manufacturing found out that shipping jobs out of the country has its consequences. On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council unanimously rejected the company’s request to extend its renaissance zone tax exemption to 2018. American Axle had promised to invest $6 million into its new headquarters and hire 20 information [...]
By Charles Sercombe Good news crime sleuths and crime busters. The Hamtramck Police Department will soon open its daily crime reports to the public. Just like the old days. Except, not quite. But at least the community can now access much more detailed information than the department has been releasing for the last several years. [...]
By Charles Sercombe “I’m the last of the Mohicans.” Yes, Frank Stock is indeed one of the last of his kind. Come next Wednesday, Dec. 7, which is Pearl Harbor Day, Stock can once again look back at that historical day with wonder that he survived. Back then, on Dec. 7 in Hawaii, the Japanese [...]
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