The South Florida ABA Center celebrated its opening in Business Park West with a ribbon cutting on July 15. The Miami Lakes business provides early intervention therapy services for people with autism spectrum disorder and their loved ones.       “I am hoping to support families in need, with special needs children, so we can go ahead together and raise these children like a village,” owner Christina...

     Jim Hamilton, shown at right, the treasurer for the Miami Lakes Optimist Club, visited the Miami Lakes AutoMall on July 17.      That’s where partner Fred Senra, at left, made his annual presentation to sponsor the 2024 baseball season to the club, which organizes play for kids.      The $1000 gift of cash and equipment is from Chevrolet and the AutoMall, a tradition of the past 14...

    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...