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EM looks to second half of contract
Emergency Manager Cathy Square has six months left in her employment contract with the state. By Charles Sercombe Six months down, six months to go. Hamtramck Emergency...
View ArticleState education officials need a lesson about economics
For a bunch of smart folks running the Michigan Department of Education, they need to learn a few lessons about the business of education. Namely, they need to know that not all...
View ArticleCrime Log…2/7/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Jan. 28-Feb. 3. Tuesday, Jan. 28 At 3 a.m. a man attempted to sexually assault a woman leaving a Jos. Campau bar. The woman is...
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Hamtown’s movers and shakers …
By Charles Sercombe Meet August Gitschlag, who for the last several months has been Hamtramck’s Acting City Clerk. Last week, he received a promotion from Emergency Manager...
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Get out the birthday candles, Fire Department is 100 years old
The Hamtramck Fire Department is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. By Tanni Deb Special to The Review The year 2014 marks the Hamtramck Fire Department’s 100th anniversary of serving the...
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EM offers to get officials more involved
Emergency Manager Cathy Square will be involving city officials with the hiring of a city manager. By Charles Sercombe For the last several weeks city officials have ramped up their...
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Paczki Day once again puts Hamtramck in the media spotlight
Paczki Day was another huge success for the city’s bakeries “Too much fun, that’s news to me Too much fun, there must be A whole lotta things that I never done But I ain’t never had too much...
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Bars receive a reminder that it’s butts out for cigarettes
Smoking in Hamtramck bars? No siree, that stopped back in 2010 when a smoking ban went into effect. By Charles Sercombe It was said back in Prohibition days that someone forgot to tell...
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Toast of the Town: ‘Beatlemania’ revisited … 2/14/14
It was 50 years ago today, OK a few weeks ago, that The Beatles made American TV history. When it comes to good food and great times, Hamtramck has plenty to offer. In this column, we’ll talk...
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City honors two for saving others from danger
Thanks to the fast-thinking of Ryszard Pasienski, three people escaped from a house fire unhurt. By Tanni Deb Special to The Review At the end of January, a few heroes emerged in the city of...
View ArticleSchool Board made right choice toward a sound district
There is no dispute that Hamtramck’s public school buildings need massive repairs. The schools are old and haven’t had needed upgrades in years. On Wednesday, the School Board took...
View ArticleNew council deserves a chance to meet with EM
City councilmembers and the mayor have requested a personal visit from Emergency Manager Cathy Square in order to get an update on where things are going. City officials lost their...
View ArticleHamtramck’s financial woes caught between two forces
In last week’s issue we reprinted a column that originally appearing in the Michigan Daily that quoted Mayor Karen Majewski extensively. The subject of the column was the impact of defunding...
View ArticleSomething worth dreaming about: A city with many cultural events
What a whirlwind we all experienced this week in Hamtramck. During last weekend, there was a 5K Paczki run and another event held to promote Tuesday’s actual Paczki Day, and now that that’s over, there...
View ArticleCrime Log… 3/7/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Feb. 25-March 4. Tuesday, Feb. 25 Officers checking an abandoned house in the 12000 block of St. Aubin St. found an open door....
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Winter is not ready to loosen its icy grip
Once again, Hamtramckans had to dig out from a snow storm on Wednesday, which forced the closing of schools. Bitter cold also came with the storm. By this weekend, however, temperatures are expected to...
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City will survey streets to begin pothole repair
This winter has been especially rough on city streets. A resurfacing program will begin once warmer weather sets in. By Charles Sercombe Been doing the Danforth dodge? The Lumpkin lurch? The...
View ArticleEM under fire from city employees
By Charles Sercombe Police Chief Max Garbarino wants the public to know that he is not getting any extra money to cut overtime. That’s because it’s impossible to reduce overtime, he said. Recently, a...
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School district committee talks about what’s needed for the future
Voters will be asked on May 6 to approve a millage that will fund needed repairs to school buildings. Hamtramck Public Schools District is asking voters to approve a special millage on May 6 that...
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Music festival helped blast away winter blues
Local bars and halls were packed with music fans who came out to support a new music festival in Hamtramck. By Daniel Voros Special to The Review The first-ever Hamtramck Music Festival brought out...
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