A street near Barbara Goleman Senior High School will be named for a fallen soldier who attended the school in Miami Lakes.     Northwest 143rd St. will be co-named for U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga of Hialeah and Clarksville, Tenn.       Arrechaga was a 28-year-old decorated soldier who was killed in action in Kunar Province, Afghanistan in 2011.      ...

     Drivers can expect intermittent traffic delays while the Town of Miami Lakes installs safety devices in mid-block crosswalks on Fairway Drive and Montrose Road.       The new crosswalk on Fairway Drive and the existing crossing on Montrose Road will have flashing lights to alert drivers that pedestrians are present.       Work began Jan. 19 and the crosswalks will be built...

     The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee will celebrate Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 25.      The Florida Memorial University Ambassador Chorale will perform spiritual and contemporary works at 7:30 p.m. at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, at 14100 NW 89th Ave. in Miami Lakes. Register at toml.eventbrite.com.

     The Town of Miami Lakes has offered to provide legal representation to former Building Official Mike Mesa, as he faces a civil lawsuit filed against him by a homeowner.      Carlos Perez Jr., who owns a home in the 14400 block of Rosewood Road, is alleging gross negligence and tortious interference with contractual relations by Mesa. Perez Jr. filed the case Dec. 21 in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in...

    The Town of Miami Lakes has partnered with Miami Lakes Athletic Club to offer Rock Steady Boxing classes.       The program is designed to improve the symptoms of patients with Parkinson’s Disease through a boxing-inspired fitness regimen, town spokeswoman Clarisell De Cardenas said.      The disease can affect a person’s nervous system, movement and balance. Assessments of...