Last year, Miami Lakes resident Erika Castroman came up with the perfect idea to help homeless people during the Christmas holiday season.She passed out 50 backpacks filled with washcloths, combs, hair brushes, toothpaste, tooth brushes, hand sanitizers, deodorant and small non perishable food in the Downtown Miami area.Her crusade was so successful, she decided to make it an annual event, as she’s preparing to hand out 100 backpacks on...

The National Association of Legal Investigators (NALI) announced the election of Region III director Jay Marin of Miami Lakes. Marin started his term on  September 1. NALI is the premier association for investigators, specifically those who gather evidence admissible in court. The work done by the legal investigator in preparing a case for trial is indispensable to the competent and successful trial attorney. Most U.S. law firms...

Monsignor Edward Pace has set the stage for a big district game following a blowout victory last week against Keys Gate, 49-0.The Spartans (6-2, 2-1) face Belen Jesuit (5-2, 4-0) in a key district match on Friday, November 3.Mater Academy blew out Westland Hialeah, 40-6, as the Lions’ defense kept the Wildcats (0-9) winless on the regular season. The Lions (5-4, 5-3) face off against Norland (5-3, 2-2) on Friday November 3.Norland...

Mater Lakes Academy’s Cross Country team is making their mark this season with an invitation to compete in this year’s Districts meet that took place Thursday, October 26. Recently, runners have medaled in the Junior Orange Bowl Invitational and the South Florida Small School Invitational. The cross country team is under the direction of Ismael Gonzalez and Jose Morales.On Friday, October 13, at the Junior Orange Bowl...

Last month, Hurricane Irma forced Florida International University’s football team, along with more than 100 student-athletes from the college, to evacuate and they all relocated to Birmingham, Alabama.A week after the storm, which left South Florida in its path of destruction, the Panthers found themselves helping to brighten the day of some Monroe County special needs evacuees who made their way from the storm-ravaged Florida Keys.The...