When Milly Garcia Chica was not yet four years old, she left Cuba as part of the mass exodus known as the Mariel Boatlift.      The trip to America was a relief for her parents, sister and elderly grandmother. The family endured protests in front of their home in the Camaguey Province and accusations of being traitors before they left the island to stay with an uncle in the Westchester section of...

With the school year ended and kids on summer vacation, officials in the Town of Miami Lakes will be enforcing the curfew that is already in effect for the town center. Residents and visitors may see more officers from Miami-Dade Police patrolling the neighborhood.   “We’ve seen an increase in unsupervised juveniles roaming downtown without adult supervision and we’re going to start enforcing the curfew,...

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     The Lower East Side of Miami Lakes has a well-known landmark, the 66-year-old cemetery called Vista Memorial Gardens.       Encompassing several acres, it’s bordered by Northwest 57 Avenue on the east and is at 5755 NW  142nd St.       Carlos Bencomo is very familiar with the cemetery. As president of The Bencomo Foundation, he invests in cemetery plots and also...

     Like his father Tico Casamayor and grandfather Fred Senra, who are both prominent business owners, Matthew Casamayor is making an impact upon Miami Lakes.       Casamayor, 26, is a business booster. In his roles as chair of the town’s Economic Development Committee and as a member of the Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Committee, he attends ribbon cuttings to welcome new...