More than 17,000 voters from around Miami-Dade County cast their ballots at the Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes during the first week of early voting.      That polling place will remain open for those casting their ballots early, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., through Nov. 3.      On Election Day, Nov. 5, voters who live in Miami Lakes may make their choices at their assigned precincts. There...

Miami-Dade Police Mounted Unit officers Danny Egress, on the horse at left, and Officer Jose Trujillo visit a child on the patio of El Novillo Restaurant on New Barn Road in Miami Lakes on Sept. 28. The officers were in town to attend the Bike Rodeo and Safety Day presented by the Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force. In the second photo they are patrolling near the Miami Lakes Farmer's Market that same afternoon.

     Mater Lakes Academy announced that five graduates earned the AP Capstone Diploma, which it said helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration and presentation skills.     Five students earned scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar, AP Research and on 4 additional AP exams, the school said.     Students research topics included education; portrayals of motherhood and feminism in...

    Two agencies that evaluate municipal debt have raised ratings for the Town of Miami Lakes and its 2010, $7.33 million Special Obligation Bonds issued for construction of Town Hall that are paid for with utility tax revenues.      Fitch Ratings upgraded Miami Lakes’ issuer default rating to AAA from AA+. It rated the bonds as AA+ and said the outlook for the investment was stable.     ...

     Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René Garcia and Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board Member Roberto Alonso, whose districts include Miami Lakes, visited Washington, DC on Sept. 18.      The purpose of the trip was to promote topics including the county’s business interests, advancing economic opportunities in the aerospace industry and progress in education, Garcia’s office...