Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee (EAC) has scheduled several events for seniors during January.Tuesday, January 8 – Mount Sinai Wellness Workshops with a topic to be announced will be presented at 11 a.m. at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.A light lunch will be served courtesy of Mount Sinai Medical Center.Saturday, January 12 – Tech Forum will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Seniors...

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and County Commissioner Barbara Jordan took part in a groundbreaking ceremony making way for Bombardier at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.The new $90 million service center will serve as an important conduit in the development of a larger aerospace hub at the airport and create an “aviation center” for the region. When fully ramped up, the facility will employ a staff of almost 300 with an average...

Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during January:For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Movies being shown this month are Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “The Sword in the Stone,” and Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan.” Events made possible by the Town of...

Newly-elected officers of the Miami Lakes Bridge Club were sworn in on December 17 at the Mary Collins Community Center. Pictured (from left) director Jane Lopez, president Dave Oliver, past president John Williams, treasurer Diane Ricke, vice president Pat Blomberg and vice president Jean Weaver. Founding member Mary Barbieri started the club in the late 1970s. The club meets every Monday at 11:45 a.m. at the Mary Collins Center, 15151 N.W....

Jan Mannion, a longtime Miami Lakes resident, teacher and football coach at Hialeah Miami Lakes (HML) passed away on December 18 following an illness. He was 74 years old. Mannion is survived by his wife Diane, son Christopher and grandson Troy.Mannion retired from Miami Dade County Public Schools after a 33-year teaching and coaching career. He began his teaching career at Central Senior High and transferred to HML the first year it opened...