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...

     After Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Maj. Jose Gonzalez presented his final crime report to the Miami Lakes council, elected officials and residents gave him a standing ovation.      In the nearly three years he has led the town’s police district, crime has fallen significantly.            Robberies dropped from four in 2024 to two, and those were domestic cases, he...

     Miami Lakes has a new landmark: A two-story Christmas tree, decorated with lights and red, green, silver and gold balls. It stands at the corner of Main Street and New Barn Road.      The brightly lighted yule tree beckoned families who attended the 40th Annual Festival of Lights, presented by the Main Street Merchants and The Graham Companies.       Clive Smith photographed his wife...