Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez has pulled double duty as a public servant in recent years: as a firefighter/paramedic and as a Miami Lakes councilman.     Both of those jobs are ending soon.      Rodriguez said he will retire from the fire service next year after three decades with the Coral Gables Fire Department and he is term-limited in November after eight years on the town council.     But Rodriguez, 53, says he’s not through...

The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative held its 9th Annual B-Fore-Pink Breast Cancer Golf Tournament on Oct. 2.     The event at The Senator Course at Shula’s Golf Club in Miami Lakes drew 68 players and 17 teams.    Despite the restrictions of the pandemic – just one golfer per cart and other social distancing guidelines – play went on.     Sponsors and players who supported the tournament helped raise money for breast cancer awareness...

     About 40 friends, neighbors and colleagues surprised Realtor Rosa Nell Hammer at her Lake Sandra home in Miami Lakes on Oct. 2, for the occasion of her 101st birthday.     “She said it was the best birthday she’s ever had, that says a lot since she has enjoyed so many of them,” said Alex Ruiz, Hammer’s manager at The Keyes Company in Miami...

     The race to be state representative for District 103 is heating up as incumbent lawmaker Cindy Polo, D-Miramar, is being challenged by Thomas Fabricio, a Republican attorney who also from Miramar.     “Two years ago, I ran not just to oppose one candidate but to oppose a brand of politics that has been practiced in this area for decades,” Polo said. She said she has been the target of attack ads.     District 103 includes parts of Miami...

National Custodial Workers Recognition Day had extra significance on Oct. 2, as janitorial staffers are front line workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The Town of Miami Lakes recognized its team -- Ivonne Carmona, Monica Ramirez, Irene Chico and Yuston Rodriguez -- on social media. Photos courtesy of the town.