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...

Miami Lakes Educational Center students have an alternative to dissecting a formaldehyde-scented frog or other animal in biology class.      Those in the Academy of Health Science are using virtual dissection technology to study the human body.       The public magnet school at 5780 NW 158th St. offers technical education courses in six academies for students in grades 9-to-12.    ...

 Two returning council members and one new elected official were sworn in Nov. 28 at Miami Lakes town hall.      Carlos O. Alvarez, Josh Dieguez and Ray Garcia, whose friends, families and supporters filled the council chambers for the ceremony, took their oaths and made brief speeches.      They thanked their supporters and loved ones, and all said they looked forward to working on behalf of voters...