Please check town social media pages for the most up-to-date information. RSVP at TOML.Eventbrite.com.  June 25 - July 26 Summer Fishing Fun. The Town of Miami Lakes will host its summer fishing fun event for families at the Optimist Park marina dock. Poles, bait and safety vests are included for free. Pre-registration is required at TOML.Eventbrite.com. Marina dock at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 NW 162nd St. Wednesdays at 5 p.m....

    Anglers dropped lines in Graham Dairy Lake on June 17 to celebrate a Father’s Day tradition in Miami Lakes.      The event was sponsored by the town’s Cultural Affairs Committee and hosted by The Graham Companies.      Shown from left are parent Miguel Zarran and Trinette Zarran, Cultural Affairs Committee member and event coordinator;  Rene Medina, 82, who won the...

    Miami-Dade Police promoted Lt. Jose “Gonzo” Gonzalez to the rank of major on June 26.      Gonzalez had been the interim leader of the agency’s division that protects the Town of Miami Lakes.      While he will participate in the agency’s semi-annual promotion ceremony, Town Manager Edward Pidermann is also going to conduct a special “pinning” ceremony...

     Sofia Palomino of Miami Lakes will attend the University of Florida in the fall.      Palomino, 18, graduated summa cum laude and in the top five percent of her class at the Miami Lakes Educational Center, the school said.      “She was outstanding,” Principal Yaset Fernandez said.       Palomino was also the top female athlete for her graduating...

     The Elderly Affairs Committee is accepting applications until Aug. 1 for contestants in the Mr. and Ms. Senior Miami Lakes Contest, to be held Aug. 26 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.       Competitors must be 60+, live in town and during the contest, must briefly describe for judges their philosophy of life, and for nearly three minutes display a talent such as singing, dancing, comedy or play an...