A 2011 American High School graduate and Miami native is serving on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Petty Officer 3rd Class Reginald Cross is a yeoman aboard the San Diego-based ship, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and one of only ten operational aircraft carriers in the Navy today. “My responsibilities are administrative. Making sure the Sailors are...

  Miami Lakes based non-profit, Respect Life Ministry Pregnancy Help Center, will host its third annual luncheon fundraiser on Saturday, September 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, 7707 N.W. 103 Street in Hialeah Gardens. The fundraiser is open to the public and tickets can be purchased by calling the center at 786-452-0266 or 305-653-2921. Tickets are $35. All proceeds from the event will benefit the...

  Town of Miami Lakes hosted a Transportation Summit on July 31, spearheaded by Councilmembers Tony Lama and Nelson Rodriguez, to bring together the relevant stakeholders and expertise of all agencies responsible for transportation to focus intensely on specific problems while ensuring that all agencies’ actions were strategically coordinated to achieve optimal solutions. “It’s easy for us to deflect blame for the...

  Albert D. Quentel was known as the “dean of condominium lawyers” but to the Graham family, he was the guiding legal expert in the creation of the “New Town of Miami Lakes” in the early 1960’s.Quentel, 80, passed away on August 6 of natural causes at his South Miami home.The lifelong Miami native joined Greenberg Traurig in 1971 as the fifth named partner, bringing with him key clients including The Graham...

News and Notes about Miami Lakes area schools: Miami-Dade County's public schools resume on Monday, August 24 to begin the 2015-2016 school year. Parents and students are urged to register early to avoid processing delays. Two proofs of current address are required. Also required is a completion of a "Disclosure of Time of Registration" form, which can be obtained from Attendance Services.For more information visit...