It was a busy week for Aidan Schwinghammer, who served as a page during the first month of Florida’s legislative session.      He created a mock bill, led the Pledge of Allegiance to start a session for the House of Representatives and met Gov. Ron DeSantis, other elected officials and young pages like himself who volunteered from around the state.      “It was really enjoyable and...

     It will be up to residents of seven communities on the west side of Miami Lakes if they will install license plate readers at the entrance to their neighborhoods.       The town council wants the board of Neighborhood Service District 1, which includes The Anchorage; Regatta Pointe; Lake Carol; Lake Cynthia; Lake Elizabeth; Lake Glenn-Ellen and Lake Sandra communities, to vote about whether to...

    Residents and elected officials in Miami Lakes are preparing to fight a county proposal to open the Northwest 154th Street bridge.     There are two closed spans over Interstate 75 between Miami Lakes and Hialeah, at Northwest 154th Street and Northwest 170th Street.       The northern span was the subject of litigation in the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami between the town, which...

     The Town of Miami Lakes has been chosen as the starting location for the 10th Annual Bike305 Bike to Work Day on March 9.       Cyclists joining the 6-mile ride will depart from Miami Lakes Town Hall at 6601 Main St. and finish at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah.       The day will begin with helmet fittings at 7:30 a.m., followed by remarks from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella...

The Town of Miami Lakes’ legal battle to keep the bridge at Northwest 170th Street closed continues as the Third District Court of Appeals filed an opinion Wednesday regarding the matter. The opinion allows the town to have a court hearing regarding a lawsuit it filed in 2019 against the city of Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Lennar Homes and its contractor, Downrite Engineering.   A county court judge dismissed Miami...