Rabbi Mendel Weiss and his wife Tzippy Weiss of Chabad Miami Lakes provided a dancing dreidel, fried potato pancakes, kosher donuts and cotton candy for guests who lit a menorah on Main Street on Dec. 18, the fifth night of Hanukkah.       There was also a DJ and a person in a robot costume decorated with LED lights and a sign that flashed a rainbow peace sign, a kitten photo, “Happy...

     The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce kicked off Small Business Week with a tour around town, including visits to businesses on Main Street.       On Dec. 13, Chamber President Ray Palacios, President of Public Relations Tico Casamayor and Mayor Josh Dieguez met with business owners.       Dieguez got behind the counter to serve a customer at Bon Vivant Charcuterie & Gourmet...

    During his State of the Town address on Dec. 8, Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez singled out the Gonzalez family as Volunteers of the Year. The family - Omar Gonzalez, a member of the town’s Civic Association prior to incorporation; his wife Cathy Quintana, an Accountant in the Corporate Division at The Graham Companies; Omar’s brother Kelvin Gonzalez and Omar and Cathy’s adult children, Christina, known as...

     Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez presented Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Maj. Jose Gonzalez with a Key to the Town.       Gonzalez leads his agency’s division in Miami Lakes. He received the key during Dieguez’s State of the Town address on Dec. 8.       Gonzalez plans to retire in a few months. He stepped down from his command post in December and his deputy, Lt. Eddy...

    The newly formed Miami Lakes Charter Revision Commission met to choose its leadership and set a schedule for future meetings.      The commission is formed every 10 years to review the town charter, which sets forth Miami Lakes’ form of government; election procedures; administrative processes; legislative rules and other topics.       The body decided on Dec. 16 that it will meet...