Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann introduced new hires during the Jan. 21 town council meeting.  The new employees are either replacing an employee who was promoted or left town staff, he said.      Mayor Josh Dieguez introduced his assistant, Joshua Villorin.  Photos courtesy of the Town of Miami Lakes.

    Are you smarter than a sixth grader? Could you spell the words hyena or cathedral, while standing before a crowd at Town Hall?       Fourteen students from three middle schools in Miami Lakes competed to become champions of a Spelling Bee presented by the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board on Jan. 24.       Students from Bob Graham Education Center, Miami Lakes K-8 Center and Miami...

     The Miami Lakes town council voted to approve candidate Alejandro Sanchez as the new councilman for Seat 4.       “I feel very excited to be able to represent the Town of Miami Lakes, its residents and everything that encompasses our great town,” Sanchez told The Miami Laker on Jan. 21.       Ten residents spoke in favor of Sanchez’s appointment during the...

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 Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has hired former Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid -- who was a challenger during her reelection in 2024 -- to be an advisor.      Cid began his new job on Jan. 6 as Senior Advisor for Economic Opportunity in the county’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development.      Cid is a county employee who will be paid a salary of $200,000 and will report to...