Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. generously donated $15,000 to the Town of Miami Lakes to ensure the continuation of senior programming at Mary Collins Community Center. The donation will allow classes to continue for approximately six months beginning this month. Funding for the programs had been cut during the State legislative session. The town’s Elderly Affairs Committee proposed moving funds from its budget to allow...

  At the October 6 Town Council meeting, Miami-Dade Police Officer Anthony Baez, a member of the detached Miami Lakes police unit, was named Officer of the Quarter for his bravery, astute powers of observation, and dedication to duty that exemplifies the Department’s highest standard of conduct. On September 1, Miami Lakes officers were dispatched to a shooting incident involving employees who work at Business Park West. The...

  Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee (PSC) will host an event to promote World Stroke Day at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, at the new MDFR Fire Station 64, 15325 N.W. 77 Court, in Miami Lakes. The event, done in partnership with Battalion Chief Abel Fernandez, who is also a member of the Town’s PSC will include Fire Rescue officials who will be available to provide information on Atrial Fibrillation, a known cause of...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) principal, James V. Parker, who will officially retire in early 2016, has been selected as a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor given by the Town of Miami Lakes. Parker was selected as a result of his work with the school which has earned seven consecutive A grades. Parker will be honored by Miami Lakes following Mayor Michael Pizzi’s State of the Town address on Wednesday,...

  Miami Lakes residents are anticipating the opening of the town’s new Youth Center nicknamed “The Spot.” The center is scheduled to open in early November and will be a state-of-the-art facility that will serve this and future generations of youth in the town. “The Spot,” located at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive in Miami Lakes Park East, is a 4,000 square-foot building with multipurpose activity rooms, classrooms...