The Miami Lakes town council honored two police officers for their work while arresting and disarming a 17-year-old boy on a busy Friday night in June.       Miami-Dade Police Maj. Jose Gonzalez, who leads the agency’s district in town, helped present awards to Sgt. Jamelle Gonzalez and Det. Joseph Rodriguez before the June 9 municipal meeting.       The officers, hired by The...

     When Guillermo Santa Cruz drives through Miami Lakes, he wonders where the owners of all the luxury sports cars he sees go to really “open up” their engines.       “For some reason, there are a lot of Lamborghinis and Ferraris in Miami Lakes, and my reaction is, where do they drive these cars?” Santa Cruz said.       Santa Cruz, 55, of Miami Lakes,...

     Miami Lakes Town Hall will be the site for a second  public meeting about property insurance hosted by Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes.      Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky leads the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, which sets the rates and otherwise regulates the industry in the state, and will join Fabricio at Town Hall on Aug. 1.      Fabricio’s...

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     Golfers took to the links on June 19 to support several local charities during the inaugural Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament.       The contest at the Miami Lakes Golf Club raised $4,000, which will benefit The Arc of South Florida, Angel’s Reach Foundation Inc., GiGi’s Playhouse; 4Kids Miami and The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes, according to Chamber President Fred...