College bound students seeking a scholarship and other programs for financial aid can apply for the G-E Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program.U.S. News and World Report ranked the program as 1 of 4 “huge scholarships” worth $10,000 or more.“If any student can land one of these awards, they’ll be off the hook for a big portion of their tuition bill,” the magazine said about the program. “In fact, they might event graduate college...

Newly appointed Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann and retiring Town Manager Alex Rey will be the guest speakers at the monthly Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon on Wednesday, January 9, at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street. Pidermann contract was approved by the Town Council during a special meeting in December. (See page XX for details.) The legacy of Rey’s 16-year career in Miami Lakes is outlined in a...

The year 2018 was a memorable and remarkable year for the Town of Miami Lakes, where the town hired a new town manager, three new council members joined the Town Council, a blasting committee was created to recommend changes to resolve residents’ damaged properties and a local high school baseball team won its seventh state title in baseball.The Miami Laker staff reflects on last year as we list the events that helped shape the town and its...

The Town of Miami Lakes approved a contract with its new town manager, Edward Pidermann, a four-year agreement which includes a $178,000 annual salary to run the day-to-day operations.Pidermann starts his new job on Monday, February 4.During a special meeting, Miami Lakes’ town council also approved a contract with outgoing Town Manager Alex Rey to assist with the transition stage as a consultant before Pidermann’s term officially...

At the pinnacle of his career as a top executive administrator for Miami-Dade County, Alex Rey left his position to become the new town manager for Miami Lakes, which incorporated a year earlier, for less pay.In 2002, he took over the day-to-day operations of the newly-minted town with a skeleton staff, where he saw his opportunity to turn a ‘Hidden Gem’ into one of the best known cities in Florida.Rey, who spent 19 years at Miami-Dade, was...