The Town of Miami Lakes honored Gary Cardenas for his years of service to the community by naming a pavilion for him in Veterans Park.      Cardenas, a retired U.S. Army sergeant, lives in Palm Springs North.       He is a school crossing guard in Miami Lakes and is a supervisor in the program. He volunteers on two town committees: the Veterans Committee and the Mental Health Task Force,...

     Three members of the Miami Lakes town council said farewell to the public during their final meeting in October.       Mayor Manny Cid and Council members Luis Collazo and Marilyn Ruano termed out of office on Nov. 5.       Cid served the longest, beginning in 2012 when he was elected councilman. He was vice mayor in 2013, was elected mayor in 2016 and ran without opposition in...

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival, which will be held Feb. 1, 2025.  The winners are:  •  $1,750 Julio Echemendia, assistant principal, Hialeah- Miami Lakes Adult Community Education Center. For...

    Miami Lakers will return to the polls on Nov. 26 to choose a mayor, because none of the three candidates won more than 50% of the votes on Nov. 5.       An open council seat was decided by voters.      Unofficial results showed Councilman Josh Dieguez was leading with 46.67% or 7,320 votes on Election night, followed by former Vice Mayor Tony Fernandez, who won 6,593 votes, or 42%, per...

     Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Coote wanted to honor Miami Lakes during his speech at the 45th Annual Veterans Day Parade.       Coote, chosen by the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee to be grand marshal, is also a former chair of the committee.       “I found my home and my friends not where I left them in the wooded lands of rural New Hampshire, but rather 1,500 miles...