The Miami Laker has welcomed its newest staff member, Marketing and Advertising Representative, Quintin Valiente. Born in Havana and raised in South Florida, Valiente has always had a knack for technology. His curiosity as a child, which has stayed with him as an adult, led him to take apart and rebuild computers.As time passed, Valiente still tinkered with gadgets but found a new passion on his screen rather than in his hard drive,...

  n an effort to improve mobility on most of Miami-Dade’s expressways, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) is now offering free Road Rangers service that assists stranded motorists on a 24 hour and seven-day a week basis. MDX is committed to moving Miami-Dade along and improving motorists commute as they use the agency’s five roadways (State Roads 924, 836, 12, 878 and 874). The Road Rangers help maintain mobility on...

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School hosted its 2nd annual Cross Country Invitational on September 14 at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah. Twelve schools from the All Catholic Conference participated in the races which included a 1.5 mile race for the boys and girls in the Junior Varsity division, and 2 miles for the boys and girls in the Varsity division. The OLL Cheetahs performed well with seven runners who finished in the top 25 of...

  On Wednesday, October 7, Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy’s Athletic Program will be hosting a fundraising event at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza and Ben & Jerry’s located within the Royal Oaks Plaza in Miami Lakes.   The MAST PTSA is raising money for the athletic rogram to purchase new uniforms and equipment. The athletic program was ranked 28th overall in Miami-Dade County last school year and is...

  Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart mailed congratulatory letters to Miami Lakes Educational Center students Nathalie Mirena (left, front) and Stephanie Brito (right) congratulating them on their recent accolades. Brito was honored as the Top Female Student at M.I.T. this past summer and Mirena was awarded Best New Video and Best News Coverage at the University of Miami’s journalism program. She is now entered in the Dow Jones...