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...

The Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame Committee inducted its latest class on Dec. 14 during a ceremony held at the clubhouse at Miami Lakes Optimist Park. Shown from left are Councilman Steven Herzberg; Roman O. Garcia, Jr., chair, Sports Hall of Fame Committee; Miriam Ochoa, Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 and vice chair of the Sports Hall of Fame Committee; Class of 2024 Inductee Jose Caballero, a longtime resident of Miami Lakes who was a...

     Drivers who are leaving the Gratigny Parkway or the northbound Palmetto Expressway will soon be welcomed to town with a new sign planned for the right swale of the 14500 block of Northwest 77th Street in Miami Lakes. Shown on Jan. 9 at Royal Oaks Park are from left:  Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann; Realtor Eddie Blanco; Mayor Josh Dieguez; Realtor Sergio Duran; Realtor Jose Garcia; Fla. Sen. Ana Maria...