On the weekend of March 22-24, Mater Lakes FBLA members competed at the State Leadership Conference with 16 students winning trophies and qualifying for the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas this summer. The winners included a first place, Introduction to Business Presentation, Joshua Villamizar, Gabriel Ramirez and Sabrina Arcila. Second place Computer Game and Simulation, Jeremiah Thony, Julian Arevalo and John Zamora....

Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK8) seventh- and eighth-grade students had the opportunity to explore the foundations of United States history on their recent study trip to Boston, Massachusetts on March 15-17. The students and their chaperones got a first hand look at what life was like for native American tribes and early pilgrim settlers while visiting Plimouth Plantation.Their experience jumped forward in time as the group walked the Freedom...

Miami-Dade’s fire chief, Dave Downey, is calling it a career.Downey said he is retiring because of the government Deferred Retirement Option Program which allows him to take the maximum amount allowed under his pension.“I entered the DROP program five years ago and I can’t turn back,” he said during an exclusive interview with The Miami Laker. “I don’t want to leave but I don’t have a choice.”Downey has spent 37 years as a firefighter, six...

Miami Lakes Town Council recognized Miami Lakes Middle School (MLMS) students for their win at the District and State levels for “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” competition at the March 12 council meeting. Pictured are Councilmembers Marilyn Ruano, Carlos O. Alvarez, Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, Councilmember Jeffrey Rodriguez, Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmember Luis Collazo, student sponsors Liza DeYarza and Lenard Gutierrez,...

Miami Lakes along with the Miami-Dade Police Department are looking for police reserve officers who are certified police officers who choose to work as volunteers in a sworn capacity in a variety of assignments in the Town.Held to the same standards, police reserve officers work alongside full-time officers to assist the Department’s efforts in the prevention and detection of crime and general enforcement of laws. The reserve officers will...