The branch of the Miami-Dade County Library in Miami Lakes is operating under COVID-19 safety guidelines.     Until supplies run out, the library and other branches in the system are giving away free face masks.     The hours of the branch, at 6699 Windmill Gate Road, are Monday - Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Friday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.    To help students who are attending school online, the library system is offering help with...

Adult ProgramsClasses start Sept. 8Restorative YogaMondays & Wednesdays10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Spanish for BeginnersMondays 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Spanish for IntermediateTuesdays & Thursdays6 p.m. – 8 p.m.Spanish for AdvancedWednesdays 5:30 p.m –7:30 p.m.Chair YogaTuesdays & Thursdays10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Zumba with Adriana $3Saturdays 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.Exercise in MovementMonday thru Thursday4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.To Register:  305-827-4011Adult...

        A COVID-19 testing site in town will see patients during the month of September. It is the third pop-up clinic to open in Miami Lakes since July.     There has been strong demand at the clinics to provide answers for people worried they may be infected with the virus.     The latest clinic is run by Innovative Transfusion Medicine, a local blood center.     It will be set up at the Miami Lakes Youth Center.     The company will offer...

Three seniors at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes received National AP Scholar Awards for achieving an average score of 4 or higher on eight or more AP exams during three years, the school said.  Photos, top to bottom, of Joseph A. Mooney, Kaitlyn T. Ruano and Natalie M. Triana, courtesy of the school.

Brandon Diaz, 23, of  Tavernier, graduated Aug. 2 from Florida International University.     Diaz, a marketing and digital services specialist for the Town of Miami Lakes, earned a Master of Science degree in Marketing.      Diaz said he also obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from FIU, as well as certificates in marketing research and analysis and social media and e-marketing, all in 2019.     Diaz grew up in...