Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. generously donated $15,000 to the Town of Miami Lakes to ensure the continuation of senior programming at Mary Collins Community Center. The donation will allow classes to continue for approximately six months beginning this month. Funding for the programs had been cut during the State legislative session. The town’s Elderly Affairs Committee proposed moving funds from its budget to allow...

    The oldest church in Miami Lakes is sponsoring a Community Health Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 17. Miami Lakes Congregational Church is continuing its 51-year commitment to reach out into the Miami Lakes and Hialeah areas in hosting the Health Fair to bring together faith, civic and health care leaders in a way to full a common goal – to connect service and need. The church’s goals are (1) to...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting the annual Halloween Senior Social from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, at Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, at Royal Oaks Park. The event is free and will feature music, entertainment, raffles and lunch. Everyone is invited to come and celebrate All Hallows Eve while enjoying dancing, contests and a chance to meet new people. Prizes for best costume will...

  Miami Lakes announced the 36th annual Miami Lakes Veteran’s Day Parade will step off at 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 8. Parade participants will include the Grand Marshall, Town Council, veterans from all branches, bands from local high schools, sports clubs, a variety of scouting units, and Miami Lakes’ residents. The parade will follow the same route that was introduced last year. The route begins at the corner of Bull...

  Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee (PSC) will host an event to promote World Stroke Day at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, at the new MDFR Fire Station 64, 15325 N.W. 77 Court, in Miami Lakes. The event, done in partnership with Battalion Chief Abel Fernandez, who is also a member of the Town’s PSC will include Fire Rescue officials who will be available to provide information on Atrial Fibrillation, a known cause of...