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Continued from front page and emergency medical nity, take positive action The good news is that gency financial manager. backward and is a dis - start at 7 p.m. vehicles arriving within to calm the streets and public spectacles even Initially, there were service to community,” Over at the school minutes of the accident. make them safer for on a microscopic neigh - some councilmembers said Councilmember Ian board, new member The driver of the SUV everyone? borhood level have the who protested the work Perrotta. Jihan Aiyash was sworn was sitting on the side - Including people in potential to get public at - sessions, saying the pub - "Moreover, meetings in at the January board walk, his back to the wall their own homes, like I tention and positive reac - lic was being shut out of are broadcast only to meeting. of my house, talking on a was, comfortably settled tion, some of it by their discussions despite those who have Com - She beat incumbent phone. in after 11 on a late De - officials that can do the fact that work ses - cast, that broadcast only Ataur Khan in last No - The other driver was cember night? something about it. sions were always open airs live, and the quality vember’s General Elec - calmly explaining to peo - Let's think hard on In November I met with to the public. is so bad that after re - tion in a write-in ple, including an EMT this. the Hamtramck Board of The meetings were questing upgrades to the campaign. Khan initially tech, that he didn’t need Houses being hit by Education and the held in a much smaller equipment since 2017 I decided not to seek re- medical attention. Both motor vehicle crashes schools superintendent room than the regular started bringing in my election, which left an men appeared to be OK, constitutes a crisis of Tom Niczay. I left the council chambers, but own gear to broadcast open seat on the board. but their vehicles were bad road behavior that meeting believing all get there was rarely any meetings on Facebook. That left Board Presi - wrecked and not dri - needs, at the very least, the urgency of the mes - issue of people not being We could easily broad - dent Maggie Srodek the vable. persuadable modifica - sage: slowing down the able to get in. cast work sessions from only candidate running The truck had appar - tion. Drivers must be streets is a top priority to Flash forward to now, the conference room for for re-election – at least ently flipped while travel - hyper-aware of their envi - maintain the safety of and Angerer told The Re - under $100." initially. ing northbound on ronment as they travel the local student popula - view the reason she can - Councilmember Anam Khan had second Gallagher. The other car through Hamtramck. We tion and its families. celed the work meetings Miah – who has been thoughts about seeking had been heading west - need to help them with Earlier this week I met was there is no longer a steadfastly opposed to re-election but missed bound on Edwin and this awareness. with City Manager Kathy need. the work sessions – wel - the deadline to register edged out into the path The city is densely pop - Angerer, Police Chief “We will discuss mat - comed the change. to be on the ballot. He of the SUV. ulated with residential Anne Moise and Rodney ters in open session and “Now the public is in - ran as a write-in candi - Whether that driver and commercial proper - Johnson from the depart - on camera,” she added. cluded in the process,” date. blew through the stop ties only a few feet from ment of public services. But there was some op - Miah said. “Now the pub - So did Aiyash, who had sign is unknown. The the sidewalk and street. We talked about traffic position. lic can listen in.” never run for public of - rate of the truck’s speed Striking them at any rate calming ideas that work “Work sessions are Council meetings are fice. She ended up and other exact details of speed is unaccept - in other communities, fo - when we can ask ques - held in city hall on the soundly beating Khan in are also unknown. There able. Direct hits at high cusing first on increased tions and get clarity on second floor on the sec - the election by 542 to were no apparent eye wit - rates of speed can cause speed limit signage, re - things. Taking away the ond and fourth Tuesdays 290 votes. She is the nesses, none that I could catastrophic damage and flecting tape on stop work session is a step of each month, and they first Yemeni-American find. serious injury or death. signs and repainting woman to hold a position But excessive speed We need productive di - crosswalks to make BARBER SHOP on the school board. and carelessness are fair alogue between resi - them more visible for ap - Aiyash is no stranger to guesses as factors in a dents, the city, the proaching motorists. the field of education. MEN’S HAIRCUTS senseless crash like schools, whose students We also discussed find - She is a graduate re - this. It appeared the SUV -- the most vulnerable ing ways to communicate search assistant at hit my house with the tip members of our commu - a common-sense mes - B3es1t q3ual-it8y f7or 5the- 8bes9t p7ric2 es. Wayne State University. of its bumper, luckily just nity -- must dodge motor sage: that it will take a Seniors (60+) Men’s Cut Her brother, Abraham scraping some siding traffic impeding their community-wide effort to $ 50 $ 50 Aiyash, ran for state sen - and trim. The foundation right of way in crosswalks create slower, safer 8 9 ator in the November appears secure, only like the one in front of my streets, and that it is only Call for Hours election but lost. minimal damage was house, the scene of this possible if we do it to - 9517 Jos. Campau done. accident. gether. — Hamtramck — Both vehicles were Or put it this way: what On the back end of towed. Police stayed on is needed is a total buy- safety is the side benefit the scene for about 45 in by every community of increased walkability minutes then left. Fire - member to insist that the and economic develop - fighters hosed splattered streets be calm and ment. oil and various small safe. Period. We have a good start, pieces of debris off the Who can disagree? with more meetings and street. Just over an hour It's unfortunate to per - actions planned, boots Medical after the crash the sonalize it this way, but it already on the ground. I'll cleanup was so thorough should get everyone’s at - update as projects, how - Clinic it was as if it never hap - tention when the author ever small, move forward On-Site pened. of a column about calm - in the year ahead. All departments and ing the city’s streets be - Walter Wasacz is a agencies worked to - comes part of a crash Hamtramck native who Free Home Delivery gether impressively. 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source: the350project.net Get Yourself NOTICED! Place an Ad in The Review Today Call (313) 874-2100 4 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 Friday, January 18, 2019 Police camera tells all By Charles Sercombe Luigi Gjokaj is seen In the report Elrick A Hamtramck police of - pulling over Sheffield on talked with Southfield at - ficer was accused of Conant for going 63 torney Solomon Radner being “disrespectful” by miles per hour in a 35 who specializes in cases Alpha Delta Kappa Beta the president of the De - mile per hour zone. that involve police abuse Nu (ADK) Sorority News troit City Council. In the footage, or misconduct. ADK Sorority President But the officer’s dash - Sheffield immediately After watching the offi - Jackie Dziedziula and board recording of him told Gjokaj that she is a cer’s exchange with Contest Organizer Kathy giving Mary Sheffield a city official and was trav - Sheffield, Radner said Hill, presented the win - speeding ticket last May elling to a meeting. the officer acted appro - ners of the Superhero refutes that claim. Sheffield, in an inter - priately and there was no Teacher essay contest to The issue came to light view with Elrick, denied sign of disrespect. the Hamtramck School in a December report on going that fast but admit - “He handled himself Board at the December television news station ted she paid the ticket. extremely professionally, board meeting. Detroit Fox2 by reporter It is not clear why calmly. I don’t see any - Superintendent Thomas Niczay recog - M.L. Elrick. Sheffield accused Gjokaj thing wrong here with Above and below: Students who won an ADK Soror - Elrick obtained the of being disrespectful un - this officer. I don’t see nized each winner with a Certificate of Recognition ity-sponsored essay contest received certificates dashboard footage and less she meant that as a anything disrespectful, at from Schools Superintendent Tom Niczay. Bottom and students also re - recently aired the story. city official she should be all,” Radner said. photo: Teacher Rahiel Housey-Johnson (left) poses ceived an award of $50 In the footage officer not be ticketed. with a student essay winner. from ADK sorority for their winning essays. The winning essays Hamtramck High School names were written by students, Laith A Al Hadwan, its new assistant principal Yazmeen Alwaisi, Taher Alhagri, Elias Thabet, Ab - By Alan Madlane cording to a hiring an - Hamtramck educational dulrahmen Saleh, Sammi Hamtramck High nouncement from School scene, Kiner had served Samim, Amal Al Sabihi School has found its new Superintendent Tom at L’Anse Creuse High and Asalaih assistant principal. Niczay. School North in Macomb Mohamed. All the es - After what it terms a The new assistant prin - as a life management says that were submitted “rigorous… hiring cipal is a master’s de - teacher. While there, he to the contest have the process” overseen by MI gree candidate in also became the head honor of being published Excel (a program of the educational leadership coach for the football in a book for all the stu - State Department of Ed - through the Utah-based and track teams, in addi - dents and teachers to ucaton), Anthony Kiner Western Governor’s Uni - tion to being a member enjoy. was selected from the versity. His bachelor’s de - of the school’s improve - Also, we want to recog - field of candidates to as - gree in science comes ment team. nize the Superhero Teach - sume the post. from Western Michigan He worked in the dis - ers: Mrs. Janet Kushner, Kiner was an in-house University, where he ma - trict for seven years total, Mrs. Angela Knight, Ms. hire who had previously jored in family and con - and won several awards Rahiel Housey-Johnson, been serving the school sumer science, related to his coaching, Ms. Megan Callahan, in its position of Behavior graduating in 2007. He including the Associated Mrs. Anne Clemente, Interventionist. He re - then supplemented that Press 2012 Division 1 Mrs. Victoria Keller and places John Summerhill, degree with a teaching Coach of the Year award Mrs. Jackie Dziedziula. who had vacated the job certification three years for Michigan high school They were presented in order to become the later, also from Western football. with a gold framed copy new principal at East - Michigan. Here’s wishing him well of the student's pointe High School, ac - Prior to arriving on the in his new position! essay. Congratulations to all!

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What is our City Council up to these days? Partnership between city and We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe to judgment” in passing showed a couple of loca - The city council met on the ordinances. tions where lead tested schools pays off in grant Nov. 12, and all coun - Carrie Beth Lasley said high. As a result, the city Talk about something The Wilson Founda - improvements at the cilmembers and the the city should at least is offering home water to be thankful for during tion has been giving stadium. mayor were present. allow grow facilities to testing kits, which you this past holiday sea - grants to communities Kudos for the Wilson The council chamber operate in the commu - can get by signing up in son. to encourage young Foundation grant goes was packed with resi - nity. That operation would city hall. In December it was of - folks to be physically ac - out to the school and dents, most of whom not be open to the public Police Chief Anne ficially announced that tive. On almost a daily city officials who have were there to oppose two for retail sales. Moise said a stop sign the Hamtramck Public basis during good formed a partnership to ordinances under consid - She said that other - has been installed at School District was weather you can see apply for further grants eration that would allow wise the city will lose out Commor and Mitchell, awarded an $800,000 dozens of teens and from the Foundation. the sale of medical mari - on tax revenue. where there have been a grant from the Ralph C. youngsters playing soc - This is what happens juana and create a zon - Councilmember Anam number of accidents. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to cer at the stadium. when public officials ing map of where they Miah thanked those for Susan Hendricks, the replace the artificial turf The stadium is also work together. could operate. speaking up. city’s Finance Director, at Keyworth Stadium. home to the now profes - There are plenty of The initial public dis - “We have always enter - said the city has to make That grant also sional soccer team, the good things happening cussion was mostly tained your thought,” he a correction in its pen - awarded the city over Detroit City Football in the city. And it’s very about this topic. said. “What we do is on sion payment plan. She $100,000 to create a Club. likely even more good One person who spoke behalf of what you guys said that going forward, master development The team attracts news will be coming this up in favor of the ordi - want us to do. We are lis - proceeds from property plan on renovating Vet - thousands of fans to year. nances was former city tening. Going forward, that the city sells will go erans Park. their games, and in re - Councilmember Cathie let’s engage more.” into the pension fund. These are huge gifts. turn it is also paying for Gordon, who is also a for - The council unani - City Manager Angerer mer nurse. She said mously agreed to remove said many communities there are glaucoma pa - the two ordinances from in the state are having tients living in the city the agenda, and thus a trouble keeping up on that depend on medical vote on them was never their pension payments. marijuana and have a held. She said there is hope need to be able to pur - (Editor’s note: The that the state legislature chase it locally. council could revisit the will take up the issue. Garden club… The Ham - Those against the ordi - ordinances at a later “It’s a little bit of a wait - tramck Public Library is nances said it would lead time.) ing game,” she said. Get Yourself getting a head start on its to children getting ahold City Manager Kathy An - Hendricks said current public garden project. of marijuana and also in - gerer talked about a re - city retirees will not be af - The library is inviting vol - crease crime. cent test for lead in the fected. NOTICED! unteers to meet on Feb. Nasr Hussein warned city’s water lines. She 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. to the council “do not rush said a recent test begin planning for the up - Place an Ad coming gardening season. Here is what they have to say about the meeting: Crime Watch … in The Review “This meeting will focus on information for any Increasingly, we are easy victims of fraud Today newly interested garden - By Charles Sercombe “Some reports may be “If they believe they ers, setting a calendar, Just about every week related to credit card have been a victim of and brainstorming for there are multiple re - fraud where someone fraud, they should make Call ways to improve from last ports of fraud. has either skimmed the a police report with their year and what we want to You can read them in data and created a local police department (313) 874-2100 do differently this year.” our weekly Crime Log cloned card or has taken and also report this to round-up. Typically, possession of the card or the Federal Trade Com - though, few details are the card data and are mission at given. using it fraudulently. www.ftc.gov/complaint. Nationwide, incidents “We also get reports “It is important for peo - of fraud are increasing where someone is a vic - ple to be aware of poten - every year as scammers tim of identity theft and tial scams and never give get more and more so - thieves have stolen the out your personal infor - phisticated. person’s personal infor - mation without know - The Hamtramck re - mation and obtained ing more information ports raise a few ques - credit, utilities or even first. Government offi - The Review's 2019 Official tions: What type of fraud filed taxes in the vic - cials will not call and de - City Business Directory is about to hit the is occurring and why are tim's name. mand payments over the streets. It includes the phone numbers of people making police re - “We do see cases phone. local area businesses from A to Z. ports? where someone has “Also, do not believe Advertisers, get on board for a unique We posed these ques - fallen victim to a scam, your caller ID. It is very opportunity to have your message delivered to tions to Police Chief such as receiving calls or easy for scammers to 10,000 households and businesses in Hamtramck Anne Moise, and she pro - emails demanding pay - make fake caller ID infor - and the nearby areas of Detroit in February 2019. vided a pretty detailed re - ment for something, mation. And, if some - Call Dave at sponse. such as ‘clearing a crimi - thing sounds too good to (313) 874-2100 We’re just going to put nal record’ or an IRS be true, it probably is.” Hurry! Deadline is her entire response right scam where they are told Chief Moise says there Jan. 25, 2019 here: to make a payment for will be more information “Often people make re - back taxes. about fraud in the city’s up - ports for insurance pur - “Another popular scam coming winter newsletter, poses, or to provide to is telling the victim they which is included along their banking institution have received a prize and with water bills. 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Martin Luther King Jr. Card #2 distributed. Harper Woods at 6 p.m. through art, stories and Away. videos. Athletic Events: • January 25 -- Boys’ Continued from page 4 • January 18 -- HHS Basketball vs. Harper Upcoming Calendar: Boys’ Basketball vs. Woods at 7:30 p.m. Arriana Fritz (Mrs. Segura- son (Ms. Vujic). inside. • January 18 -- Ham - Henry Ford Academy at 7 Away. Torres); Aaliyah Cook Using recycled paper tramck and Horizon High p.m. Away. (Mrs. Stoddard); Mo - Early Childhood Elemen - from the school, students School and Kosciuszko • January 22 -- HHS Recreation Department hammed Sabit (Mrs. Tur - tary School News made their own snow - Middle School Semester Girls’ Basketball vs. News czyn); Abeer Algahim Winter hasn't made balls and had a fantastic Exams. Half day for all Voyageur at 6 p.m. For more information (Mrs. Bradley); Paris Cun - much of visit outside with snowball ﬁght in the gym. Hamtramck Public School Home. give us a call at (313) ningham (Ms. Mitchell- snow, so the students at Students also received a students including all Ele - • January 22 -- HHS 892-2635. Follow us on Kipila); Jayda Storr (Mr. the Early Childhood Ele - cute little windup penguin mentary Schools. Boys’ Basketball vs. Facebook for the most up Toboy) and Camaya Wil - mentary brought winter from Principal Collen • January 18 -- End of Voyageur at 7:30 p.m. to date information: Stevens. 2nd quarter and 1st se - Home. www.Facebook.com/Ha January has the stu - mester. • January 23 -- HHS mtramckRecreationDe - dents busy with testing to • January 21 -- No Wrestling vs. Lutheran partment show how much they school for staff and stu - Northwest at 5:30 p.m. have progressed and dents. Dr. Martin Luther Home. Compiled by learned this school year. King Jr. Day. • January 25 -- HHS Janice Gandelman Students in kindergarten • January 24 -- Report Girls’ Basketball vs. through second grade are taking the NWEA reading and math tests. They are also being tested in the class through MLPP and DRA CITY OF HAMTRAMCK reading tests to chart Notice of Public Hearing ECE students got into the winter spirit by staging a their progress. “snowball” ﬁght in the school’s gym. It is very important that The City Council will hold a public hearing, January 22, 2019 at the children get plenty of 7:00 PM in City Council Chambers, Hamtramck City Hall, 3401 sleep, eat good meals Evaline Street, Hamtramck, MI 48212. For the purpose of and come to school on amending the Hamtramck City Code, Title XV, Chapter 150, time. The students will also Housing and Construction Code, Sections 150.010 through be commentating the life 150.011, (2015 International Property Maintenance Code). The and achievements of Dr. proposed change adds the language for rental unit fire extinguishers which was inadvertently left off during the original adoption.

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making numerous false were made. 911 calls. • A mentally ill person • A resident was ar - attacked a person in the rested for driving without 8800 block of Jos. Cam - a license (with eight pre - pau. The suspect was vious convictions for this taken to Detroit Receiv - offense) and driving with ing Hospital for a psycho - improper license plates. logical evaluation. • A resident reported • A pizza delivery per - being defrauded out of son reported delivering a $32,000. pizza to a household in • A resident reported the 2200 block of Florian that while in the 5000 St. where a man wearing block of Prescott St. they boxers took the pizza, were assaulted and cussed out the delivery robbed by two male sus - person and slammed the pects. door shut without paying. • A resident reported Saturday, January 12 that while walking their • Residents in the dog in the Casmere-Flem - 2600 block of Holmes ing area, a loose pitbull St. reported hearing bit them and attacked shots ﬁred. Ofﬁcers re - their dog. sponded but no arrests Sunday, January 13 • A Detroit resident was arrested in the 3900 block of Christopher St. wǀɰ͗úźʣȨǀȪɰ͗úȖźȪ for assault. • A Belleville resident was arrested for driving with an expired license after causing an accident in the area of Caniff and Nagel. • At about 2:30 a.m. a Detroit resident was ar - rested for drunk driving and driving without a li - cense. ĔGśĔ • A hit-and-run accident was reported at Conant and Caniff.

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