Nelson Rodriguez said he decided to run for office for a second time because he wants to continue working on the initiatives, “I have started, such as improving traffic flow throughout the town, keeping our taxes low and protecting property values as well as our quality of life. I am committed to public service and have been a firefighter paramedic for 28 years,” he said.Rodriguez, who has raised $13,931, said some of the issues...

On November 8, residents of North Miami-Dade will vote for a U.S. Senator, county mayor, a state representative and state senator and several judicial candidates during the most anticipated presidential election in U.S. history.Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will face off against former Congressman Patrick Murphy, a Democrat, to represent Florida residents in the Nation’s Capitol.Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is facing former...

Leslie W. Langbein, Esq., a noted Labor and Employment Law attorney whose office is in Miami Lakes, will be the guest speaker at the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s general membership luncheon scheduled for Wednesday, November 9, in the Grand Ballroom of Shula’s Hotel on Main Street.Her presentation will focus on “Hot Topics in Labor Law.”Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch to follow at noon. Admission is $30...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee will host a Thanksgiving social for seniors on Wednesday, November 16, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.As the Oktoberfest social was canceled due to Hurricane Matthew, the Thanksgiving social will allow seniors to socialize with their Miami Lakes family and reflect on the many things to be thankful for.The event is sponsored in part by Coventry – Aetna.The Elderly Affairs Committee will be collecting...

Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee is encouraging all local businesses to attend a workshop presented by the Business Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County to learn how to prevent shoplifting and other holiday-related thefts at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16. Business Crime Watch was implemented to educate and inform business owners on how to better protect their business and employees. It is...