Want to be a “SPOOKTASTIC” volunteer at the Youth Activities Task Force’s annual Halloween event, “Nightmare on Montrose,” on Saturday, October 27? A total of 75 high school volunteers are needed and volunteer registration is on a first come, first served basis. Volunteers must attend three dates to receive their community service hours: • Wednesday, October 10, 6 to 8 p.m. • Friday, October 26,...

  Mayor Manny Cid will deliver his annual State of the Town Address at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9, in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 6601 Main Street, The event is sponsored by JetStream Federal Credit Union and will be catered by the Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Culinary Arts Program students. Cid will highlight the Town’s accomplishments during the past year and the priorities for the upcoming year. In addition, he...

  The Miami Lakes Town Manager Selection Committee officially submitted the names of the top five candidates for council members to interview to determine the best person for the job. At its final meeting last week, the committee picked North Miami Beach City Manager Anna Garcia; Bell City, California Manager Howard Brown; Bay Harbor Island Assistant Town Manager Juan Jimenez; veteran firefighter Edward Pidermann; and Miami Lakes’...

  U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Miami) scored a big victory on behalf of Miami Lakes, as the town continues to pursue landing its own zip code. The House of Representatives passed Diaz-Balart’s bill which authorizes the United States Postal Service to establish a dedicated zip code for Miami Lakes. A vote in the Senate would make it official. “For nearly a decade, Miami Lakes has been plagued with issues stemming...

  Miami Lakes might seek Eminent Domain relief to acquire some land near Opa-locka Airport following the owner’s refusal to sell his property, which stymied the town’s transportation master plan for a connected road and boat storage. The land at dispute is near N.W. 59 Avenue, where the town is planning to build a road to connect to N.W. 153 Street to alleviate traffic congestion and parking spaces for the storage for...