Two teen siblings worked with the Town of Miami Lakes to get the municipality’s ninth Little Free Library installed in their Lake Martha neighborhood.      “I have seen the library in different parks, but it was a faraway drive,” said Ciancy Bernal, 13. “I wanted to build something closer to me so we can reuse the books and help the neighborhood expand, read and learn.”     A...

 Burglars should know that if they target Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade Police Detective Myriam Nieves is likely to catch them.      After a thief stole more than $17,000 from a liquor store last October and damaged impact resistant glass doors at two other businesses but failed to break in, Nieves identified the suspect who was eventually charged in 16 burglaries, including the three from town.      ...

The Padres baseball team won the 8U Miami Lakes Optimist Division Championship. The kids won 21 games and lost just one game in the season, said team parent Clarisell De Cardenas, who is also the public information officer for the Town of Miami Lakes and supplied these photos.

 Students in second through fifth grades who received level 1 or 2 on the F.A.S.T. exam and participate in a reduced lunch or equivalent program may be eligible for free math classes offered in Miami Lakes.       The summer program is held Monday, Wednesday and Friday, noon - 3 p.m., until Aug. 11.     It is supported by the Math Equity of South Florida program, the Giving Gators charity and...

The Council of Garden Club Presidents of Dade County, Inc. presented two awards to the Miami Lakes Garden Club on May 15.      The club received an award for the best program during a meeting when participants learned to make wreaths from succulent plants.      It was also recognized for its Arbor Day planting of a live oak tree in memory of a past Miami Lakes Garden Club president, the late Dorothy...