The Town of Miami Lakes is looking into the costs of a straw ballot for more than 800 homeowners on the west side who will consider the installation of license plate recognition cameras at the entrance gate to their communities.      Residents in the Lake Glenn-Ellen, Lake Cynthia and the Anchorage homeowner associations approached Vice Mayor Jeffrey Rodriguez, who put it on the council’s Jan. 11...

     The federal government will supply every household with four free at-home COVID-19 tests.      The tests will be completely free, and it will not be necessary to supply a credit card number or to pay for shipping.      The program was set to launch on Jan. 19.  For more information go to:  https://www.covidtests.gov/     The government also has a website that lists...

    Mark your calendars for events in January and February that are happening around town.  Schedules may change due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Please check the town website and social  media pages for updates.   Friday, Jan. 21 Teen Open Hang Town of Miami Lakes Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive, Miami Lakes. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 Concert on the Green. Veterans Park,...

      The Florida legislature began its 60-day session on Jan. 11.  Florida State Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr., R-Hialeah Gardens, District 36, posted this photo on Twitter of elected officials from the region.       Wearing red roses in their lapels, they posed in the house chamber on opening day and are from left, Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Bryan Avila, R-Miami Springs, Dist. 111; Rep. Tom Fabricio,...

      The family of Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid experienced life’s greatest sadness and joy during the same week this month.       On Jan. 11, Cid’s father Jose Manuel “Manolo” Cid, 73, of Miami Lakes passed away after a long illness.       The next day, Manny Cid’s wife Melissa Cid gave birth to their third child, a girl. They named her Hailey America Cid, after...