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Official’s lawsuit expands
Department of Public Works Director Steve Shaya By Charles Sercombe The Whistleblower lawsuit filed by Department of Public Works Director Steve Shaya keeps growing. Shaya has added two amendments to...
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What once used to be is now blight to neighbors
By Charles Sercombe For the past three years, or so, Albert Andrus of Trowbridge St. has been trying to get the city’s attention. He’s called and filled out complaint forms, but still, the burned out...
View ArticleCity can’t afford to delay opening up of dispensaries
Why the wait? That’s the question we have for Emergency Manager Cathy Square when it comes to allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to open up and operate. Square has put the brakes on allowing...
View ArticleCrime Log… 6/27/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers June 17-23. Tuesday, June 17 At 11:15 p.m. officers checked out an open door at a vacant house in the 2300 block of Commor. At 11:30 p.m. a loose dog...
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Car wash offers a personal touch in making your car shine
You won’t get any old car wash at International Detail located on Jos. Campau in the southend. By Omar Thabet Special to The Review Don’t look now Hamtramck, but a business on the southend has begun to...
View ArticleStudents are being set up for failure
By Nancy L. Erickson You hear it often: Too many Michigan schools fail to educate their students. Yet the accusation is made primarily against districts where many students live in poverty. Truth is,...
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Back in 1997, the Fourth of July wasn’t so festive
This housing unit on Conant was sliced in half by a tornado that whipped through town in 1997. By Charles Sercombe Seventeen years ago, there was little to celebrate during the July Fourth holiday....
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Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck-cluck?
Don’t count your chickens yet. Hamtramck city officials are having second thoughts on allowing residents to raise chickens. By Charles Sercombe For those who want to raise chickens in your backyard,...
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Hooray for the ‘Red, White and You’
By Charles Sercombe Ready for a real bang up holiday weekend? It’s been decades since Hamtramck has hosted an all-city fireworks show, but this year will be different. This Saturday, July 5, Hamtramck...
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Cost of unplugging sewer backups will be shared by everyone
Heavy rains in Hamtramck have sometimes caused massive floodings in household basements throughout the city. There is now a plan in place to fix the problem, but it will cost a lot of money. By...
View ArticleCrime Log… 7/4/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers June 24-30. Tuesday, June 24 At almost 1 a.m. a Detroit resident was ticketed for presenting fraudulent proof of insurance during a traffic stop. At a...
View ArticleCelebrating the Fourth has new meaning this year
This holiday weekend will be extra special this year. Thanks to Hamtramck firefighters, residents will be enjoying a fireworks show this Saturday night. Our firefighters entered and won a contest...
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For now, no clucks here or there
Chickens are not welcomed in Hamtramck. However, if you are a duck or a turkey, that’s a different story. By Charles Sercombe Hold off on installing that chicken coop. Or, maybe go ahead and do it...
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Review publisher facing legal challenge by city contractor
Omar Nakosh By Charles Sercombe A contractor for the City of Hamtramck is suing Review Publisher John Ulaj and the newspaper for defamation. Omar Nakash, the owner of Platinum Landscaping, Inc., has...
View ArticleHamtramck’s best choice or Congress is Hansen Clarke
Hamtramck voters get to pick a new representative for Congress in the August 5th Primary Election. Since Hamtramck’s district, the 14th, is heavily Democratic, it’s a given that the Democratic...
View ArticleOur endorsements for state and county races
The August 5th Primary ballot features a number of races that will determine who will ultimately win in November. Let’s start with the State Senate seat for the 2nd District. This is a run-off of four...
View ArticleCrime Log… 7/11/14
By Charles Sercombe The week’s Crime Log covers July 1-7. Tuesday, July 1 At almost midnight a Detroit resident was arrested for driving without a license and possessing narcotic paraphernalia. At 2...
View ArticleCrime Log… 7/18/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers July 8-14. Tuesday, July 8 At almost 1 a.m. a Caniff resident confronted a man believed to be in his 20s who was trying to break into his garage. The...
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For now, emergency manager will remain in charge
Emergency Manager Cathy Square will still in be charge for at least another couple of months while the search for a city manager continues. Square had planned to leave her post on June 30. By Charles...
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Final bills come in for snow plowing and cold patching
The cost of last winter’s snow plowing service now tops $700,000. By Charles Sercombe The bills for last winter’s snow plowing keep coming in. In the most recent three-month financial report submitted...
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