More than 50 seniors took advantage of a special opportunity to register for the Golden Passport EASY Card on August 6 at Town Hall in Miami Lakes. The EASY Card allows senior citizens, 65 years and over, to ride free on county buses, Metrorail and Metromover. Representatives from Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr.’s office and Miami Dade Transit assisted seniors with their applications.

  A host of seats are up for grabs during the August 26 Miami-Dade primary election, including a district chair for the School Board, the Property Appraiser’s office and Circuit and County Court judges. Duysevi “Sevi” Miyar, a longtime educator who was born in Istanbul, Turkey, is challenging incumbent School Board Chairwoman Perla Tabares-Hantman for her District 4 Seat, that covers Miami Lakes, Hialeah, Hialeah...

  Two incumbents were automatically reelected to the Miami Lakes Town Council when they ran unopposed and won another four-year term, while a third office holder must hit the campaign trial to keep his seat.      Tim Daubert (Seat 2) and Frank Mingo (Seat 4) drew no challengers following the end of the town’s qualifying period, which ended last week for the November 4 general election.  However, political...

Miami-Dade Elections Department opened early voting for the August 26 primary election on August 11 and announced voting is now available through August 24 at the Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. This will be the first time that early voting will be held at the center. In previous years, early voting was held at the Miami Lakes Branch Library. Early voting hours for Wednesday to Friday, August 13...

  Miami Lakes Veterans Committee will host a Veterans Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Veterans interested in attending need to bring their valid driver’s license and copies of their DD-214 that shows the type of discharge (or equivalent for National Guard/Reserve) and a resume. The Job Fair will include employers from a...