A summary of actions taken by the Miami Lakes Town Council during its January 13 regular meeting: The Council voted to oppose an I-75 overpass leading onto N.W. 154 Street, which would add to the traffic gridlock during morning and afternoon rush hour, and make it difficult for residents to get their kids to school on time. The town’s proposed resolution is in response to the city of Hialeah’s development plans for land...

  More than 40 third-graders from the Extended Foreign Language (EFL) Program at Bob Graham Education Center visited Miami Lakes Town Hall on January 23 as part of “Community Day.” Started nine years ago, the EFL program emphasizes the teaching of language arts and curriculum content in both English and Spanish to students in grades K-8. The program is designed to foster a continuum of bilingual studies through 12th grade....

  Mayor Wayne Slaton and the Town Council presented a Certificate of Excellence to young resident Christina Delgado, a Miami Lakes K-8 Center student, at the January 13 Council meeting, for her exceptional volunteer service. For more than three years, Delgado has been a member of the Youth Activities Task Force (YATF) and is the committee’s current vice chair. She has volunteered hundreds of hours of her time to events hosted by...

  Northwest Miami-Dade residents are welcome to find their furry valentine at the Pet Adoption and Fundraiser event on Saturday, February 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Amelia Earhart Park within the Bill Graham Farm Village at 401 E. 65 Street in Hialeah. The event is sponsored by Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. (Dist. 13), Miami-Dade Animal Services, and Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces. Pets from Miami-Dade Animal Services...

  Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., was officially sworn in as vice chair of the County Commission on January 15 by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. Bovo is flanked by his wife, Viviana, son, Alessandro and the rest of his family members. The District 13 commissioner will chair the County Commission meetings in the absence of new chairperson Jean Monestine, who was sworn in to his new position during the same ceremony. Bovo also serves...