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City should consider making festival an official event
Congratulations to those who put together this year’s Hamtramck Labor Day festival. It was another successful weekend, and the festival made Hamtramck shine. We know how to throw...
View ArticleCrime Log… 9/6/13
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Aug. 27-Sept. 2. Tuesday, Aug. 27 A man was stabbed while in front of a residence in the 12000 block of Oklahoma. The man was...
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Tom Barrow visits Hamtramck and drops the bomb
Former Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow tells the Wayne County Board of Canvassers on Monday that the August Primary Election was rife with fraud in favor of the top vote-getter, Mike Duggan....
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Late tax payment is ‘oversight’
City Councilmember Abdul Algazali will remain in the mayoral election. By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember and leading mayoral candidate Abdul Algazali is still in the...
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Attorney General’s Office looking into charges of election fraud
Jay Kennelly, a challenger for mayoral candidate Cathie Gordon, inspects a ballot at last Monday’s recount of the primary election. The recount resulted in two vote changes, neither in Gordon’s favor....
View ArticleAlgazali’s handling of tax issue leaves a lot to be desired
Emergency Manager Cathy Square says that after looking into the matter, City Councilmember Abdul Algazali is not a “defaulter” to the city. We disagree with Square’s findings....
View ArticleCrime Log … 9/13/13
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Sept. 3-9. Tuesday, Sept. 3 Employees at the Mobil gasoline station on Caniff reported that three men entered the station and...
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Pharmacist knew early on he wanted to serve his hometown
Dr. Ali Thabet is the owner of the newly-opened Infinity Drugs Pharmacy on Jos. Campau. By Omar Thabet Special to The Review After seven years of hard work and dedication toward earning a...
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After 23 years, Zen Center is still attracting thousands of visitors
Hwalson Sunim is the abbot of the Detroit Zen Center, which is located in Hamtramck at Casmere and Mitchell streets. Tanni Deb Special to The Review Tucked away in one of the city’s many...
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Hamtramck Hustle 2013
Photostory by Charles Sercombe Scenes from this year’s Hamtramck Hustle.
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‘Hamtramck Hustle’ is no longer just about guys with cool cars
By Kristin Rose Special to The Review Overheard at the 7th Annual Hamtramck Hustle Car Show: “I didn’t know so many chicks were into this kind of thing!” Sure, there were the usual suspects that...
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Election Day tidbits ….
There will be well over 2,000 voters participating in today's election. By Charles Sercombe TV and newspaper reporters are swarming Hamtramck. Well, maybe “swarming” is...
View ArticleMayor Majewski wins a third term
By Charles Sercombe Mayor Karen Majewski once again beat challenger Abdul Algazali in a tight race. Algazali trailed Majewski by 98 votes. In the city council race for the three four-year term seats,...
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Ambassador to Bangladesh is the toast of town
U.S. Ambassador Dan Mozena addresses Bangladeshi-Americans at a dinner last Friday at Gates of Columbus Hall. By Charles Sercombe It was a whirlwind weekend for Dan Mozena, the U.S....
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For African-Americans, it’s been a long road to city council
Newly-elected Hamtramck City Councilmember Titus Walters is only the third African-American elected to that office. He said the historical significance of that achievement hasn’t “sunk in yet.” By...
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Lots of city lots for sale
Next Thursday, Hamtramck will hold its first round of auctions for city-owned lots. This auction includes the site where Hamtown Farms is located. By Charles Sercombe Get your checkbook...
View ArticleLet’s spend the next four years healing the political divide
Time to move on. This election season ended on Tuesday with the re-election of Mayor Karen Majewski and four city councilmembers, three of whom are brand new. Tuesday’s...
View ArticleLook no further than Lansing for school district’s financial woes
Hamtramck school boardmembers are facing some tough choices. Because of a drop in student enrollment, the district’s existing $3 million budget deficit climbed to $3.7 million. As...
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At his martial arts studio, it’s more than getting your kicks
Gary Douglass, right, has moved his martial arts school, Tri-State TaeKwonDo, from Conant to Jos. Campau. By Tanni Deb Special to The Review He is an engineer by trade, but in the evenings he is...
View ArticleCrime Log …11/8/13
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Oct. 28-Nov. 4. Monday, Oct. 28 A woman reported that the night before she was assaulted while at Club Aces on Jos. Campau Mohamed...
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