A region that Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo called a “forgotten part of Northwest Dade” was no longer ignored with the opening Tuesday of the Northwest 170 Street bridge. The bridge spans Interstate 75 and connects the Town of Miami Lakes, the city of Hialeah and part of Miami-Dade County. Bovo called the bridge “a vital link … perhaps the third vital link for Hialeah and Miami Lakes if you count [Northwest] 87th...

    The Town of Miami Lakes co-named Northwest 143rd Street in honor of the late U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga.       The street is near Barbara Goleman Senior High School, from which Arrechaga, 28, was an alumnus.       Arrechaga grew up in Hialeah and lived in Clarksville, Tenn. He was a decorated soldier who was killed in action in Kunar Province, Afghanistan in...

    The Town of Miami Lakes has found a way to fund renovations to Miami Lakes Optimist Park with a less expensive bond offering.      Staff compared an engineering consultant’s cost estimates in the $25 million plan to prices the town already receives from vendors for some items.     The result was elimination of the second story in a concession stand that saved $691,000, and less expensive...

    Please check the town’s social media pages for last-minute updates. Register for events at toml.eventbrite.com.  July 22 - Aug. 14 Main Street Players present “Black Sheep.” A dark comedy by Lee Blessing at the Main Street Players’ theater, 6812 Main St. Shows at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $30, $25 for students and seniors. For tickets, visit...

   The Miami Lakes town council voted to extend Town Manager Edward Pidermann’s contract five months, until July 1, 2023.      Councilman Tony Fernandez proposed the item during a July 25 council meeting.       The purpose was to allow any newly elected councilmembers an opportunity to participate in a manager selection process, if necessary.      ...