Palm Springs United Methodist Church, 5700 W. 12 Avenue in Hialeah, is having its Fall Indoor Yard Sale for two weekends, Friday and Saturday, October 3-4, October 10-11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A variety of items will be up for sale at bargain prices such as crafting supplies, linens, records, videos, toys, small furniture, baby items, luggage, lamps, pictures, collectables, books and holiday items and decorations. As an extra perk, on...

 

Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) is hosting its annual diabetes screening on Friday, October 3 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The MLEC health students work together with medical students from Nova Southeastern University to conduct health and wellness checks where they take blood pressure and calculate BMI among other things. This event is free and open to the community. MLEC is located at 5780 N.W. 158 Street.

  More than 200 people honored veterans by attending the September 4 unveiling ceremony of the new Veterans Memorial in front of Miami Lakes Government Center. The ceremony, organized by the Town’s Veterans Committee, included a Presentation of the Colors, reading of a proclamation from the Mayor and Town Council, and the unveiling of the commemorative bricks placed on the pathway leading to the Memorial. James E. Deming, CWO-4...

  Miami Lakes Councilmember Frank Mingo recently completed the Florida League of Cities and the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government’s Institute for Elected Municipal Officials Program (IEMO). The educational program is specifically designed for newly elected officials and those with less than one term in office. “Attending the seminar was a great learning experience and I am looking forward to attending the...

  Perla Tabares Hantman, a longtime resident of the Town of Miami Lakes, was recently elected with an outstanding 81 percent of the vote to her sixth term as a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board where she represents District 4, and is currently serving as its chair for the seventh time. Throughout her many years of public service on the School Board, Hantman has worked hard in improving the District’s level of academic...