Miami Lakes Town Council recognized the principals and administrators of area schools at the March 2 Council meeting for their continued dedication and outstanding achievements. Special Recognitions were given to school leaders in attendance from Barbara Goleman Senior High, Bob Graham Education Center, Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High, Miami Lakes K-8 Center, Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College, and Miami Lakes Middle...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee and Youth Activities Task Force (YATF) are jointly hosting the Town’s 2nd annual Family Health and Fitness Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. This year, YATF will hold their annual Bike Rodeo in conjunction with the Fitness Fair and included is a community bike ride which will begin and end at the Collins Community...

  Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board announced that applications for the 2016 Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship, presented by The Graham Companies, are now available. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the Town of Miami Lakes. All applications must be received by Monday, April 11, and will be forwarded to the Education Advisory Board for its members to select two...

  For residents who may have missed the March 1 Homestead Exemption deadline, Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser Pedro J. Garcia invites them to meet one-of-one with his staff from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The staff will review an individual’s exemption status and address questions or concerns. Attendees are asked to complete the “Extenuating Circumstances” form in order for...

  Miami Lakes Councilmember and mayoral candidate Manny Cid was appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2016 Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Committee. The committee released a statement last week after NLC president Melodee Colbert-Kean appointed Cid to the committee, which has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving national economic policy, general...