The Miami Lakes Town Council voted four to three to begin the negotiations for Town Manager Edward Pidermann’s contract. Mayor Josh Dieguez broke the 3-3 tie in favor of negotiations. At the July 21 council meeting, Dieguez presented the item to retain Pidermann for two years under a new contract. “My item is not a clean approval, obviously there is a negotiating stage … ,” Dieguez said. “They would need...

As the Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller, Juan Fernandez-Barquin wears plenty of hats.      He oversees jury duty and traffic tickets, acts as clerk for the county commission and and works with real estate attorneys to keep a record of the deeds, mortgages, judgements and other documents.      “You want one individual or one office in each county to handle all these deeds if you...

The Graham Companies has announced changes in leadership, as it moves towards its fourth generation of family leadership. Stu Wyllie has stepped down as President and CEO, succeeding Carol Wyllie as Chair of the Board.      Luis Martinez, has been named CEO, while longtime Chief Financial Officer Andre Teixeira, has been promoted to President.      The moves usher the fourth generation of Graham family...

The Town of Miami Lakes honored the National Scleroderma Foundation at its June 16 meeting.      Mayor Josh Dieguez introduced Monica Ramirez, vice chair for the committee of the foundation’s Florida and Puerto Rico chapter and a member of the patient advisory board. Dieguez proclaimed June 29 Scleroderma Awareness Day in Miami Lakes.      Scleroderma affects 300,000 people in the United States and...

The Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management offers residents free unused or lightly used home chemical products through its Chem Again program. It recently launched a real-time online dashboard that lets residents know what’s available at the county’s two centers.      Free products available might range from insect spray to fertilizer, spray paint to butane fluids.      For a full,...