Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, was sworn into office Nov. 22 at the Florida Capitol for his second term in the legislature.   Fabricio, 45, represents District 110, which includes Miami Lakes; Palm Springs North and parts of northwest and east Hialeah and unincorporated Miami-Dade County to the Broward County line.   Fabricio, an attorney, previously represented Miramar before this year’s...

Miami Lakes K-8 music teacher Elizabeth Urquiola, left, and 8th grader Sabella Scavuzzo are shown on campus. For the second year in a row, Sabella, 13, will perform the violin with the 2023 Florida All-State Middle School Orchestra on Jan. 14 in Tampa. Her sister Sabrina Scavuzzo, 16, a MLK-8 graduate who attends American Heritage High School, will play double bass with the All State Orchestra. It is her third performance with the...

 The next election in Miami Lakes is 23 months away, but as of Dec. 9, five residents have filed to run for town council.      Council seats 1, 3 and 5 will be open in 2024, along with the Mayor’s seat.      For Seat 1, incumbent Councilman and business owner Tony Fernandez filed to seek a second term.      Realtor Juan Carlos Fernandez and business owner Mario O. Pinera, Jr....

After a long career in firefighting, Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann focused his public service closer to home.  Pidermann, 60, has lived in town for 31 years with his wife Martha, a retired Miami-Dade County school teacher.  The couple have three adult children -- Michelle, Eddy Jr., and Jennifer, who is married to Zach Exposito. The Pidermanns are also grandparents to Jennifer and Zach’s twin...

The Honors Law Society club at Barbara Goleman Senior High School sponsored a Law Career Fair for students on Dec. 1 in the gym. The organizers invited attorneys, members of law enforcement including police and K-9s. One of the goals was to provide students with access to information from different legal fields, law schools, the Fire Service and police departments, including a canine unit, student Angie Mesa said.      Shown...