The 2025 Miami Lakes employee of the year is Accounts Payable Specialist Gabriella Escobar.       “I’m very honored,” Escobar, 25, said. “It’s a privilege to be working for the town and I’m very surprised that I was recognized as Employee of the Year.”      She was a part-time employee in Oct. 2022 when she began working for the town as the...

     Terry Murphy had several reasons to ride his Surly Disc Trucker bicycle 2,104 miles alone across six states and two Canadian provinces.      For one thing, his 32-year career in public service in Miami-Dade County was coming to an end.       “I didn’t want to enter retirement by buying a recliner,” Murphy, 68, of Miami Lakes said. “I wanted to go into...

Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann has appointed Lt. Eddy Ulloa as the new commander of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s District in town. “With the support of our residents, the town council, the sheriff, the men and women of the Miami Lakes MDSO District and the entire staff of Miami Lakes, I am sure that Lt. Ulloa’s tenure as major will be a complete success,” Pidermann said in an email released...

Registration is open for Winter Camp at Royal Oaks Park, hosted by the YMCA. Kids can enjoy outdoor adventures, team games and themed projects among other activities. Camp runs for two weeks; there are no camp days on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. The registration fee is $25 and $116 per week for Miami Lakes residents or $145 per week for non-residents, for children ages five to 13. Participants must to bring their own lunches. Winter...

    The glee club from Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School sang during the blessing ceremony for the Nativity scene at Miami Lakes Town Hall on Dec. 12.      The students sang “Silent Night,” “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” and “Feliz Navidad,” a crowd favorite that prompted the audience to join in.      “I want to thank the Our Lady of the Lakes...