When citizens know how to respond to emergencies as a team, they help make their community a safer place; and for this purpose, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) were formed. Over a few days in April, the Town of Miami Lakes and its Public Safety Committee hosted CERT training at Town Hall. Mayor Wayne Slaton, Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez, members of the Public Safety Committee, and Town staff were...

  The Early Development of Global Education Charitable Foundation (EDGE) presented an award to JetStream Federal Credit Union in honor of the credit union/s charitable contributions and active partnership throughout the year. On hand to accept the award was JetStream’s vice president of Human Resources Miozoti Serrano. JetStream as recognized on behalf of its continued participation and support for the Edge’s charitable...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will be adding four new Distinguished Academies to its existing three Distinguished National Academy Foundation (NAF) career academies. M-DCPS now has seven of the 22 nationally recognized high-quality academies demonstrating that their programs perform at the highest level in preparing their students for college and careers. This national distinction in the most of any school district....

  “Teaching is my calling,” said Miami Lakes Educational Center's Teacher of the Year, Raquel Hernandez. “My mother often mentions that as a little girl I would play with my dolls and teach them what I had learned in school. What I find most fulfilling about my job is the fact that for me it is not work at all. Confucius said, ‘Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life’.”...

  Local artists can paint their way to a glamorous night of creativity and fulfilling endeavor in a contest to determine which art work will adorn the walls of Miami Lakes Government Center. The Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs and Cultural Affairs committees and Youth Activities Task Force are hosting the inaugural Art Collaborative, an art competition culminating in a gallery night grand opening and weekend exhibition. The Art...