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It’s take two for CM hiring
City Treasurer John Gabor (right) talks with City Councilmember Saad Almasmari (left) after he was appointed as acting city manager. Breaking news … As The Review went to press Thursday afternoon...
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Election 2017: Candidates talk about issues facing the city
By Charles Sercombe On Aug. 8 Hamtramck voters will be going to the polls to vote for candidates for mayor and city council. This is the primary election, and the candidates who survive that first...
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City manager has plenty to say in her farewell to the city
Former City Manager Katrina Powell meets with residents during one of her last city council meetings. A bare majority of city councilmembers decided to not renew her employment contract with the city,...
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A new week and another new temporary city manager named
Update: According to sources, there is a possibility that the state-appointed Receivership Transition Advisory Board will hold a special meeting next Tuesday (July 18) to consider the city council’s...
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Election 2017: Candidates talk about issues facing the city
By Charles Sercombe Welcome to week two of The Review’s candidate survey. On Aug. 8 Hamtramck voters will be going to the polls to vote for candidates for mayor and city council. This is the primary...
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Election 2017: Candidates talk about issues facing the city
By Charles Sercombe This is now week four of The Review’s candidate survey. On Aug. 8 Hamtramck voters will be going to the polls to vote for candidates for mayor and city council. This is the primary...
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Hamtramck Primary Election results … 2017
Almost 3,000 voters turned out for Tuesday’s Primary election. By Charles Sercombe The power of the incumbency once again proved itself to be a sure bet in Hamtramck’s Primary Election on...
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Former city manager’s allegations not backed up with investigations
Former City Manager Katrina Powell says there is election fraud and drug dealing in the city. She made those allegations during her farewell comment to a state-appointed financial advisory board. By...
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Detroit soccer team caps season with record attendance
Photo by Konrad Maziarz By Mike Murphy The Review Special Writer It was a bittersweet finale for the Detroit City Football Club last weekend. But the team capped a sweet, sweet season by performing...
View ArticleVoters made good choices in Tuesday’s Primary Election
Hamtramck voters have spoken and wisely chose experience in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Mayor Karen Majewski handily beat her opponents by hundreds of votes, and council incumbents Andrea Karpinski and...
View ArticleFootball club’s success is also a big win for the city
Hooray for the Detroit City Football Club. The soccer team completed another successful year — in fact, a wildly great year. Schools Superintendent Tom Niczay said the relationship between the team and...
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New style of pizza is a bite out of the Big Apple
Kamrul Ahmed and Marju Chowdhury are the owners of Hamtramck’s newest food offering, NY Pizza Baby and Burgers and Shakes on Jos. Campau. By Mike Murphy The Review Special Writer New York-style...
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Reckless drivers threaten safety of kids at Pulaski Park
Residents near Pulaski Park are concerned about speeding cars and reckless drivers, especially at the intersection of Norwalk and Lumpkin. Kids dart across the street and neighbors say a terrible...
View ArticleBeefing up public safety is long overdue
Last week it was reported that young male drivers are speeding and driving recklessly in the neighborhood around Pulaski Park. It’s also well known that this is a problem throughout the city. The...
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Get ready for Hamtramck’s annual celebration of Labor Day
Summer is quickly coming to a close, and there is no better way to celebrate our last few weeks of warm weather than by attending next weekend’s annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. The weekend offers...
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Questions raised over ex-city manager’s ‘purchase’ of a laptop
Former City Manager Katrina Powell is seeking to purchase her work laptop, but the city is saying, sorry, no sale. By Charles Sercombe On the way out the door of city hall, former City Manager...
View ArticleAnother year, another great festival and a big thank you
A big congratulation goes out to the organizers and volunteers of the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival. This year’s festival offered more vendors and another great year for enjoying local music. From what...
View ArticleAlley repair program underscores past neglect
This week the city’s ambitious alley repaving program kicks off. We can thank former City Manager Katrina Powell for putting this together. For unknown reasons – dysfunction? – city officials in the...
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City continues fight against blight by updating its laws
The city has a new weapon in cracking down on property owners who fail to cut their grass. A beefed up ordinance now allows the city to cut the grass and pass on the bill to homeowners. By Charles...
View ArticleBreaking news … Two charged in hit-and-run injury of a 5 year old
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s ongoing problem with reckless drivers played out as many predicted it would. Someone got hurt. Last Saturday, the Hamtramck Police Department issued a press release...
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