Wearing a red power suit, assistant U.S. attorney Breezye Telfair made one thing clear – she can try a case. She owned the Harbinger newsroom at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC), much like she owns a courtroom, as she discussed her career and the unconventional path she took to becoming a federal prosecutor. The Miami Lakes native started her journalism career in high school, when she interned with The Miami Herald and...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High senior Delina Souffrant was among a group of selected students who participated in the FBI and FBI Miami Citizens Academy Alumni Association Summer Youth Academy, which was hosted by Miami-Dade College.For six days, Souffrant and her peers took part in a host of education programs that highlight the inner-workings of the FBI organization as a career, while building positive relationships,...

  Voters in Miami Lakes and neighboring communities may cast their ballots during the Early Voting Schedule for the November 6 General Election at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue in Miami Lakes. The Center will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Monday, October 22, and running through Sunday, November 4.  

  Miami Lakes students from K-12 can test their chess skills with Mayor Manny Cid and council members during the Mayor’s Chess Challenge . The event is scheduled at 10 a.m., Saturday, October 27, at Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The Mayor’s Chess Challenge promotes the numerous educational benefits of youth chess playing in the town including analytical thinking skills, strategy, concentration and commitment. The...

  Two candidates are seeking to replace Miami Lakes Council member Ceasar Mestre, who’s term-limited this year, during the November 6 election. Seat 6 pits retired government administrator Esther Colon against high school principal Carlos O. Alvarez, as the two council hopefuls are making last minute pleas to voters to put them in political office. Colon unsuccessfully ran for a council seat two years ago while Alvarez, who has...