Miami-Dade County Public School board members voted Wednesday to temporarily require masks for students and staff while indoors and on buses during the school year that begins Monday, Aug. 23.  Students who have medical reasons or religious beliefs against wearing a mask will be excused, the district said.  Dr. Steve Gallon III, vice school board chair, said it will evaluate the state of the pandemic weekly, as well as...

Families can spend much of Saturday, Aug. 14 at two free events on the west side of Miami Lakes while getting ready for fall and bidding farewell to summer. The town will host an open house at Mary Collins Community Center for parents and kids who want to register for youth classes -- dance, YMCA after school care, Camp Wannado, martial arts, Optimist Club sports, fishing, Snapology, Spectrum Dance Therapy and more -- from 8 a.m. - 11...

Three Miami Lakes students attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth State Leadership Program June 25 - 26. Kevin Garcia, who will be a junior at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, and Sophia Inguanzo and Susanna Inguanzo, who will be juniors when they return to Archbishop Edward McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, all participated in the course via Zoom. Known as the HOBY seminar and founded 63 years ago by the late actor...

The new school year is quickly approaching and for some students, it will mark their first return to campus since the coronavirus struck in March 2020. And while it seemed earlier this summer that COVID-19 was becoming less of a threat, the Delta variant of the disease has sickened mostly unvaccinated people and caused a surge of cases in Florida, just when kids are set to go back to their schoolhouses. Many parents will have to stock...

The coronavirus pandemic made the 2020-2021 school year a difficult one for students around the world. Miami Lakes officials said it was especially important to recognize students with special needs who graduated from their respective schools. The town issued a proclamation to honor the students. Four graduates also received certificates that recognized their dedication in pursuing their diplomas. “For me, special needs is near...