Revelers enjoyed an elegant night at the Mayor’s Gala on Nov. 14 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main. Mayor Josh Dieguez called the black-tie party a success, having sold 220 tickets to the event which benefits the town’s Special Needs Advisory Board and funds its activities for people in the community.       “We raised an amazing amount of money,” Dieguez said. “From my...

      Six students from Barbara Goleman Senior High School are Posse Scholarship Semifinalists.       The scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate good interpersonal skills, earned high test scores and other accomplishments.      Students who win the scholarship will receive $250,000 to attend Pomona University; Davidson College; Franklin & Marshall College; Hamilton College;...

     This cute baby’s photo was taken in Managua, Nicaragua in the late 1970s. The child is wearing short overalls with an applique, and his dog Charlie stays close by.      While he is not a household name in town, he is a distance runner and can regularly be seen getting in his miles in Veterans Park and Royal Oaks Park.       He is also a U.S. Army veteran who served in combat...

     The Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s Future Educators of America Club held its annual canned food drive at the school from Oct. 27 to Nov. 14. This year, the club collected around 300 cans that will be donated to the Miami Rescue Mission, the school said.       Cans were also donated to Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board Member Roberto Alonso’s Thanksgiving Food Drive.     ...

     The office of Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Doral, presented Miami Lakes Councilman Alex Sanchez with a Congressional Veteran Commendation in November.       Sanchez served in the United States Navy until 2007 as a petty officer, second class. He was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Good Conduct Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, among other commendations. Sanchez will have...